Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1689: Russia plans up to 1,000 missiles, drones, and bombs against 60 Ukrainian infrastructure sites this winter, Ukraine says
Ukrainian forces rerun the Vivaldi playbook outside Kramatorsk and push Russia back across the Siverskyi Donets, drones hit a Kh-101 fuel plant and a far-north refinery inside Russia, and Russian strikes on warehouses, a store, and a farm kill three.
During the 1689th day of the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia has reportedly planned to launch up to 1,000 missiles, drones, and bombs against 60 critical Ukrainian infrastructure sites this winter, according to Ukraine. The Ukrainian government has noted a surge in drone attacks on Russian supply trucks, with 770 hits in September alone, up from 630 in August.
Despite the increased drone activity, armored assaults have not been abandoned, with Ukrainian infantry in armored trucks reversing Russian gains near Lyman. Ukraine has suffered 10 times fewer casualties than Russia during the Vivaldi counteroffensive, according to a veteran. Ukraine's drone and ground robot tactics are transforming modern warfare, with more than 500 drones reportedly targeting Kh-101 fuel plants, data centers, and refineries.
The Russian military propaganda network's head, Mikhail Zvynchuk, has been expelled from Montenegro over suspected anti-EU operations. Russia continues to sell fuel abroad at discounted prices while funding its own refineries, but crude exports have reached a decade low following Ukraine's drone strikes on refineries. Moldova is pulling its border officers off Ukrainian soil due to persistent drone strikes on crossings.
Polish SIM cards have been found inside Russian drones in Poland, raising questions about a potential 2025 Russian incursion.
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