The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that 290 Ukrainian UAVs were intercepted and destroyed over Russian territory on the night of October 26. The Rostov and Volgograd regions were among the areas targeted.

A rally organised by members of Circassian diaspora communities took place in Berlin on 24 October. Participants called for Circassians and their descendants to be granted the right to return to their historic homeland in the North Caucasus. The demonstrators gathered at the Brandenburg Gate, marched through the city streets and then headed to the Russian embassy.

The Rostov and Krasnodar regions were among the Russian territories targeted by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the night of October 25. On Sunday morning, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that 532 Ukrainian UAVs had been shot down over the preceding 12 hours.

Overnight on 24 October, drone debris damaged residential buildings, vehicles and energy infrastructure in Rostov Region and Krasnodar Krai. A man was injured in Rostov Region. Several settlements experienced power cuts

On the morning of October 22, Ukrainian authorities reported that the country had been targeted overnight by 210 aerial weapons, including missiles (Iskander-M, S-400, Zircon, and Onyx) and attack drones (such as Shahed and Gerbera models). According to the Ukrainian Air Force, some of these were launched from the Millerovo testing ground in Rostov Oblast and from Primorsko-Akhtarsk in the Kuban region.

On the morning of October 21, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that 373 Ukrainian drones had been shot down. The Krasnodar Territory was among the regions targeted in the overnight attack.

On 19 October 2026, the State Council of Tatarstan approved the appointment of Colonel General Alexander Lapin as deputy prime minister of the republic. Tatarstan head Rustam Minnikhanov signed the appointment decree the same day. Lapin had previously been appointed acting deputy prime minister on 29 September 2026.

On the night of October 19, Rostov Oblast was once again among the Russian regions targeted by drones. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, a total of 149 Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russian territory throughout the night.

On the morning of October 14, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported shooting down 902 Ukrainian drones overnight. Southern regions—including Krasnodar Krai, Stavropol Krai, and the Rostov and Volgograd regions—were among the areas targeted.

A makeshift memorial dedicated to journalist Anna Politkovskaya has been destroyed outside the Moscow building on Lesnaya Street where she lived and was killed. The memorial had appeared the previous day, on the 20th anniversary of her murder.