🟢 Report by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 26 October 2026 📍 Units of the Sever Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigades, one assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and one territorial defence brigade close to Podsredneye, Prikolotnoye, Doroshenkovo, and Fedorovka (Kharkov region). 🔥 In Sumy region, strikes were delivered at formations of one mechanised brigade, one airmobile brigade of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade close to Khoten, Barilovka, and Nikolskoye. ▪️ The enemy lost more than 300 troops, 19 motor vehicles, and three electronic warfare stations. ↗️ The Zapad Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line. Manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade, one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial defence brigades have been hit close to Lesnaya Stenka, Donetskoye (Kharkov region), Raygorodok, Cherkasskoye, and Bogorodichnoye (Donetsk People's Republic). ▪️ The AFU losses amounted to more than 220 troops, 20 motor vehicles, and three electronic warfare stations. 📍 Units of the Yuzhnaya Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. They launched strikes against formations of five mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade, one mountain assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and one marine brigade near Kramatorsk, Slavyansk, Druzhkovka, and Kondratovka (Donetsk People's Republic). ▪️ The enemy lost more than 185 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 33 motor vehicles, one artillery gun, and four electronic warfare stations. ↗️ The Tsentr Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, one assault brigade, one assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one marine brigade, and three national guard brigades near Stepanovka, Krinitsy, Belozerskoye, Shilovka, Starovarvarovka, and Malotaranovka (Donetsk People's Republic). ▪️ The enemy lost up to 340 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles, one U.S.-made Paladin self-propelled artillery system, and two electronic warfare stations. 🚩 The units of the Vostok Group of Forces advanced to the depths of the enemy's defence and liberated the settlement of Obshcheye (Zaporozhye region). 🔥 Russian elements hit manpower and hardware of three air assault brigades, three assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and one marine brigade close to Gavrilovka, Vsesvyatskoye, Pokrovskoye (Dnepropetrovsk region), Volnyanka, and Vasilevskoye (Zaporozhye region). ▪️ The AFU losses amounted to more than 210 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, seven motor vehicles, and one counter-fire station. ↗️ The Dnepr Group's units improved the situation along the front line. Formations of one mechanised brigade and one mountain assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been hit close to Orekhov, Dimitrovo, and Preobrazhenka (Zaporozhye region). ▪️ Up to 30 troops, 12 motor vehicles, and one counter-fire station have been neutralised. ✈️ Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, missile troops, and artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have inflicted damage on defence industry enterprises, power and transport infrastructure facilities used by the AFU, ammunition depots, production workshops, storage areas of ground robotic systems and long-range UAVs, as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 151 areas. ▫️ Air defence systems shot down two guided aerial bombs, two U.K.-made Storm Shadow air-to-surface cruise missiles, and 581 fixed-wing UAVs. 📊 In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost: ▫️ 674 aircraft, ▫️ 284 helicopters, ▫️ 271,778 unmanned aerial vehicles, ▫️ 672 anti-aircraft missile systems, ▫️ 31,406 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, ▫️ 1,792 MLRS fighting vehicles, ▫️ 36,815 field artillery guns and mortars, ▫️ 75,658 support military vehicles. 🔹 Russian Defence Ministry

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🇷🇺🇮🇳⚡ According to reports, Russia has offered India its most advanced air and missile defense system, the S-500, but with additional conditions attached to the proposed purchase agreement, which could complicate India’s already ambitious plans to modernize its armed forces. Russia wants a minimum order of five S-500 regiments. India, which is seeking to eliminate critical gaps in its air defense system, is considering acquiring five more S-400 systems, almost a decade after signing the initial agreement with Moscow. Despite the long wait, Russia has still not completed deliveries under the original contract, and the fifth S-400 system remains undelivered. Meanwhile, India’s Ministry of Defence is also considering the acquisition of one or two S-500 systems to strengthen its strategic defenses, in particular through advanced missile defense and anti-satellite weapons. However, the new conditions put forward by the Kremlin threaten to increase pressure on India’s already overstretched defense budget. At the same time, New Delhi is pursuing several major procurement programs, including: ⬛ 114 Rafale fighter jets, as well as Rafale-M aircraft for Indian Navy aircraft carriers. ⬛ Submarines with air‑independent propulsion (AIP) to strengthen its undersea warfare capabilities. ⬛ Large-scale replenishment of missile and ammunition stocks, after significant losses in the May conflict with Pakistan, when Pakistani strikes destroyed substantial amounts of military supplies at Indian ammunition depots, including the depot in Beas. With several costly defense procurements competing for limited financial resources, the conditions set by Moscow for the S-500 deal may force New Delhi to make difficult procurement decisions, potentially delaying plans to build a more comprehensive, multilayered air and missile defense system. This situation also underscores India’s continued dependence on Russian defense technologies, despite delivery delays, rising procurement costs, and competing military priorities that complicate its long-term modernization ambitions.