Ukraine condemns Hezbollah's rocket attacks on Israel and calls for restraint. The MFA expresses concern over the growing number of refugees in Lebanon and emphasizes the importance of avoiding civilian casualties.
The SBU detained an FSB agent who tried to kill an official of the Melitopol City Council. The offender acted under the guise of a utility worker and hit the victim with a hammer, but the victim survived.
A new military bond “Vovchansk” with a rate of 15% and a maturity date of 10/01/2025 has been added to the Diia app. The purchase of the bonds supports the army and the economy of Ukraine without commissions and with a guaranteed refund.
On October 1, the occupiers dropped 4 guided bombs on the Esman community of Sumy region. A 45-year-old woman was killed, her 47-year-old husband and another civilian were wounded. An investigation is underway.
A rally for the release of Ukrainian prisoners was held in Strasbourg near the Council of Europe. Tomorrow, PACE will vote on a resolution on the situation with prisoners of war and civilian hostages.
The head of Zaporizhzhya RMA Ivan Fedorov reported repeated explosions in Zaporizhzhya. Explosions were also heard in Zaporizhzhia region, details of the incident are being clarified.
Electricity consumption in Ukraine is in line with seasonal levels. Several settlements are without power due to bad weather and hostilities, and Ukrainians are urged to use powerful appliances during daytime hours.
Russian shelling of Kherson city center kills 6 people and injures 6 more at a bus stop near the market. Zelensky calls for increased pressure on the aggressor and support for Ukraine to achieve peace.
Energoatom connected the NPP power unit to the Ukrainian grid 12 days ahead of schedule after the repair. This will strengthen the power grid by 1000 MW before the heating season, and all 9 units will be ready for operation.
Russians attacked the center of Kherson with artillery at around 9 am. The attack killed 6 civilians at a public transportation stop and wounded another woman.
The Ministry of Education has updated the rules for distance learning and study abroad starting in the 2025-2026 academic year. The changes relate to the minimum number of students in distance learning classes, education of children in the TOT and abroad.
Starting October 1, the National Bank of Ukraine will introduce a temporary limit of UAH 150,000 per month on card-to-card transfers. The limit will be in effect for six months and is aimed at combating the shadow economy and the use of drop accounts.
Russian occupants attacked the market in the center of Kherson, where people were trading in the morning. Preliminarily, five people were killed and three wounded. The injured were taken to the hospital.
On the top of Mount Pip Ivan Chornohirsky in the Carpathians, it was calm and freezing in the morning on October 1. It is one of the highest peaks in the Ukrainian Carpathians on the border of Ivano-Frankivsk and Zakarpattia regions.
According to the White House, more than 600 people are missing in the United States due to Hurricane Helene. The hurricane left about 2 million people without electricity and complicated search and rescue operations.
The occupants struck at the central part of Kherson in the morning. There are reports of dead and wounded, the exact information is being clarified.
At night, Russian troops attacked Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovs'k region. The shelling was carried out with Grad rocket launchers and artillery, damaging high-rise buildings, but causing no casualties.
Occupants shelled 24 settlements in Kherson region, launching rocket attacks on Beryslav district. Critical infrastructure, educational institutions and residential areas were damaged, and 17 people were injured.
As of the morning of October 1, the level of air pollution in Kyiv is low, according to the KCSA. However, on October 1-2, air quality is expected to deteriorate due to dust from the Caspian Sea region, a situation that could last until Friday.
On the night of October 1, 5 enemy drones were shot down over Sumy region. During the night and morning, Russians fired 40 times at the border areas of the region, 82 explosions were recorded in 9 communities.
There were 189 combat engagements in the frontline over the last day. The situation remains the most tense in the Pokrovsk sector, where Ukrainian troops repelled 43 enemy attacks.
Rains are expected in the west and center of Ukraine, and no precipitation in the east. The temperature at night will be 3-17°, during the day 8-25°. In Kyiv, no precipitation, 10-12° at night, 18-20° during the day.
Droughts, floods, and fires from Asia to the Americas threaten harvests, pushing up prices for staples. The Bloomberg Agriculture Spot Index is up 7% for the month, the highest since the start of the war in Ukraine.
Ukraine is considering using a dental formula to identify the dead. This would complement existing methods, including DNA analysis, visual identification and fingerprinting.
The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine has reported the arrival of winter on the border with Romania. The agency published photos of the snow-covered border area, demonstrating the winter conditions in the region.
As a result of the Russian shelling of Myrnohrad in Donetsk region, 1 person was killed and 2 apartment buildings were damaged. Rescuers helped a wounded man who received a shrapnel wound to his leg.
A separate sector will be set aside at the Memorial Cemetery for temporary burials of unidentified fallen Ukrainian defenders. Bodies that could not be identified within a year will be stored there for further examination.
Russian troops shelled Antonivka near Kherson. Three civilians were injured in the attack - two women and a man, who sustained blast injuries and shrapnel wounds.
The Commissioner for Missing Persons denied rumors of cremation of unidentified bodies. He emphasized that every repatriated body of a fallen soldier is accounted for and investigated.
Ukraine has received 30 thousand doses of the flu vaccine as part of its cooperation with PiVi. The vaccine will be delivered to all regions by October 1 for free vaccination of healthcare workers.
