Donetsk
Smoke is observed in Kyiv due to fires in the Kyiv region. A dust storm from the Caspian Sea lowlands is worsening air quality in Ukraine, and the situation will continue until Friday.
Over the past day, Russian troops fired 17 times at localities in Donetsk region. Pokrovsk district suffered the most, with casualties and destruction of residential buildings and infrastructure.
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.
There were 165 combat engagements in the frontline over the last day, 39 of them in the Pokrovsk sector.
Russian shelling of Yasenove village in Donetsk region killed two people and wounded one. Four private houses, a shop and 5 cars were damaged, and the number of casualties may increase.
Hostile shelling in Donetsk region killed one resident in Novove and wounded 14 people. The data does not include casualties in Mariupol and Volnovakha.
In the temporarily occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia, utility workers are being forced to waive their salary arrears. This leads to massive layoffs and a critical shortage of staff in the utility sector.
The UNHCR has reported a lack of funding to help Ukraine in the face of the destruction of half of its power grid. The agency is providing assistance to IDPs, but needs additional funds to support vulnerable populations.
In Vinnytsia region, the SBU detained an FSB agent who was tracking the movement of Ukrainian military equipment. According to the SBU, the 51-year-old paramedic passed information to the occupiers to adjust strikes on Ukrainian troops.
Russian troops shelled a residential neighborhood in Chasovyi Yar. The attack killed a 48-year-old man, wounded a 33-year-old woman and two men aged 26 and 65. A war crime investigation has been launched.
The Ministry of Justice appealed to the HACC to nationalize the assets of the former head of Yanukovych's security worth over UAH 100 million. He is accused of aiding and abetting Russia and illegal handling of weapons.
An enemy drone was spotted flying from Cherkasy region to Kyiv region. An air alert has been announced in Kyiv, Cherkasy, Sumy and Donetsk regions. At night, defense forces shot down 66 of 78 Shahed UAVs.
People in several regions of Ukraine were injured as a result of Russia's night attack on Ukraine. In Kyiv, a man was wounded by falling UAV debris, in Zaporizhzhia, eight people were wounded by air bombs, and in Kherson region, 2 people were injured.
A Russian air strike on Kramatorsk killed at least two people and wounded 19. The search and rescue operation is ongoing, and there may be people under the rubble.
In the Kyiv region, 21 IDP families received keys to their new homes in Hansen Town. The unique residential complex, built by an American philanthropist, is designed for 421 families and has all the necessary infrastructure.
As a result of the Russian attack on Kramatorsk, 2 people were killed and 12 wounded, including 3 children. The Russians dropped three guided aerial bombs on the city, damaging high-rise buildings.
A Russian strike on the center of Kramatorsk killed at least one person and wounded 15. Two multi-storey buildings, shops and cars were damaged, and emergency services are working at the scene.
Russian troops are occupying the outskirts of Vuhledar and attacking the city from three sides, British intelligence reports. Russians are also fighting in Toretsk, south of Pokrovsk and in the area of Chasova Yar.
Russian troops have reached the outskirts of Vuhledar, but its capture is unlikely to give them much advantage for further operations in western Donetsk region. Vuhledar is not an important logistical hub.
Russian occupants are planning to take museum exhibits and artifacts out of Mariupol.
Over the last day, 143 combat engagements took place, most of them in the Pokrovsk sector. The enemy launched 3 missile attacks, 72 air strikes and made 5,097 attacks. The Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled the attacks in various sectors.
An 800-year-old stone sculpture of a Polovtsian warrior weighing half a ton has been evacuated from the frontline area of Pokrovsk district to Dnipro. The statue will be preserved and stored in a museum until the security situation improves.
The SES reports 18 large fires in 7 regions of Ukraine covering more than 1300 hectares. More than 1,300 firefighters and 300 units of SES equipment are involved in extinguishing the fires.
Russia has adopted a new “cultural policy strategy,” defining the occupied Ukrainian territories as “priority. ” The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry views this as a policy of Russification and is preparing evidence for international courts.
Ukraine has condemned Lukashenko's meeting with Pushilin, a representative of the occupation authorities of the “DPR”. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned of negative consequences for Ukrainian-Belarusian relations due to this manifestation of disregard for Ukraine's sovereignty.
Due to enemy shelling in Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya, Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson and Chernihiv regions, thousands of subscribers were left without electricity. Power engineers are working to restore electricity.
The “Nadiya” Charitable Foundation has conducted 150 humanitarian missions to the frontline areas. The Foundation provides the military and medical personnel with modern equipment, including medical equipment and communications.
On September 21, three civilians died as a result of hostile shelling in Donetsk region: two in Udachne and one in Kurakhove. Another 12 people were wounded, said the head of the Donetsk RMA.
Representatives of the Russian Federation will not participate in the “peace summit” on Ukraine, even if they are invited. Russia is ready to negotiate only with regard to the “situation on the ground” and its interests.
An 800-hectare forest fire has been localized in the Liman region. 137 rescuers from 4 regions and 35 vehicles are involved in eliminating individual smoldering centers, and round-the-clock monitoring is underway.