On October 10, rains are forecast in Ukraine, and the air temperature will drop to +9 degrees. The cyclone will bring moderate precipitation to most regions, with significant rains expected in the north in some places.
The UNESCO Executive Board has decided to continue monitoring the situation in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. The UNESCO Director-General's report confirms a significant deterioration of the situation on the peninsula, including the destruction of cultural heritage and human rights violations.
Vitaliy Sekretar, First Deputy Head of the Prosecutor's Office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, announced the forced deportation of 12,000 people from the temporarily occupied Crimea. This information was voiced during the presentation of the media project "War Crimes in Crimea," which aims to document such crimes.
On October 9, an active cyclone from Crimea will cover most of Ukraine, bringing wet and cloudy weather with rain. Daytime temperatures will range from +10 to +19 °C, with some areas in the west and Carpathians experiencing temperatures below +10 degrees.
Occupiers are exporting cultural artifacts to annexed Crimea and attempting to erase Ukrainian national identity.
Overnight, Russia launched 183 attack UAVs at Ukraine, of which 154 were shot down or suppressed. The attack continues, with 22 drones hitting 11 locations.
In educational institutions of occupied Crimea, representatives of the Russian authorities and military personnel are checking schoolchildren's phones. They are looking for "undesirable" applications and the Ukrainian language in the settings.
Ukraine is intensifying attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure, increasing the number of strikes on oil refineries and other facilities. This has led to a significant reduction in Russian oil refining capacity and a fuel shortage in Russia.
New FBI documents, released in the US, expose a large-scale corruption scheme involving Petro Poroshenko and Viktor Medvedchuk. Mykola Zlochevsky, who negotiated with Poroshenko to stop international investigations into Burisma, is also implicated.
The British Navy's Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint electronic reconnaissance aircraft began patrolling over the Black Sea. Its arrival was recorded by flight monitoring resources.
Former adviser to the Office of the President of Ukraine, Oleksiy Arestovych, has been declared internationally wanted for the second time in Russia on charges of terrorism and spreading fakes about the Russian army. He was also added to the list of terrorists and extremists, and two criminal cases have been opened against him in Ukraine.
In Feodosia, Crimea's largest oil terminal, previously attacked by Ukrainian UAVs, has been burning for a second day. The occupation authorities are not commenting on the situation, and smoke from the fire stretches for 12 kilometers.
Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with two Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles and 152 attack UAVs. Air defense forces shot down 88 enemy Shahed, Gerbera, and other types of drones in the north and east of the country.
In temporarily occupied Mariupol, there is an acute fuel shortage, which has led to long queues at gas stations and empty pumps. Gasoline prices have risen sharply, and public transport is refueled with interruptions and delays.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the destruction of an explosives and ammunition production plant in Russia, as well as an oil transshipment complex. An ammunition depot of the occupiers in temporarily occupied Crimea was also hit.
On the night of October 6, drones attacked the Sverdlov explosives plant in Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia. The regional governor reported downed drones and one injured person.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the neutralization of 83 out of 116 Shahed, Gerbera, and other types of drones launched by Russia overnight on October 6. The attack is ongoing, with 30 strike UAVs hitting 7 locations.
On the night of October 6, drones attacked occupied Crimea. Hits were recorded at an oil depot in Feodosia, as well as explosions at the Saki airfield.
In Russia, courts handed down 224 verdicts in cases of treason, espionage, and confidential cooperation in the first six months of 2025, an absolute record. Before 2022, an average of one such verdict was issued per month.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces shot down/suppressed 478 out of 549 Russian air targets. Direct hits by 8 missiles and 57 attack UAVs were recorded at 20 locations, as well as falling debris at 6 locations.
Due to a fuel shortage in occupied Crimea, public transport routes are being reduced. The deficit reaches 56% of the demand, and fuel is issued on a limited basis.
The Special Operations Forces of Ukraine used attack drones to hit the P-14F "Lena" long-range detection radar and the "Sopka-2" route radar complex on the territory of Russia. These systems were elements of air traffic control around the military airbase and along the border with Ukraine.
Ukraine rescued 22 children and teenagers from temporarily occupied territories. Among them is a 10-year-old boy who was threatened with being sent to Crimea with a fabricated psychiatric diagnosis.
Lithuanian Culture Minister Ignas Adomavičius resigned after failing to clearly answer journalists' questions about the ownership of Crimea. Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė urged him to step down, emphasizing that such a position is incompatible with the post of a government member.
This weekend, October 4-5, heterogeneous weather is expected in Ukraine: the coldest will be in the west (+9+12), the warmest - in the east and southeast (+15+19, up to +20 in Crimea). Rains are forecast on Saturday in the south, west, center and north, and on Sunday - in the south (except Odesa region), west and partly in the east.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine announced the severance of diplomatic relations with the Republic of Nicaragua. This decision was made in response to Nicaragua's recognition of the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine by Russia as part of Russia's territory.
During a meeting with the presidents of France and Azerbaijan, Edi Rama jokingly reacted to Donald Trump's statement about "ending a war" that never actually existed between Albania and Azerbaijan.
In occupied Crimea, Russians have intensified the persecution of women, applying harsher sentences and increasing their number among political prisoners. This is part of a deliberate policy to suppress any resistance on the peninsula.
Pro-Russian oligarch Plahotniuc, extradited to Moldova, may testify about joint schemes with Poroshenko, including scrap metal smuggling to Transnistria.
Sky News military analyst Michael Clarke believes that Ukraine could launch a large-scale attack on Crimea before winter. This could be an air attack or an amphibious landing to throw the Russians off balance.
