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>>> Ukraine’s General Staff reported Russia’s 12 October losses at about 1,240 personnel, 1 tank, 10 artillery systems, and 244 tactical UAVs; the unusually high drone attrition mirrors the overnight 118-drone raid and heavy FPV activity, indicating high-tempo combat on the eastern and southern axes, including the Orikhiv and Pokrovsk sectors.
>>> Overnight Russia launched 118 Shahed-type drones and one Kh-31; Ukrainian air defense, EW and mobile groups shot down/suppressed 103 drones over northern, eastern and southern regions, limiting damage to energy assets.
>>> Smolensk: blasts and smoke were observed near the aviation plant/airfield area, pointing to a likely strike on facilities linked to missile/aircraft work; assessments of damage continued through the morning.
>>> Donetsk (occupied): a drone-production workshop was hit, causing secondary detonations, consistent with targeting of small-batch UAV hubs behind the front.
>>> Feodosia, occupied Crimea: a large fire broke out at the oil terminal/fuel depot after a claimed Ukrainian strike; a red glow was visible over the city and officials reported over 20 drones downed amid heavy air-defense activity (preliminary reports of another hit — awaiting confirmation).
>>> Belbek airfield (occupied Crimea): locals reported explosions and active air defenses along the western coast, indicating repeated drone ingress routes.
>>> Kursk region (Rylsk–Lgov highway, Russia): authorities urged civilians to avoid travel after repeated Ukrainian drone interdictions of military transport, signaling persistent pressure on logistics corridors.
>>> Russian forces deploy “Gerbera” decoy drones with automatic evasion routines to counter Ukrainian FPV interceptors, underscoring rapid adaptation in the drone war.