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Explosions near Moscow. Drones attacked the Belgorod Dam

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Sirsky reported that he had visited the Pokrovskoye direction

Oct 26, 2025 18:08 926

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In the Moscow region of the Russian Federation, explosions were heard in the area of the airport where the Russian strategic aviation is located. The "Shaykovka" airport and the "Kaluga" airport in the Kaluga region of the Russian Federation are also under attack, RBC-Ukraine reports, referring to a statement by the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation Andrey Kovalenko and the Russian media.

"Military airfields were attacked in the Moscow region and other regions of the Russian Federation“, Kovalenko wrote briefly, without going into details.

Meanwhile, the Russian media are providing more information. According to Moscow channels, strike drones attacked the airport where the strategic aviation of the Russian troops is located - bombers Tu-160, Tu-95MS and Tu-22M3.

At the same time, the Russians do not indicate the name of the attacked airport. But there are not many military airfields in the Moscow region - for example, the most famous of them, where strategic aviation can be based, are "Chkalovsky" and "Kubinka".

""A Ukrainian drone flying towards Moscow was destroyed. According to Sergei Sobyanin, emergency services are working at the site of the debris fall," the channel reports in Telegran Shot.

In addition to the Moscow region, explosions were also heard in the Kaluga region. There, the "Shaykovka" airfield, where Tu-22M3 bombers are based, as well as the local "Kaluga" airfield came under attack. The "Kilim" plan was announced in the region.

Earlier on November 26, a map appeared on the network, which depicted the location of Moscow's air defense systems. The locations of the complexes are marked on the diagram in different colors.

Drones attacked the "Belgorod" dam at night, the dam wall was damaged, which caused a sharp rise in water in the Seversky Don. As a result of the flood, Russian troops near Volchansk are under threat, reports NEXTA Live.

"Drones attacked the dam wall of the Belgorod reservoir at night, and the attacks continued during the day. In the morning, the water level dropped by more than a meter, the dam wall received serious damage and began to actively leak water".

In the area of the village of Grafivka and downstream of the Seversky Donets, dugouts where Russian soldiers were located were flooded. Units of the 128th, 116th, 68th and 136th brigades of the Russian Armed Forces operating in the Volchansky direction were under threat.

Local authorities confirmed the flooding of 10 districts in the Shebekinsky district and announced the evacuation of the population.

According to preliminary data, the attack on the dam actually cut off part of the Russian troops from supplies and crossings, complicating their combat operations in the direction.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrsky, reported that he had visited the Pokrovskoye direction, informed about the situation there and emphasized that it is unacceptable to hide and distort information in the reports of commanders.

In his Telegram channel, Syrsky stated that during his trip he met with the commanders of army corps, brigades and military units that are performing combat missions in Pokrovskoye and directly in Pokrovsk, and listened to reports on the operational situation.

He assured that the command is working to provide the Ukrainian military with everything they need and to increase the effectiveness of the fight against artillery and drones of the Russian troops.

According to Syrsky, he has given the necessary orders for this.

"I emphasize again to commanders at all levels that it is unacceptable to distort and conceal information about the real situation in reports.

Dishonesty has a very high price - the lives of our soldiers. My first requirement is the truth, whatever it may be. "A commander who conceals the truth about the situation on the battlefield has no right to be a commander," the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine also stated.

Furthermore, Sirsky noted that during his trip he presented awards to servicemen from the Unmanned Systems Forces Group.

On October 25, it was reported that units of the 82nd Separate Airborne Assault Brigade had liberated the village of Sukhetskoye in the Donetsk region.

On October 24, the media, citing officers from two brigades, reported that at least 250 Russian servicemen were currently in Pokrovsk, who were engaging in a gun battle and shooting Ukrainian servicemen in positions, in particular UAV operators. The article states that the situation is critical.

The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) report of 24 October reported that Russian troops had advanced into the central and western parts of Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, and had taken up positions along the railway line, although the exact contour of the front line in the city and its surroundings remained unclear.

On 23 October, the 7th Airborne Assault Corps reported that the day before, Russian troops had carried out a record number of air strikes in the direction of Pokrovsk: 39 attacks were recorded, during which Russia dropped 156 guided bombs.

On 22 October, the General Staff reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine had pushed Russian troops out of the village of Kucherov Yar in the direction of Pokrovsk.