The story so far · 2 days, October 23 to 24, 2026
One Turn followed this story across 2 editions, from Moscow, Russia on October 23, 2026. Newest first.
Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Both sides use long-range drones to hit targets deep inside each other's territory.
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A reported Ukrainian attack on a factory in Russia's Oryol region killed three people and seriously wounded five, local authorities said. Ukrainian drones also recently hit Russian data centers run by Yandex, Sber and VKontakte, disrupting payments and navigation. Russian strikes on Kyiv have also intensified.
Why it matters: Strikes continue on both sides even as the US pushes for peace talks.
Sources: Euronews, Euronews · See it on the globe
Ukrainian drones struck three Yandex facilities, a Sber data center and a VKontakte server farm across five Russian regions, causing failures in payments, navigation and cloud services, Euronews reported. Repeated drone attacks are also disrupting operations at Moscow's airports. Experts quoted said restoring the damaged infrastructure could take months or years.
Why it matters: The strikes disrupt digital services and air travel for millions of people in Russia.
Sources: Euronews, DW · See it on the globe