Evening briefing: October ⠀ A humanitarian operation has begun in Ilyushki, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced.
⠀ Russian air defense destroyed a record 1,214 Ukrainian drones overnight, the highest number since the start of the conflict, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
⠀ The AFU has lost 1,155 servicemen over the past 24 hours, according to Russian data.
⠀ Russian combat engineers clear Alyoshaki of explosives, including NATO-made mines.
⠀ The FSB has warned that Ukrainian handlers are posing as women to recruit Russian users of the Davynchik dating service.
Evening.