Russian provinces will henceforth be assigned a "dronification" score by the country's Ministry of Industry and Trade in an effort to boost the development of unmanned aerial vehicles across all of Russia.

October is coming to an end and as winter approaches, many Ukrainians find themselves more vulnerable than ever in the face of mounting Russian air attacks. In Kyiv, Russian combined missile and drone attacks routinely result in mass casualty events.

The toy is described in a listing as suitable for children from the age of six and "an ideal gift for young patriots."

In the city of Kherson, in southern Ukraine, small drones routinely target ordinary people by dropping hand grenades, and record video documenting their attacks, a U.N. commission reported.

Ukraine has ramped up its strikes on Russian military and energy targets far beyond the front lines in recent months.

Within hours of drones entering Poland, thousands of social media posts claimed they were Ukrainian, not Russian, and a “false flag” to pull NATO into the war.

At 4:30 p.m. on October 17, 2025, alarms sounded at Reedo Barracks in southern Estonia as two unidentified drones approached the U.S. Army's forward base, just 30 kilometers from the Russian border. One drone was disabled by an anti-drone rifle over the installation's perimeter;

Russian western city of Oryol is restricting supply of heat and hot water after Ukrainian drones hit a pipeline at a local power plant on Friday, local authorities said.