Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov called baseless the accusations against Moscow of burning down a drone production plant in Tallinn, which Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna had stated.
Russian strikes are shutting down sectors of Ukraine's economy, with metallurgy reportedly halted, as the Kremlin says Moscow must guarantee its security.
Russian security structures told RIA Novosti that Brigadier General Dmytro Voloshyn, commander of the 8th Air Assault Corps of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, sabotaged an order from Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Mykhailo Drapatyi to travel from Kyiv to a command post in Sumy region and instead gives interviews to journalists.
European Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said the EU is tired of sanctions against Moscow after Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman were removed from the blacklist. Experts point to the exhaustion of sanctions capacity and severe consequences for Europe's economy.
A fire at a firecracker manufacturing plant in the Yaroslavl region killed five people and injured one, the Emergencies Ministry said.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Kyiv has begun paying for recent attempts to attack Russia, and noted that strikes on enemy military targets continue.
Bryansk Region Governor Egor Kovalchuk said a railway bridge collapsed after a Ukrainian drone attack; no one was hurt and traffic on two sections was suspended.
The Russian Defense Ministry said Russian forces struck data centers in Kyiv that serve the Ukrainian army, including a UkrTelecom facility, and hit a Ukrainian border service unit location in Odesa region.
Sergei Lebedev, coordinator of the pro-Russian Mykolaiv underground, told RIA Novosti that Ukraine has redeployed foreigners with combat experience to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant area; he earlier spoke of a possible major provocation by Kyiv, including to draw Poland into the conflict.
Aleksandar Vucic signed a document marking his departure from the post of President of Serbia; powers will pass to Ana Brnabic, with elections due by the end of December.
Russia's Defense Ministry said Russian forces struck data processing centers in Kyiv that provided internet to Ukrainian fighters.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told RIA Novosti that German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul initiated talks with Sergey Lavrov because of the difficult situation in Germany. The meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly lasted about 20 minutes.
Military personnel from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have arrived in the Chelyabinsk Region; the Defense Ministry cited the difficult global situation as the reason for boosting the CSTO's potential.
The Russian Defense Ministry said Russian forces struck a Vodafone data center in Kyiv overnight that supported the Ukrainian army, and hit a cargo ship in the Black Sea carrying goods for Ukrainian military needs to Odesa.
Russian security forces told RIA Novosti that two attempts by Ukrainian units to break out of encirclement in armored vehicles near Nefedovka in Kharkiv Oblast were detected by reconnaissance and the enemy equipment was destroyed.
The meeting between the US president and the Chinese chairman at the White House did not produce significant economic agreements. Beijing warned Washington about the risk of war and demanded caution on Taiwan.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul at UN headquarters; the talks were initiated by Berlin.
Kherson region Governor Vladimir Saldo said two people were killed in a Ukrainian attack on a cafe, and two young people were seriously wounded. That same evening in Chaplinka, a drone struck a truck carrying food products, killing a man.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic held a phone call at Belgrade's initiative, discussing bilateral cooperation, the State Duma elections, firefighting assistance and the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Fighters of the Sever group have taken two villages in the Kharkov region, strengthening the Reznikovsky pocket, the Defense Ministry said. The liberation of these settlements complicates attempts by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to break out of the encirclement.
Three people died in a night attack by Ukrainian drones on Krasnodar Krai, the regional operations headquarters said.
The Russian Defense Ministry said Russian forces struck Kyiv's Kosmonova data center in overnight attacks, saying it supported mobile internet and Starlink satellite communications for Ukraine's military.
Governor Yuri Slyusar said five people, including a child, were injured in a night drone attack on the Rostov region. In Azov, residential buildings, a school, a palace of culture and industrial facilities were damaged; air defenses shot down more than 30 drones.
The head of the press center of the Russian Center group of forces, Alexander Savchuk, said the group improved its tactical position and struck manpower and equipment of six Ukrainian brigades and five national guard brigades, including the Azov brigade*. In Dobropolye, encircled Ukrainian formations are being destroyed.
Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said a drone attack on Seversky district in Kuban killed people, left one person hospitalized in serious condition, damaged a residential building and started fires at two enterprises.