**Evening Briefing: October **
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 **A humanitarian operation has begun in Alyoshki**, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced.
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 Russian air defenses **destroyed a record 1,214 Ukrainian drones overnight**, the highest number since the beginning of the conflict, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
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 The AFU lost **1,155 servicemen** over the past 24 hours, according to Russian figures.
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 **Russian combat engineers are clearing Alyoshki of explosives**, including NATO-made mines.
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 The **FSB warned that Ukrainian handlers are posing as women** to recruit Russian users of the dating service **Daivinchik**.
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