Explosions in Dnipro

A fire is seen burning in Dnipro following the Iskander-M ballistic missile strikes.

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The pilot who put the aircraft into the dangerous dive is an Omani citizen, the other pilot is from the UAE - Channel 14

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Following security assessments and passenger testimony, Israeli authorities are treating the incident as a terror attack. The co-pilot allegedly stabbed the captain repeatedly before crew members and passengers forced their way into the cockpit and subdued him. - N12

The IRGC has attacked an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz with a drone/anti-ship cruise missile.

A Russian Geran-4 jet-drone struck a transmission tower in Kyiv today, collapsing the upper half of the pylon.

The drone was equipped with a new cumulative-cutting specialized warhead, designed to destroy reinforced structures, including bridges, fortified energy infrastructure, and pipelines. The warhead consists of a central warhead weighing 40 kg, and four striking modules each weighing 5 kg.

The equipment of Geran-4 jet-drones with these new warheads was first recorded on September 23, and was used for the first time today.

Yesterday, for the first time, debris was found of a modified "9M723-2F3" Iskander-M ballistic missile in Kyiv.

This modified missile is equipped with an improved high-explosive and armour-piercing warhead, designed to destroy fortified and underground structures. It is able to deploy decoy radar targets during its terminal phase to decrease its chance of being shot down. Nevertheless, 2 of these missiles were shot down by Patriot systems on September 29. I initially confused them as Oniks missiles, likely due to these radar decoys being deployed.

It's currently unclear if this is the same missile as the well-reported "Iskander-1000" missile, which is an Iskander-M with an extended range of 1000 km (the stated range of ordinary Iskander-Ms is 500 km).

It's likely that Russia intends to use this missile to destroy fortifications constructed around energy infrastructure objects and other critical infrastructure, alongside the new Geran-4 jet-drones equipped with similar cumulative-cutting specialized warheads, which were first used on a transmission tower in Kyiv today.

For the first time in a couple of months, Iranian Air Force fighter jets conducted patrols over western Iran, near the border with Iraq tonight.

Earlier in the year, they were carrying out nightly patrols, but stopped for a couple of months due to unknown reasons. Unlike the previous patrols which were conducted at around 3am, this one occurred around 7pm in the evening.

Ukrainian forces have recaptured the village of Pavlivka, Stepnohirsk direction, Zaporizhzhia Oblast (Vasylivka District).

Pre-war population: ~174.
Total land area: ~0.80 km².

Ukrainian forces have re-established control over the village of Vozdvyzhivka, Omelnyk direction, Zaporizhzhia Oblast (Polohy District).

Pre-war population: ~1,320.
Total land area: ~6.31 km².

The fighting for Vozdvyzhivka lasted nearly 6 months.

Note: Vozdvyzhivka was never under full Russian control, but it reaches the criteria of being at least 50% contested for a post to be made about it.

Russian forces have recaptured the village of Dobropillya, Pokrovs'ke direction, Zaporizhzhia Oblast (Polohy District).

Pre-war population: ~440.
Total land area: ~2.59 km².

The third battle for Dobropillya lasted a little more than 7 months.

Ukrainian forces have re-established control over the village of Vasyutynske, Kramatorsk direction, Donetsk Oblast (Kramatorsk District).

Pre-war population: ~93.
Total land area: ~1.63 km².

The fighting for Vasyutynske lasted approximately 2 months, 20 days.

Note: Vasyutynske was never under full Russian control, but it reached the criteria of being at least 50% contested for a post to be made about it.

Ukrainian forces have re-established control over the village of Zapovidne, Kramatorsk direction, Donetsk Oblast (Kramatorsk District).

Pre-war population: ~398.
Total land area: ~2.13 km².

The fighting for Vasyutynske lasted approximately 2 months, 10 days.

Note: Zapovidne was never under full Russian control, but it reached the criteria of being at least 50% contested for a post to be made about it.

Ukrainian forces have recaptured the village of Korchakivka, Khotin direction, Sumy Oblast (Sumy District).

Pre-war population: ~293.
Total land area: ~1.05 km².

Ukrainian forces have recaptured the village of Mala Korchakivka, Khotin direction, Sumy Oblast (Sumy District).

Pre-war population: ~112.
Total land area: ~0.53 km².

Aftermath of yesterday's Russian Zircon hypersonic cruise missile and Oniks supersonic cruise missile strikes on the Trypillya Thermal Power Plant in the city of Ukrainka, Kyiv Oblast.