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Russian Precision Strikes on Ukraine
On 10 October, Russia conducted precision strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure, which was later confirmed by the country's President Vladimir Putin. The strikes came in the wake of a terrorist attack against the Russian Crimean Bridge by the Ukrainian special services.
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Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine in February in response to calls by the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics for protection against Ukrainian troops.
Moscow launched strikes using precision-guided weapons against Ukraine two days after the terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge which, Russia believes, was carried out by the Ukrainian special services.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin told the Russian Security Council on 10 October that the country had launched retaliatory strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure, in response to the crimes committed by Kiev against Russian civilian infrastructure.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on 1 November that about 40 percent of Ukraine's energy infrastructure had been damaged as a result of these strikes, leading to mass power cuts throughout the country. Ukraine has introduced rolling power outages to repair the energy grid ahead of winter.
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Ex-CEO of Russia's Roscosmos Says Plans Mass Production of Drones for Troops in Donbass
Former Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin told Sputnik that his inspection group of military advisers in the zone of the Russian military operation in Ukraine had been working with military developers to create light attack drones for troops of the republics of Donetsk and Lugansk, incorporated into Russia in October.
"It is not about buying commercial drones... but about creating and testing... reconnaissance and light attack drones that could have a serious impact on the situation on the front," Rogozin said, adding that these tests could be conducted right at the test sites of the republics of Donetsk and Lugansk.
According to Rogozin, the group is in close contact with over 10 Russian military developers from different cities that could initiate serial production of military drones.
Earlier in the week, Rogozin told Sputnik that he had headed the Tsar's Wolves inspection group, which consists of "experienced military advisers and experts with rich military experience."
On Thursday, Rogozin announced successful tests in the republic of Donetsk of a "smart sight" for mortars with the participation of the Tsar's Wolves center.