October 9, 2026
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Ukrainian drone strikes hit Russian missile-fuel and launch-complex facilities overnight
On the night of 9 October 2026, Ukraine's Defence Forces struck Russian facilities tied to missile launches and rocket-fuel production, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said. Three missile-related targets were confirmed hit: a branch of the Barmin Research Institute of Launch Complexes near Dalneye Konstantinovo-5 in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, the Centre for Elimination of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles near Surovatikha in the same oblast, and the Redkino Research Plant in Tver Oblast. Fires broke out at the Redkino plant; the regional governor said no workers were hurt. Reports also describe simultaneous drone strikes on an oil depot north of Belgorod, the Ukhta refinery in the Komi Republic, and sites in Kaluga Oblast.
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Zelensky publicly rebukes Kyiv authorities over resilience plan as Russian strikes damage energy grid
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on 9 October that Kyiv's city authorities had "almost completely" failed to carry out the required steps of the national resilience plan, setting separate tasks for the capital. The rebuke came amid a third consecutive day of scheduled and emergency power outages in Kyiv and several oblasts following Russian strikes on energy infrastructure, and after Mayor Vitali Klitschko urged residents able to leave the city to do so temporarily.
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Montenegro detains and expels founder of Russian propaganda network 'Rybar' and four associates
On 9 October, Montenegrin police, working with the country's National Security Agency, detained Mykhailo Zvinchuk, the founder of the Russian propaganda network "Rybar," along with his wife Valeriia Zvinchuk and three other Russian citizens in the town of Risan. All five have been ordered expelled on national-security grounds and had their residence permits revoked. The operation comes as "Rybar" is already under EU, UK and US sanctions, with the US State Department offering up to $10 million for information on its associates.
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14-year-old girl from Rivne to stand trial for contract killing of Ukrainian soldier on FSB orders
A 14-year-old resident of Rivne is to stand trial for the contract killing of a 27-year-old Ukrainian Armed Forces instructor and the arson of a military vehicle, allegedly on instructions from Russia's FSB. The pre-trial investigation has been completed and the indictment sent to court; the suspect faces up to 15 years' imprisonment.
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Eight prosecutors dismissed in wake of 'Carthage' call-centre corruption case
Acting Prosecutor General Anton Kovalsky reported that eight prosecutors linked to the 'Carthage' case have been dismissed, seven of them from the Office of the Prosecutor General. Service investigations and a broader personnel audit remain ongoing, including probes into former Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko and into figures at the centre of the NABU and SAP exposé.