The one-on-one meeting between Andriy Sybiha and Peter Siyarto lasted about an hour, which was twice as long as planned. After that, negotiations began in an expanded format with the participation of delegations.
Kherson is experiencing power outages due to enemy shelling. Emergency works are complicated by the high activity of Russian drones, and part of the city remains without electricity.
In Lviv, rescuers freed a 3-year-old boy's arm from an electric grinder. At St. Nicholas Hospital rescuers cut the metal structure of the device with a cordless grinder.
Russian troops attacked Kherson and the region, including with drones. At least 6 people were injured in the strikes today, sustaining explosive injuries and shrapnel wounds. The injured are being provided with medical aid.
Negotiations between the Foreign Ministers of Ukraine and Hungary, Andriy Sybiga and Peter Szijjarto, have started in Budapest. The meeting is held in a tête-à-tête format.
A dust storm from the Caspian lowland has reached eastern and central Ukraine. The deterioration in air quality will last until Friday, with less dust reaching Kyiv region on October 1-2.
EU ambassadors agree on new sanctions regime against Russian hybrid threats. Hungary agrees to focus on Russian threats, sanctions to be formalized next week, names to be added later.
At night, Cherkasy region came under an air attack that lasted almost 6 hours. Air defense and other units destroyed 20 enemy UAVs, with no casualties. In Uman region, a corn field caught fire due to debris.
The atmospheric vortex brought dust and smog from Russia to the eastern and northeastern regions of Ukraine. The highest concentration of particles in the air was recorded in Sumy, Poltava, Dnipro and Mykolaiv regions.
Occupants shelled 17 settlements in Kherson region, damaging critical infrastructure and residential buildings. As a result of the attacks, 1 person died and 12 were injured.
On September 30, Andriy Sybiha will hold talks with his Hungarian counterpart in Budapest. Bilateral relations, joint projects, and Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic integration will be discussed.
During the day, Russian troops attacked 4 districts of Kharkiv region. As a result of the shelling, 4 people were injured, fires broke out, and buildings and infrastructure were damaged.
Edgars Rinkēvičs suffered a serious injury to his arm after falling off his bicycle. The President has been put in a cast, but this will not affect his work schedule.
The Ministry of Energy reports a stable situation in the power grid, despite damage from the attacks. Due to shelling and bad weather, power outages occurred in 8 regions, but power companies are restoring supply.
On September 30, the aggressor attacked Kyiv region, damaging residential buildings. A house caught fire in one of the districts, the fire was localized. There is no information about the victims.
An enemy missile and a shahed were destroyed in Dnipropetrovs'k region. Nikopol district was shelled by Grad, artillery and drones, and buildings and infrastructure were damaged. Kryvyi Rih observes a day of mourning for the dead.
Unmanned aerial vehicles are spotted in the airspace of Kyiv region. Air defense forces are working on targets. People are urged to stay in shelters until the air raid is over.
The enemy launched a nighttime drone attack on the Kyiv region. Air defense destroyed all targets, there were no casualties, but the debris caused fires and damage in 6 districts.
Occupants struck 393 times at 10 localities in Zaporizhzhia region over the last day. There were 26 air strikes, 170 UAV attacks, 18 MLRS attacks and 179 artillery attacks, and numerous objects were damaged.
Over the last day, 153 combat engagements took place, with the most active fighting in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove sectors. Russians conducted 88 air strikes and over 4,400 attacks, while the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled numerous enemy attacks.
The wreckage of an enemy UAV was found near a residential building in Obolon district of Kyiv. All necessary services are working on the spot to resolve the situation.
At night, 8 enemy Shaheds were shot down over Sumy region. Russians fired 20 times at the border areas and settlements of the region, 71 explosions were recorded in 8 communities.
On the night of September 30, Russia attacked Ukraine with 76 air strikes. The Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed 67 Shahed drones and an X-59 missile over 11 regions, and the attack on Kyiv lasted more than 5 hours.
The Southeast of the United States has begun a large-scale cleanup after Hurricane Helene. The disaster claimed about 90 lives, left millions without power, and caused up to $100 billion in damage.
Three Shahed drones were shot down in Mykolaiv region. The enemy attacked the Kutsurub community, damaging houses. A fire broke out at a critical infrastructure facility in Bashtanka district.
Rains are expected in western Ukraine today, sometimes heavy. The rest of the country will be mostly dry and warm. In Kyiv, there may be short-term rain at night, no precipitation during the day, the temperature will be 17-19°.
Ukrainian Air Force aircraft were warned of a high-speed target on Kremenchuk. Two MiG-31Ks were spotted taking off from an airfield in Russia and launching “Daggers”, and 4 missiles were warned of Starokonstantinov.
An explosion was heard in Kharkiv, and the city was attacked by enemy aircraft. Mayor Ihor Terekhov warned of possible re-launches of the KABs, and RMA head Oleg Sinegubov urged residents to take shelter.
Norway suspends automatic asylum for all Ukrainians. Applications from residents of six western regions of Ukraine will be considered individually, without a guarantee of protection.
A rare church manuscript from 1906 was discovered on the border with Romania. The book, Church Collection, published in Uzhhorod, was being transported by a Ukrainian citizen without the necessary documents.
