President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine to four citizens, including schoolboy Stepan Chubenko, killed by Russian militants in 2014. His killers are three militants of the "Kerch" battalion, one of whom, Vadym Pohodin, is still fighting against Ukraine.
Investigators have completed the investigation into the murder of children's writer Volodymyr Vakulenko and other civilians in the Izium district. The indictment against four Russian servicemen for war crimes has been sent to court.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed decrees awarding the title of Hero of Ukraine to four citizens, including People's Deputy Andriy Parubiy. In total, since the beginning of the full-scale war, 722 soldiers have become Heroes of Ukraine, 445 of them posthumously.
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.
The evacuation of the population continues in the Kupyansk direction, 758 people remain in the city, and about 4,400 people in total in the direction. The enemy destroyed critical infrastructure, but the Armed Forces of Ukraine are holding back the offensive, and Kharkiv region is preparing for the heating season.
A State Emergency Service fire truck exploded on an anti-tank mine in the Izium district of Kharkiv region. The driver of the special equipment was injured while extinguishing a forest fire covering an area of 23 hectares.
In the Kharkiv region, in the area of responsibility of the 3rd Assault Brigade, the intensity of Russian assaults has decreased by 15-20%. Mykola Volokhov, commander of the "Terra" unit, attributes this to a change in enemy tactics.
The SBU detained a Russian agent in Khmelnytskyi region who was collecting coordinates of military facilities and defense factories for combined enemy attacks. The perpetrator, a local handyman, photographed strategic objects and marked their coordinates on Google Maps.
Since the beginning of 2025, 91 Ukrainian companies have excluded Russian citizens from their ownership, although the law directly prohibits such changes. Most of these businesses continue to operate and even participate in government tenders.
On September 28, two people were killed and two more were injured in Kharkiv region as a result of enemy attacks. Among the injured are a 41-year-old woman and a 14-year-old girl.
In the Derhachiv community of Kharkiv region, Russian occupiers attacked a civilian car with a drone. A 44-year-old man died, a 41-year-old woman and a 14-year-old girl sustained injuries and acute stress reaction.
Dozens of people were injured in the morning Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia, six were hospitalized, including three children. 41 apartment buildings and 22 private houses, as well as non-residential buildings, were damaged.
Russian troops attacked 7 settlements in Kharkiv Oblast with UAVs, resulting in injuries to a 42-year-old man and damage to civilian infrastructure. The transit evacuation point in Lozova received 174 people in 24 hours.
Russian forces attacked the village of Maly Burluk, Kupyansk district, hitting a private house with a drone. The fire covered 100 square meters, with no casualties reported.
On September 27, a cold air mass will cover Ukraine, bringing rains, strong winds, and in some places night frosts. Western and northern regions will feel the autumn chill, while the south and east will retain relative warmth with precipitation.
Key participants in a series of contract crimes, including the preparation of the murder of 63-year-old Kyiv businessman Ihor Salo, have been exposed in the Kharkiv region. A 57-year-old Kharkiv resident ordered attacks on a lawyer and an entrepreneur, and a 49-year-old Kharkiv resident organized these crimes and the preparation of the businessman's murder.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a military meeting where the situation at the front and the counter-offensive operation in the Dobropillia direction were discussed. 168.8 km² of territory has been liberated, and Russian losses amounted to almost 3,000 personnel.
On September 26, in the Kharkiv region, police officers came under enemy FPV drone fire during evacuation measures. Four law enforcement officers were wounded and hospitalized.
As of mid-September 2025, 788,507 proceedings for non-payment of utility services have been recorded in Ukraine, which is 13% more than in July 2024. The largest debts are in the frontline regions, and the lion's share of arrears concerns heat supply and water.
The SBU detained a 23-year-old resident of Kharkiv region who was spying on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Izyum direction. She collected data for the enemy, and faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
On Friday, September 26, dry and sunny weather is expected in Ukraine thanks to the Petralilly anticyclone. The daytime temperature will be +13+16 degrees, in the south up to +18, at night +2+9 with possible ground frosts.
On the night of September 25, Russian troops attacked the village of Prykolotne in the Kharkiv region with a drone, which led to the death of a 59-year-old man. As a result of the shelling, the administrative building of the communal enterprise was destroyed and a fire broke out.
In the Kholodnohirskyi district of Kharkiv, 4 fires broke out, damaging a shop, outbuildings, houses and cars. In the Chuhuivskyi district, a residential building, outbuildings, a garage and cars were on fire, and there are casualties.
The Kenyan government has launched an investigation into the possible enslavement of its citizens for the Russian army. This happened after a Kenyan athlete, having been deceived into signing a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense, was captured by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kharkiv region.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has allocated 840 million hryvnias for the protection of energy facilities in Kharkiv Oblast. The funds will be used to construct protective structures at the substations of JSC "Kharkivoblenergo", which provide light and heat to more than 220,000 residents.
President Zelenskyy reported on Russia's night attack on seven regions, including Zaporizhzhia, where three people died. He emphasized that this is the fourth time Russia has accompanied annual global diplomatic events with murders, calling for strong pressure on Russia.
The Russian army attacked Kharkiv region with drones, injuring two men. Over the past day, one person died and three more were injured as a result of enemy attacks.
Ukrainian flags are appearing in the village of Oleksiivka, Sumy region, as Russian troops retreat. The remaining Russian soldiers are dug in without water or food.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with Donald Trump at the UN General Assembly to discuss security guarantees and sanctions against Russia. Zelenskyy emphasized his readiness to meet with Putin and called for joint decisions on shooting down drones.
