Ukraine
The Kremlin has developed a “time of heroes” strategy to transfer power in the occupied territories of Ukraine to war criminals. The program allows them to be integrated into leadership positions and control key areas.
The suspected mastermind and executor of the murder in the Brovary hotel were served with a notice of suspicion. They face life imprisonment for contract killing and illegal handling of weapons.
Rains are expected in the western, northern and Vinnytsia regions, with temperatures of 11-21°. In the rest of the country, no precipitation, temperature 9-27°. In Kyiv, it will rain, the temperature will be 14-16° at night and 17-19° during the day.
On October 4, two people were killed and six wounded as a result of Russian shelling and air strikes in Kherson region. 17 private houses, an agricultural enterprise, a gas distribution station and other facilities were damaged.
According to the General Staff, 159 combat engagements took place in the frontline over the past day. The enemy launched 3 missile and 82 air strikes, fired over 4,400 times, including 161 times from multiple rocket launchers.
Over the past day, Ukrainian forces killed 1,280 Russian troops and destroyed a significant amount of equipment. Total enemy losses since the beginning of the war have reached 659,220 people.
According to Western intelligence, North Korea supplies Russia with about 3 million shells a year. This provides stable support at the front, but Russia still suffers significant losses.
The SBU has served a notice of suspicion to the “head of the Department of Philology” in occupied Crimea for developing Russian language textbooks. She also trains teachers to implement Russian education standards and Russify schoolchildren.
On the basis of the destroyed Azov Maritime Institute in occupied Mariupol, Russians created a new “university”. The diplomas of this institution are not recognized in Ukraine and most countries.
The former NATO secretary general suggested that Ukraine could join the Alliance without complete de-occupation. He cited the examples of Japan and West Germany, where security guarantees did not cover all territories.
In Belarus, the court sentenced 12 people for sabotage at the military airfield in Machulishchy. Ukrainian Mykola Shvets, believed to be the main perpetrator, was sentenced in absentia to 25 years in prison.
Over the last day, 97 combat engagements took place, the most active in the Kurakhove sector. Russia conducted 61 air strikes, used 630 kamikaze drones and fired over 3,000 times at Ukrainian positions.
Law enforcement officers exposed a scheme to smuggle men of military age abroad. The organizers charged $10,000 per person, transporting about 40 people through Zakarpattia to Romania.
Russians fired 50 times at the border areas of Sumy region, 84 explosions were recorded. They attacked 11 communities, using artillery, mortars, tanks, drones and unmanned aerial vehicles, and wounded one civilian.
President Zelensky met with representatives of Sumy region communities. They discussed strengthening air defense, rebuilding energy facilities and enterprises, compensation for farmers, and the Victory Plan.
Billionaires Arkady and Boris Rotenberg have seized 10 plots of land in Crimea that previously belonged to Ukrainian businessmen. The land is needed for the construction of a yacht marina in Balaklava Bay on behalf of Putin.
Fragments of the drone were found in the area of the Litsov Canal, one kilometer from the St. George arm. The Romanian Defense Ministry condemned the rf attacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure and seized the wreckage for examination.
Pavlo Gerchynsky called the posters of the “Georgian Dream” with the ruins of Ukrainian cities outrageous and shameful. The ambassador emphasized that peace in Georgia and the EU was achieved at the cost of the sacrifices of the Ukrainian people.
The head of the Center for Political Analysis said that Russia was planning a provocation near the Mozyr Oil Refinery to blame Ukraine. Lukashenka admits that Russian drones have been flying into Belarus and crashing.
Ukrainian boxers won 6 medals at the international tournament in Shymkent. Mykyta Zasenok won silver and a special award, and five other athletes won bronze in different weight categories.
Research is underway in Odesa region to grow cotton on local soils. Despite the difficult climate conditions, more than half of the bolls have already opened, indicating that they are ready for harvest.
A Ukrainian missile strike on a training ground near Donetsk killed more than 20 soldiers, including 6 officers from the DPRK. The attack took place during a meeting between North Korean representatives and their Russian counterparts.
During his visit to Sumy region, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited a medical facility treating wounded soldiers. He awarded the defenders, thanked them for their service and wished them a speedy recovery.
Nine citizens of Ukraine were served a notice of suspicion of ill-treatment of prisoners of war in the “Kalinin colony of the Donetsk People's Republic”. The suspects used physical and psychological violence against the captured Ukrainian military.
The General Staff reports an increase in the number of combat engagements to 79. The most intense fighting is taking place in the Kurakhove, Kupyansk and Pokrovsk sectors, where the enemy is actively attacking Ukrainian positions.
Ukraine's DELTA combat system played a key role in NATO's anti-drone exercise in the Netherlands. Experts from the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Center for Innovation demonstrated the system's drone identification and detection capabilities.
President Zelensky met with teachers from Sumy, Chernihiv, Kharkiv and Poltava regions. He awarded them state awards and conferred honorary titles for their important work in the regions bordering the aggressor.
Poland intends to start building defense fortifications on its borders with Russia and Belarus. The Eastern Shield project envisages the creation of surveillance and drone defense systems by 2028.
Belarusian President Lukashenko confirmed that Russian drones had flown into the country. He said that Belarus shoots down any UAVs, regardless of their origin.
The President of Ukraine said that the Kursk operation adds motivation for partners to support Ukraine and put pressure on Russia. Zelensky met with the military in Sumy region who are fighting in Kursk.