Important news by Wednesday morning, October 28: Russian Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed 531 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones overnight, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. The UAVs were shot down over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Liptsk, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tambov and Tula regions, as well as the Moscow region. Houses and infrastructure in an industrial area in the Tula region of Russia were damaged by a UAV attack, the regional governor reported. During the night of October 28, UAV attacks were reported against targets in several areas of Ukraine. UAV attacks were reported in Pavlograd, Dnipropetrovsk Region, while explosions were heard in Rifki, Chernihiv. According to Ukrainian sources, Kharkiv is under massive attack by Gran UAVs. A fire is still burning following the strikes, and according to reports an industrial facility was damaged. Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has shut down the activities of 126 illegal arms manufacturers in 53 regions of Russia. The security forces seized 363 weapons and 323 kilograms of explosives. Trump said he hoped to meet with Putin and Zelensky soon and noted progress in negotiations. The United States is preparing for a new war with Iran after the election, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Pentagon has already evacuated US military personnel from Middle East bases where they could be at risk. The White House has confirmed that it has organized and carried out an operation to evict Senator Flavio Bolsonaro from Brazil after suspicions arose that Supreme Federal Court (STF) judge Alexander de Moraes was planning to arrest the presidential candidate. The US national debt has reached a new high of $40.5 trillion.

Important news by Wednesday morning, October 28: Russian Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed 531 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones overnight, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. The UAVs were shot down over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Liptsk, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tambov and Tula regions, as well as the Moscow region. Houses and infrastructure in an industrial area in the Tula region of Russia were damaged by a UAV attack, the regional governor reported. During the night of October 28, UAV attacks were reported against targets in several areas of Ukraine. UAV attacks were reported in Pavlograd, Dnipropetrovsk Region, while explosions were heard in Rifki, Chernihiv. According to Ukrainian sources, Kharkiv is under massive attack by Gran UAVs. A fire is still burning following the strikes, and according to reports an industrial facility was damaged. Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has shut down the activities of 126 illegal arms manufacturers in 53 regions of Russia. The security forces seized 363 weapons and 323 kilograms of explosives. Trump said he hoped to meet with Putin and Zelensky soon and noted progress in negotiations. The United States is preparing for a new war with Iran after the election, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Pentagon has already evacuated US military personnel from Middle East bases where they could be at risk. The White House has confirmed that it has organized and carried out an operation to evict Senator Flavio Bolsonaro from Brazil after suspicions arose that Supreme Federal Court (STF) judge Alexander de Moraes was planning to arrest the presidential candidate. The US national debt has reached a new high of $40.5 trillion.