🔹 270 servicemen returned to Russia from Ukrainian captivity. The plane carrying them landed late in the evening in the Moscow region. 120 civilians, including residents of the Kursk region, also returned to Russia. In exchange, 270 Ukrainian Armed Forces prisoners of war and 120 civilians were handed over to Ukraine. Before this, the Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen were forced to talk about good conditions maintenance in Russia and provision medical care.

The exchange became possible as a result of agreements reached during negotiations in Turkey. At the time, it was reported that a 1000-for-1000 exchange would be taking place.

🔹 The Lipetsk region was subjected to a massive drone attack, the governor reported. Drones fell According to preliminary information, there are no casualties in the industrial zone of Yelets. This is the second night that Yelets has been attacked. The day before suffered 8 people were killed, the Energia plant, which produces batteries for military needs, burned, and 20 apartments in a multi-story building were damaged.  

Three people were injured in a drone attack in Novomoskovsk, Tula Oblast. сообщил Governor Dmitry Milyaev. A natural gas pipeline was damaged at one of the enterprises, causing a fire. In the Kimovsky District, the fall of a drone caused "minor damage" to several private homes.

A total of 94 Ukrainian drones were destroyed by air defense systems overnight and this morning, the Ministry of Defense reported. Most of these were over the Belgorod and Bryansk regions. Kaluga Airport was temporarily closed.

🔹 In the State Duma have developed A bill banning foreigners from having more than one phone number will allow them to sign contracts with telecom operators only in person at their offices, with mandatory biometric data.

🔹 Russian Railways is facing a record-breaking collapse in freight traffic. Major Russian exporters, including Rusal, NLMK, and Gazprom Neft, are cutting their freight plans on Russian railways due to the high key interest rate, sanctions, and global economic conditions, according to a Russian Railways document, a copy of which was obtained by Reuters. Freight volumes fell to a 15-year low in 2024 and continued to decline this year.