Key Takeaways from the ISW:
- Russia appears to be accelerating the informational and psychological condition setting phase — “Phase 0” — of its campaign to prepare for a possible NATO-Russia war in the future.
- European officials continue to report drone sightings in European airspace.
- German officials attributed recent drone flights over the Munich Airport to Russia.
- The Kremlin continues to deny responsibility for recent drone incursions into NATO airspace.
- Russian forces conducted a fiber optic first-person view (FPV) drone strike for the first time against Kramatorsk on October 5 — furthering Russian efforts to disrupt Ukrainian logistics within and near the fortress belt in Donetsk Oblast.
- Ukraine continues to conduct long-range drone strikes against Russian defense industrial enterprises and oil refineries.
- Russian forces conducted a series of drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of October 5 to 6, striking a maternity hospital.
- The Ukrainian military continues to transition to a corps structure.
- Ukrainian forces advanced in northern Sumy Oblast, the Dobropillya tactical area, and near Lyman. Russian forces advanced in the Dobropillya tactical area and near Velykyi Burluk, Kupyansk, Siversk, and Pokrovsk.
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