French journalist Antoine Lallican, 32, was killed by a Russian FPV kamikaze drone in the Donetsk region on October 3rd, 2025, while documenting frontline activity. Lallican was wearing a vest clearly marked "PRESS" at the time of the attack, according to Kyiv Post. In a separate development, reports from an X user named Bohdan Krotevych highlighted the difficulties faced by young Ukrainians born in occupied territories who wish to return to Ukrainian-controlled areas. These individuals, who may have received Russian passports at 14 after their homes were occupied in 2014, are reportedly treated as outcasts when attempting to re-establish contact with Ukrainian consulates in third countries, facing a lack of recognition for their birth certificates and a vague "identification procedure." Meanwhile, reports from Dnipro Alerts indicated a drone was detected near Podgorodne in the Dniprovskyi district. This comes amidst ongoing broader conflict and previous reports of Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure and Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian facilities.
