IAEA inspections on "dirty bomb", Russia's remote control killers: last night's highlights

Names of military engineers responsible for directing Russian missiles at Ukrainian civilians objects revealed

Investigators from The Insider, Bellingcat, and Der Spiegel claimed to have uncovered a secret unit within the Main Computing Center of the Russian Armed Forces and identified three dozen military engineers who are guiding missiles at civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.

According to the journalists, the calculation of flight routes is carried out at special stations in several secret military units, where engineers, "young men and women many with IT and even computer-gaming backgrounds" become key actors who "allow Putin to wage wars of aggression."

IAEA inspections on the "dirty bomb"

The International Atomic Energy Agency is preparing to inspect two Ukrainian nuclear facilities at Ukraine's request amid Russian claims that Kyiv is developing a "dirty bomb."

The IAEA is preparing to visit the nuclear facilities in the coming days. The purpose of the visits is to identify any possible undeclared nuclear activities and materials, the agency said.

Zaluzhnyi on the situation at the front

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhnyi held a conversation with his American counterpart General Mark Milley and told him that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are conducting active defense and offensive actions on the main axes in order to liberate settlements, level the front line, occupy dominant heights and favorable frontiers.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine emphasized that the Russians conduct "planned information operations to mislead about their real intentions", but Ukraine "sees the real state of affairs and responds appropriately".

Drone systems for the Armed Forces of Ukraine

As part of the "Army of Drones" project, Ukraine has contracted 11 PUMA-LE drone systems worth more than 540 million hryvnias ($14.7 million).

These UAVs are equipped with a conventional and thermal imaging camera with a six-fold zoom, which allows detecting the enemy day, night and in any weather. Also, the drones cover a distance of up to 60 km, which will help defenders to get behind enemy lines. Drones stay in flight for about 6 hours and climb to a height of up to 3 kilometers.

Fighting in the south

Ukrainian troops on the southern front destroyed four dozen enemy troops, 10 units of their equipment and three warehouses, as well as a drone and three Ka-52 attack helicopters on October 24.

Russians tried to conduct offensive actions twice a day on two different axes, but suffered losses and retreated under the fire of artillery and during a small arms battle.

KFC finally leaves Russia

The American fast-food chain KFC is finally closing its brand in Russia and selling the restaurants to a local partner.

According to the agreement, the buyer must rebrand the locations to another concept. According to the Kommersant newspaper, KFC establishments in Russia, of which there are about 1,000, should be renamed to Rostic's.

Other news

-The pro-Russian Romanian Defense Minister resigned. He called on the West to negotiate with Russia on Ukraine.

-Russia has already carried out 85 attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities. Of these, 51 were in October. Critical infrastructure in Dnipropetrovsk, Lviv and Vinnytsia oblasts suffered the most.

-Public broadcaster Suspilne has filed an application to the European Court of Human Rights due to Russian strikes on TV towers. The broadcaster reported an alleged violation of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as well as international protocols.

-A schoolboy from Ivano-Frankivsk has developed a mine detector drone for the military. Eleventh-grader Yuriy Tumyr says that his drone-mine finder allows to conduct reconnaissance of the territory and marks the coordinates where mines are located.