Overview

• The Investigative Committee opened a case under the terrorism statute over the Sept. 21 drone strike on Foros, where officials report three dead and 16 injured.
• Local authorities describe Foros as calm with utilities and shops operating, and classes moved to remote learning due to damage at the school.
• The Defense Ministry says 114 Ukrainian drones were downed overnight across ten regions and over the Azov and Black Seas, with three intercepted near Yaroslavl and one shot down above the Belgorod regional government building.
• Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov referred questions on operational responses to the Defense Ministry.
• Yalta’s mayor urged blood donations to bolster reserves for the injured, and independent outlet Idel.Realii updated its tally of named Russian war dead from the Volga regions to at least 40,811.