Drone warfare

Russia downed 34 Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow overnight, the city's mayor said Sunday, marking the largest attack on the capital since Russia began its offensive in Ukraine in 2022.

The attack forced the temporary closure of three Moscow airports, injured a 52-year-old woman, and set two homes on fire in the village of Stanovoye in the Moscow region, officials reported.

Early Sunday morning, Ukraine launched at least 32 drones aimed at Moscow and its surrounding areas, prompting Russian authorities to temporarily close two of the capital’s airports, according to Russian officials. This marks the largest Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow to date.

Russia launched more than 2,000 drone attacks targeting both military and civilian sites across Ukraine last month, as announced today by Ukraine’s armed forces.

Turkish security forces have "neutralized" 37 PKK members in northern Iraq and northern Syria, the Defense Ministry said on Oct. 28, as part of intensified operations in response to a recent terror attack in Ankara.

"We are determined, resolute, capable of eradicating terrorism at its source," the ministry said on X.

Turkish security forces have "neutralized" 15 PKK/YPG members in northern Syria near the Turkish border, the Defense Ministry announced on Oct. 27.

They were targeted in areas under Türkiye's Euphrates Shield and Peace Spring operations in northern Syria, the ministry said on X.

"Our operations will continue until the last terrorist is neutralized," the post read.

In recent days, Hezbollah has been using drones that fly at very low altitudes, with higher speeds, and appear to combine features from different unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

Turkish security forces "neutralized" four PKK/YPG terrorists in northern Syria near the Turkish border, the country's National Defense Ministry said on Monday.

The terrorists were targeted in the Operation Euphrates Shield zone in northern Syria, the ministry said.

A fire erupted at the Feodosia oil depot in occupied Crimea following a drone strike, according to the Astra Telegram channel. In response to the incident, local authorities declared a municipal-level state of emergency due to the man-made disaster.

Ankara and Baghdad have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at facilitating the voluntary return of Iraqi citizens from Türkiye, according to the Turkish Interior Ministry.

Türkiye's Deputy Foreign Minister on Monday highlighted the country's critical contributions to the fight against ISIL, while expressing concerns over the destabilizing activities of the PKK/YPG in the region.