Russia to host first Olympic federation world event since Ukraine invasion

The International Weightlifting Federation has become the first Olympic federation to select Russia to host a world championships since the invasion of Ukraine, according to BBC Sport.

Separately, Ukraine's Air Force reported that Russian forces launched an aerial attack starting at 6 p.m. on Oct. 24 and continuing overnight into Oct. 25. The attack involved 153 aerial weapons, including Shahed strike drones, Gerbera drones, Parodiya decoy UAVs, and S8000 Banderol/Dan-T missiles. These were launched from locations in Russia and occupied Donetsk and Crimea.

Preliminary data from the Air Force stated that Ukrainian air defenses shot down or suppressed 119 enemy drones. The strike hit 15 locations, with debris falling at nine other sites. In Kharkiv, the attack resulted in one death and several injuries, while a commercial site in Zaporizhzhya was hit by six missiles, causing a fire. Hits were also recorded in Vinnytsia Oblast.

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