In September, Russian forces lost 1,848 servicemen in the Novopavlivka direction, of whom 734 were buried. The 127th Motorized Rifle Division, operating against the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade, suffered the heaviest losses.
Following the eighteenth wave of the "Own Business" program in 2025, 344 entrepreneurs will receive almost UAH 99 million in financial support, creating 549 new jobs. In total, since 2022, over 29,000 microgrants have been provided, creating almost 53,000 jobs.
The Prime Minister reminded that previously the procedure required several visits to the Civil Registry Office and paper documents. Now, according to her, this process will become simpler — without queues and unnecessary trips.
In Chernihiv region, 32 stationary and 6 mobile "Invincibility Points" are operating. More than 1,300 residents have already used their services, including children who receive support from UNICEF.
Russian troops attacked energy facilities in Chernihiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions. Power outage schedules are still in effect in Chernihiv region.
The Secretariat of the Commissioner for the Protection of the State Language registered 2,227 complaints in the first three quarters of 2025, which is 27% more than last year. The most frequent complaints concerned the absence of a Ukrainian version of websites, the language of outdoor advertising, and customer service.
The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine handed over to the G7 countries a list of urgent needs for the energy sector. Among the priorities are protection, additional air defense and electronic warfare systems, as well as increasing the production of energy equipment.
In Kryvyi Rih, a group of individuals was exposed for kidnapping an entrepreneur, torturing him with a soldering iron, and demanding a $500,000 ransom. Three residents of Kryvyi Rih have been notified of suspicion of illegal deprivation of liberty and extortion.
Mykolaiv has received a centralized supply of fresh water for the first time since 2022, said Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba. A new 136 km long pipeline has been built, and the project cost 6.3 billion UAH, which is 25% less than the initial estimate.
Soldiers of the 63rd Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine captured a 22-year-old Indian who studied in Russia and ended up in the war due to drugs. He claims he did not want to fight and surrendered during the first assault.
Fighters of the 141st Separate Mechanized Brigade conducted a successful assault operation in the village of Sichneve in Dnipropetrovsk region. The "Shkval" assault troops eliminated 50 Russian invaders and captured eight more.
The monitoring project DeepState reported that the Russian army occupied the village of Maliivka in Dnipropetrovsk region. The enemy also advanced near Novoivanivka, Vorone, Okhotnyche, and Bila Hora.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held an energy Staff meeting, where they discussed the energy situation in the regions and the deployment of air defense. He gave clear instructions regarding generation facilities and additional equipment for preparation for winter.
On October 7, a cyclone with atmospheric fronts will cause rains in Odesa, Vinnytsia, Ternopil, and Khmelnytskyi regions. Air temperature will range from +9°C in the west to +21°C in the south and east.
In Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukrainian military personnel are carrying out countermeasures; no advances by Russian occupiers have been recorded over the past day. The enemy carried out two airstrikes with FAB-250 bombs in the Synelnykove district.
DeepState analysts updated the combat map. The Defense Forces of Ukraine cleared the settlements of Sosnivka, Novoselevka, Sichneve and Khoroshe in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, but the enemy advanced near Sosnivka.
The Dnipropetrovsk Regional Prosecutor's Office has sent an indictment to court against an official of the Samarivka City Council and an engineer. They are accused of seizing UAH 6.8 million during the repair of school shelters and official forgery.
On the night of October 3, Russia launched 35 missiles and 381 drones at Ukraine; 303 drones and 17 missiles were neutralized. Energy facilities in the Kharkiv and Poltava regions were attacked, and the Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, and Kyiv regions also suffered.
In the first nine months of 2025, 225,046 new individual entrepreneurs were registered in Ukraine, which is almost on par with last year's figures. However, the number of closed businesses increased by 11%, reaching 213,293.
Since the beginning of the academic year, almost 4,000 children from frontline regions have returned to offline schooling. New "underground schools" have been opened in Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipropetrovsk regions for safe learning.
No precipitation is expected in Ukraine on October 3. Daytime temperatures will range from 8-13°C, in some places up to +19°C.
In Dnipropetrovsk region, a couple will be tried for beating their 4-year-old son to death with a metal pipe and other objects. The reason was that the boy took bread without permission, sustaining over 20 injuries that led to traumatic shock.
On October 3rd, Ukraine is expected to have dry weather, but with gusty winds. The air temperature will be uneven: in the south and east up to +19 degrees, in the north up to +13, and in the west only +8+11 degrees.
Due to Russian shelling in Sumy region on October 2, train 143/141 Sumy, Chernihiv - Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk is delayed by 3 hours and 40 minutes. Traffic in Sumy region has been fully restored without the use of reserve locomotives.
Russia launched massive strikes on Odesa, Kyiv region, Dnipropetrovsk region, and Zaporizhzhia. In Odesa, a Ukrzaliznytsia depot was shelled, a train driver was wounded, and railway infrastructure in the North was also damaged.
As a result of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, 1599 cultural heritage monuments and 2415 cultural infrastructure objects have been destroyed or damaged. The greatest losses were suffered by monuments in Kharkiv, Kherson, and Odesa regions.
The deputy head of the Pishchanska amalgamated territorial community (ATC) in Dnipropetrovsk region was detained for extorting and receiving 9,000 US dollars. He demanded money for approving the placement of nine advertising structures on the community's territory.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded the rank of major general to Hennadiy Shapovalov and Yevheniy Ostryanskyy. They are the Commander of the Ground Forces and the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
On Defenders' Day, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded the title of hero cities to 16 cities. This took place in Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, and Khmelnytskyi regions.
Significant temperature contrasts are expected in Ukraine on October 2: in the west and north, it will get colder to +6. ..+10 degrees, while in the east and south, warm weather up to +18 degrees will persist. In Kyiv, rain and about +8 degrees are forecast, with no significant precipitation in the rest of the territory.
