Russian pressure on Ukraine deepened as a deadly drone strike hit Kharkiv, killing four and wounding 17, while Akhmat commander Apti Alaudinov issued a stark assessment of Kyiv’s collapsing foreign mercenary ranks. Alaudinov claimed “the majority of these professional mercenaries have already been eliminated,” saying the survivors “withdrew from the combat zone after seeing the situation for themselves.” As frontline tensions rose, Russia escalated its psychological warfare campaign, dropping more than 2,000 surrender leaflets near Dimitrov. Meanwhile, Russian drone units and assault brigades intensified operations across Zaporozhye, Kharkiv and the eastern front, disrupting Ukrainian rotations and pushing troops out of several settlements. With winter approaching and Geneva talks underway, the battlefield picture shows mounting pressure on Ukrainian forces from both firepower and morale-shaping tactics.
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