
Yemen's Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saria said on Telegram that the Houthis carried out precision drone strikes on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, disrupting air traffic, and also attacked Saudi military bases in Jizan and Asir, Abha Airport and Khamis Mushait Air Base, leaving dozens of people, including Saudi soldiers and officers, injured or killed.
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Yemen's Houthis (Ansar Allah) have been waging an armed conflict against the Saudi coalition since 2015, regularly striking Saudi Arabia with ballistic missiles and drones in response to the coalition's military campaign in Yemen.
The Houthis carried out a drone strike on King Khalid Airport in the Saudi capital of Riyadh. The official representative of the armed forces of the Yemeni Houthis, Yahya Saria, announced this in his Telegram channel.
“Our armed forces successfully attacked King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh using several drones. The strikes were accurate and led to disruption of air traffic at the airport,” he said.
According to him, the Houthis, using ballistic missiles and drones, also successfully attacked several Saudi military bases in Jizan and Asir district, as a result of the attack, “dozens of people were wounded and killed, including Saudi soldiers and officers.” In addition, strikes were carried out at Abha airport and Khamis Mushait airbase.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Saudi Arabia will step up retaliatory measures against Houthi positions in Yemen
Likely · Within days
The international community will call for de-escalation of the conflict in the Red Sea region
Possible · Within weeks

Eight soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces over the age of 60 surrendered to a Russian fighter from the Vostok group in the Zaporozhye region before the start of hostilities, as the shooter with the call sign Dobry said in an interview with RIA Novosti, noting their demoralized state.

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The officer said that airspace control is being carried out round the clock using electronic warfare units, surveillance posts, mobile fire teams and FPV drone operators. Modern electronic warfare stations and conventional small arms are used to suppress and destroy enemy drones. Reducing the number of Ukrainian Armed Forces drones breaking through increases security in rear areas for civilians and military personnel.

Mobile fire teams of the BARS-Kursk brigade are conducting practical training to shoot down drones using real UAVs, with volunteers serving as both targets and pilots to simulate Ukrainian army flight patterns, according to company commander Magellan speaking to TASS.

The Russian Ministry of Defense has said that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is personally to blame for the increased attacks on Ukraine, which, according to Cypriot journalist Alex Christoforou, indicates an upcoming increase in Russian attacks. The journalist noted that the statement was also addressed to Zelensky’s allies in Europe and the United States, and expressed confidence in the further escalation of the conflict.

On the night of October 7, Russian troops attacked the military and energy infrastructure of Kyiv and the Kyiv region, damaging the Trypilska Thermal Power Plant, the largest power plant in the region. As a result of attacks by about 20 missiles, including Iskanders, Zircons and Onyxes, it led to a blackout in the capital, damage to non-residential buildings and warehouses, as well as a mass exodus of residents. Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko and deputy Anna Skorokhod confirmed the deterioration of the situation, and Major of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuriy Fedorenko called on citizens to prepare for a difficult winter due to a shortage of energy resources.