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Russian media have identified a senior helicopter regiment officer among those killed in a car explosion in St. Petersburg. The incident has sparked speculation regarding targeted attacks on military personnel within Russia.
A former Ukrainian submarine commander who defected to Russia was killed in an explosion in Sevastopol, with unconfirmed reports identifying the victim as a Russian serviceman. This incident follows other Ukrainian military actions, including the destruction of a Russian command post and claims of damaging air defense systems in Crimea.
Soldiers from Ukraine's 4th Ranger Regiment of Special Operations Forces captured a Russian serviceman during a raid on an enemy position in the Donetsk region.
The Kremlin has acknowledged an appeal made by serviceman Alexander Lunin to Vladimir Putin, but stated it has not yet reviewed the content.
Authorities in the Mykolaiv region have identified a Russian serviceman who tortured a resident of the Snihurivka community with electric shocks during the occupation.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky traveled to Moldova to mark its independence day, where he discussed enhanced trilateral security, energy, and logistics cooperation with Moldovan President Maia Sandu and Romanian officials. The diplomatic push coincides with renewed Russian drone and missile strikes on Kyiv, underscoring urgent needs for coordinated air defense and winter preparedness.
Ukraine is conducting its first in-person trial of a Russian serviceman, Sergei Karpilovich, accused of raping a Ukrainian woman for two months while she was living under Russian occupation. The accused denies the allegations, claiming he 'fell in love'.
Reports indicate that Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected peace initiatives, including those from Donald Trump, and is preparing to escalate the war in Ukraine with a focus on seizing the Donbas region. The Kremlin has stated it no longer believes the West desires negotiations on Ukraine.
Law enforcement authorities have identified and notified a Russian serviceman of suspicion in connection with the torture of a judge from a local court in the temporarily occupied territory of the Kharkiv region in 2022.
Kremlin propagandists are circulating a staged video featuring a Russian serviceman who has returned from captivity and claims to have been tortured by Ukrainian troops, according to the CCD.
A Russian military serviceman was killed when a vehicle exploded in St. Petersburg, marking another targeted incident in the city. Local authorities have launched an investigation into the bombing.
A Russian soldier in Sevastopol, Crimea, opened fire, killing one colleague and three civilians, and injuring four others. The incident is being investigated as a shooting rampage.
Russian missile and drone attacks killed at least eight people and wounded dozens in Ukraine, with strikes reported in Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia. Meanwhile, fuel shortages are spreading in Russia beyond Crimea due to Ukrainian attacks, a situation President Putin acknowledged as a crisis but not a critical one.
Ukraine's Office of the Prosecutor General has filed in absentia charges against a Russian serviceman, releasing evidence that he shot a civilian on the Kyiv–Chop motorway in the Bucha district in 2022.