-4311517283705033986c57b3ea06f4ae.jpeg "Thick black smoke rises over the Bashneft-Novoil oil refinery in Ufa, Russia, following a reported drone strike on October 31, 2026. (Source: Exilenova+)")
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![Thick black smoke rises over the Bashneft-Novoil oil refinery in Ufa, Russia, following a reported drone strike on October 31, 2026. (Source: Exilenova+)]( "Thick black smoke rises over the Bashneft-Novoil oil refinery in Ufa, Russia, following a reported drone strike on October 31, 2026. (Source: Exilenova+)")
![Destroyed Russian tank.]( "Destroyed Russian tank.")
![GMLRS rockets being launched from an M142 HIMARS multiple-launch rocket system at the White Sands Missile Range.]( "GMLRS rockets being launched from an M142 HIMARS multiple-launch rocket system at the White Sands Missile Range.")
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![Residents of Oleshky greet Ukraine’s Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets, Oleshky, Kherson region, Ukraine, October 30, 2026.]( "Residents of Oleshky greet Ukraine’s Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets, Oleshky, Kherson region, Ukraine, October 30, 2026.")
![Russian BM-21 Grad MLRS moments before Ukrainian FPV-drone strike, October 2026.]( "Russian BM-21 Grad MLRS moments before Ukrainian FPV-drone strike, October 2026.")
![Assembly of the Russian analogue of Starlink, the “Rassvet” project satellite, in Russia. (Photo: open source)]( "Assembly of the Russian analogue of Starlink, the “Rassvet” project satellite, in Russia. (Photo: open source)")
![Satellite imagery showing a destroyed Russian Su-57 fighter jet at the Akhtubinsk airfield in Russia’s Astrakhan region, October 29, 2026.]( "Satellite imagery showing a destroyed Russian Su-57 fighter jet at the Akhtubinsk airfield in Russia’s Astrakhan region, October 29, 2026.")
![Ukrainian Special Operations Forces personnel conduct an ambush against Russian troops during an operation inside Russian territory. (Source: Ukraine’s 73rd Naval Special Operations Center)]( "Ukrainian Special Operations Forces personnel conduct an ambush against Russian troops during an operation inside Russian territory. (Source: Ukraine’s 73rd Naval Special Operations Center)")
![Illustrative image. Launch of a Russian Iskander ballistic missile, 2024.]( "Illustrative image. Launch of a Russian Iskander ballistic missile, 2024.")
![A Destinus Ruta Block 2 deep-strike system missile at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK, on July 21, 2026.]( "A Destinus Ruta Block 2 deep-strike system missile at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK, on July 21, 2026.")
![Smoke rising from the Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery in Russia’s Samara region, October 30, 2026.]( "Smoke rising from the Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery in Russia’s Samara region, October 30, 2026.")
![A Russian military boat targeted by a Ukrainian drone during an operation. (Source: Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense)]( "A Russian military boat targeted by a Ukrainian drone during an operation. (Source: Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense)")
![Grave of a Russian soldier killed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the Beloostrovsky cemetery, Russia.]( "Grave of a Russian soldier killed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the Beloostrovsky cemetery, Russia.")
-ab85e10f0aa6d4f88fb6f519a6428448.jpg "Satellite imagery showing a destroyed Russian Su-57 fighter jet at the Akhtubinsk airfield in Russia’s Astrakhan region, October 29, 2026.")
-f2f60f4e07af3c7d2ed9937e07bdc1eb.webp "A Russian military boat targeted by a Ukrainian drone during an operation. (Source: Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense)")
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