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Sixteen imprisoned female journalists from Russia and Ukraine receive Politkovskaya Award
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Sixteen imprisoned female journalists from Russia and Ukraine receive Politkovskaya Award
6 October 2026

The Anna Politkovskaya Award has this year been given to 11 Russian and five Ukrainian female journalists who are imprisoned in Russia and in the occupied territories of Ukraine.

 

According to the award’s founder, the international organisation RAW in WAR (Reach All Women in WAR), the nominations committee praised the “courage and integrity” of the laureates, who “risk their freedom and even their lives to report on the war and speak out against human rights violations, war crimes and the escalating repression of journalists, human rights defenders and anti-war activists in Russia”.

Drones attack southern Russia; dozens of flights delayed at Kuban airports
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Drones attack southern Russia; dozens of flights delayed at Kuban airports
6 October 2026

Overnight into October 6, southern Russia was once again targeted by Ukrainian drones. Specifically, the Rostov region, Krasnodar Krai, and Stavropol Krai came under attack. There have been no reports of casualties or damage.

Drone attack in the Don region damages agricultural greenhouses and ignites dry grass
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Drone attack in the Don region damages agricultural greenhouses and ignites dry grass
4 October 2026

On the morning of October 4, Rostov Region Governor Yury Slyusar reported that approximately 100 UAVs were destroyed overnight while repelling an aerial attack on the region. The drones were downed across 12 districts—Belokalitvinsky, Kamensky, Kasharsky, Matveyevo-Kurgansky, Millerovsky, Milyutinsky, Neklinovsky, Oblivsky, Tarasovsky, Tatsinsky, Chertkovsky, and Sholokhovsky—as well as in the cities of Rostov and Kamensk. According to the governor, there were no reports of casualties, though there was damage on the ground.

 ASTRA: Drone attack in Volgograd region causes fire near oil refinery and chemical plant
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ASTRA: Drone attack in Volgograd region causes fire near oil refinery and chemical plant
2 October 2026

On the night of October 2, the Volgograd region was among the Russian regions targeted by Ukrainian drones. Governor Andrey Bocharov reported a massive drone attack on the region's industrial infrastructure.