Ukraine launched drone attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, disrupting air traffic across the country and sending several drones towards Moscow for the third night in a row, Russian authorities claimed on Wednesday 29 October.

Russian forces are close to taking the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk after a pincer movement almost totally encircled it while small groups of highly mobile Russian units penetrated the city, according to Russian military bloggers.

Their targets are strategic: oil refineries, fuel depots, and military logistics hubs. Since the summer, Ukraine’s long-range drone campaign has ramped up dramatically, pounding energy infrastructure across Russia and stretching Moscow’s air defenses thin.

A drone slammed into a residential building in Moscow overnight, exploding as it struck a tower block in the suburb of Krasnogorsk

Ukraine accuses Russia of "systematic energy terror" as the global atomic energy watchdog warns Moscow's latest strikes jeopardize nuclear plants' safety.

Documents show Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro drafted a letter asking Russia for missiles, radars and upgraded aircraft as U.S. forces amass in the Caribbean.

The Russian Defence Ministry has claimed that its air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 193 "Ukrainian drones" overnight, including 34 that "were heading towards Moscow". Source: Russian Defence Ministry Details: The Russian ministry reported that 47 drones had been destroyed over Bryansk Oblast,

Eyewitnesses said traffic lights were out in central Moscow, causing traffic jams and delays. However, airports and railway stations — with the exception of Paveletsky Station — were reportedly operating normally.

Hacked emails alleged Jeffrey Epstein facilitated efforts to open a backchannel between Israel and Russia during the Syrian civil war, according to multiple reports. Leaked emails allegedly between former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Epstein reveal multiple exchanges during the height of the Syrian conflict between 2013 and 2016,

Documents show Maduro drafted letter asking Russia for missiles, radars and upgraded aircraft as U.S. forces amass in the Caribbean.

Sberbank CEO German Gref said Russia is so fixated on fighting inflation that it's forgetting about economic growth.