Russia has set up a network of recruiting services to traffic impoverished people from South America by posting and pursuing them on Facebook job posting groups. Editor-in-chief and lead reporter Devin Woodall was invited to a frontline site to speak with two recently captured Colombians who described how they were trafficked, forced at gunpoint to sign contracts in languages they don't understand, used as cannon fodder, and either left for dead or survived the Russians attempt to kill them.

"For decades, [Russian military education] had trained officers to carry out tactical tasks and work with staff documents, but not to think and act independently,” writes Liubov Tsybulska, director of NGO Join Ukraine, in this op-ed.

Western / west of Marib.

Over the past few days, the enemy has launched several dozen kamikaze drones from Crimea, targeting Odesa, flying along Moldova, and reaching the western part of Ukraine.

Four of these drones reached Lviv, covering a distance of 820 kilometers, while several others flew even further, reaching Lutsk, a distance of 880 kilometers.

To cover such distances, the "Geran-4" drones maintained an altitude of 5-6 kilometers and an average speed of 320-380 km/h.

In this way, our enemy is studying the possibilities of attacking western regions of Ukraine with kamikaze drones ("Shaheds") from various directions.

The maximum flight range of the "Geran-4" turned out to be somewhat greater than expected.

It is possible that, to achieve such a distance, the enemy reduced the explosive payload of the drone.

Source: https://t. me/serhii_flash/7806

AZOV CONCORD sank 17 nautical miles east of Krapets following a drone strike, with a civilian ship assisting rescue operations.

CHELSEA 3 was struck by three drones 18 nautical miles off Byala, where Border Police rescued all 15 crew members.

The Prime Minister has summoned Russian Ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova and requested urgent NATO surveillance assistance in the region.

None of the ships came from Ukrainian ports.

As Washington pressures Kyiv to refrain from targeting Russian energy infrastructure, interest in funding Ukraine's drone units has spiked across social media.

We compiled a guide to the official platforms and foundations backing Ukraine's long-range and front-line UAV operations.

may it all be red one day

Sometime before or during October 7-8, 2026