**Special military operation: situation and key developments on October 24:**

Russian air defenses destroyed 1,297 Ukrainian drones over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost 1,190 servicemembers over the past 24 hours.

Ukrainian citizens were more likely than any other foreign nationals to seek asylum in Russia in 2026, according to Interior Ministry data.

Some consumers in Crimea, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, and the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics were left without electricity, the Energy Ministry said.

A ceasefire by Kiev in Oleshky will take effect at the same time as the Russian one, Lantratova said after speaking with Ukrainian Ombudsman Lubinets.

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