Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov announced a technology stake that will focus on increasing funding for arms procurement. One of the tools will be controlled arms exports, which should fill the budget for defense procurement.
The total amount of the PURL initiative, under which Ukrainian partners purchase American weapons for Ukraine, will reach $3. 5 billion this month. The fifth and sixth aid packages within this initiative are currently being coordinated.
The first reading of the draft law on the State Budget of Ukraine for 2026 is scheduled for October 21-23. The main challenge is numerous proposals to increase expenditures that do not have realistic sources of funding.
SBU drones hit the Orsknefteorgsintez oil refinery in Orsk, located 1400 km from the border. The plant produces about 30 types of petroleum products, and its capacity is 6.6 million tons of oil per year.
The NBU Board discussed with the heads of Ukraine's 30 largest banks expectations regarding a new program with the IMF. NBU Governor Andriy Pyshnyy emphasized the need to develop a new program design to ensure regular inflows of external financing and to take into account Ukraine's European integration movement.
The deadline for the construction of the 2nd launch complex of the National Military Memorial Cemetery is set for June 30, 2026. Currently, 97 unidentified bodies have been buried and 9 fallen defenders of Ukraine have been interred.
Restoration of power grids continues in Chernihiv region after Russian shelling. In Slavutych, electricity supply to critical infrastructure facilities has been restored, and energy workers are working to fully power the city.
Since September 23, the Zaporizhzhia NPP has been powered by backup diesel generators, one of which has already been repaired. Ukraine is ready to repair the backup power line to the ZNPP provided that the safety of specialists is guaranteed.
Tonight, Russian occupiers launched missile and drone attacks on energy facilities in several regions of Ukraine, including gas transmission infrastructure. Rescuers and energy workers are on site, and some schools in Poltava have switched to online learning.
Some schools in Poltava have switched to online learning due to the consequences of a massive Russian attack, which damaged civilian infrastructure and residential buildings. No schools were damaged, but traffic is blocked due to a power grid failure.
The National Bank of Ukraine set the official hryvnia exchange rate at UAH 41. 2764/USD, which devalued the hryvnia by five kopecks. The euro exchange rate is UAH 48.50/EUR, and the zloty exchange rate is UAH 11.39/PLN.
Today, October 3, marks World Sobriety Day and World Smoothie Day. Also, according to the new church calendar, the memory of the hieromartyr Dionysius the Areopagite is honored.
The state agency PlayCity announced that the State Online Monitoring System (SOMS) for gambling will be launched in two phases, with the estimated full launch of the second phase in December 2026. The first phase of SOMS, whose development began in September 2025, will cost almost UAH 26 million and will allow monitoring of players' money transfers and their identifiers.
In occupied Crimea, Russians have intensified the persecution of women, applying harsher sentences and increasing their number among political prisoners. This is part of a deliberate policy to suppress any resistance on the peninsula.
A technical delegation from the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine held negotiations with the United States regarding the agreement on the purchase and production of drones, announced by President Zelenskyy. The agreement provides for the purchase of Ukrainian drones for 5 years and the possibility of joint production, and the supply of US weapons under the PURL mechanism was also discussed.
Donald Trump's adviser Corey Lewandowski said that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will be present at Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny's show during Super Bowl 2026. This comes amid an increase in immigration raids after Trump's election and the rapper's concerns about ICE raids.
Sky News military analyst Michael Clarke believes that Ukraine could launch a large-scale attack on Crimea before winter. This could be an air attack or an amphibious landing to throw the Russians off balance.
The National Bank of Ukraine set the official exchange rate of the hryvnia against the dollar at UAH 41. 2215/dollar, which is an eight-kopeck devaluation. The euro exchange rate is UAH 48.37/euro, and the zloty is UAH 11.36/zloty.
A Ukrainian citizen suspected of sabotaging Nord Stream has been remanded in custody for seven days.
Yulia Svyrydenko responded to a petition on regulating the activities of realtors, instructing relevant agencies to work on the issue. This could increase transparency in the real estate market and protect consumer rights.
A bill has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada to rename Ukrainian coins from "kopek" to "shah. " This is intended to restore historical justice and de-Sovietize monetary circulation.
Parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic will be held on October 3 and 4. Andrej Babiš's ANO party is leading in the polls, ahead of the ruling coalition.
Former Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Chernyshov is in Ukraine and is not evading investigation. NABU has no information about his possible escape, although the court did not apply an electronic bracelet to him.
In Odesa, a family of five died due to severe bad weather; they were covered by a wave and could not get out of their home. In total, the bad weather claimed the lives of nine people, including three women who were covered by a wave and carried away by the current.
A fire broke out at the Novo-Yaroslavsky Refinery in Yaroslavl, the largest oil refining enterprise in the Central Federal District of the Russian Federation. Yaroslavl Oblast Governor Mikhail Yevrayev stated that the fire was of a man-made nature, and no drone attacks were recorded.
The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine announced that there are no plans to increase electricity tariffs for the population after October 31. Tariffs for heat and hot water will remain unchanged during the 2025-2026 heating season.
The European Union has called on Russia to immediately withdraw all forces and military equipment from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and all of Ukraine, returning control of the plant to Ukrainian authorities. This comes after the Zaporizhzhia NPP lost connection to an external power source for the tenth time, marking the longest and most serious outage.
The National Bank of Ukraine set the official hryvnia exchange rate at UAH 41. 1420/USD, strengthening it by 17 kopecks. The official euro exchange rate is UAH 48.30/EUR, and the zloty is UAH 11.31/PLN.
On October 1, Ukraine celebrates the Day of Defenders, the Day of Ukrainian Cossacks, and the Day of Veterans. These holidays, previously celebrated on October 14, have been moved due to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine's transition to a new calendar.
Ukraine evacuated 48 citizens, including women and children, as well as 9 Palestinians from Gaza. Two evacuees were injured and received medical assistance.
