[Korrespondent] 23:22 Most of the invaders from Liman either surrendered to the Ukrainian military, or "relocated to body bags," the Defense Ministry said.
23:20 Soldiers of the 81st airmobile brigade and the National Guard stated that the city of Lyman is controlled by Ukrainian servicemen.
23:00 IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi will visit Moscow and Kiev next week, Reuters reports.
22:12 German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht arrived on Saturday on an unannounced visit to Odessa, where she met with Reznikov. Lambrecht promised that IRIS-T air defense systems would be delivered to Ukraine "in the coming days," writes Die Welt.
21:45 Zelensky in the evening video message specifically noted the statement of UN Secretary General António Guterres: "He directly said that Russia violates the goals and principles of the UN, the UN Charter and that pseudo-referendums and an attempt at annexation will have no legal force. When at the highest level in the UN such words are heard, everyone in the world understands everything. And Russia does not have such a veto right that can stop or cancel this understanding of the world."
"Russia is losing the fight for the international community. The world will not allow the return of the times of colonial conquests, criminal annexations and total arbitrariness instead of international law. And the main thing is our resistance, our defense, our movement towards the liberation of the entire Ukrainian territory. Precisely our movement puts everything in its place," the president stressed.
21:26 Zelensky said in an evening video message that this week there have been more Ukrainian flags in Donbas, and in another week there will be even more: "The Ukrainian movement will continue. The Ukrainian flag is already in Liman, Donetsk region. There are still ongoing hostilities. But there there is no longer a trace of some kind of pseudo-referendum. For Ukraine, this is logical. But for the enemy, there will be more and more such "inconsistencies". Ukraine will return its own. Both in the east and in the south. And what they tried to annex now, and Crimea , which has been called annexed since 2014. Our flag will be everywhere."
20:55 Kuleba said that he called NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to inform him in detail about Ukraine's application for membership: "We agreed to maintain contact on this issue and discussed further practical NATO steps to support Ukraine in countering Russian aggression."
20:51 During the day, the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Kazachya Lopan, Bakhmut, Veselaia Dolina, Zaitsevo and Pervomayskoye, the General Staff said in an evening report .
20:33 Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said that fighting was going on in Liman: "There are fighting in Liman. It is much easier to restrain yourself and not write on social networks than ours are there now. Hold back. The General Staff will not forget to inform you when there is information for you."
20:22 The number of victims of the shelling of a convoy of civilian cars at the checkpoint in Zaporozhye has increased to 31 - another wounded woman died in the hospital, said the head of the Zaporozhye OVA Alexander Starukh.
19:30 The IAEA has received information that Igor Murashov, the director general of the Zaporozhye NPP, who was kidnapped by the Russians, has been "temporarily detained." This information was obtained after the IAEA contacted the "relevant authorities". The head of the agency, Rafael Grossi, stressed that the organization is actively seeking clarification and hopes for a speedy and satisfactory resolution of this issue.
19:23 In Nikolaev, under the rubble after a nighttime missile attack, they found the body of one dead person - this is a young woman, Anna Zamazeeva, head of the regional council, said.
18:32 Thick smoke is visible at the Belbek airfield in occupied Sevastopol. The “governor” of the city, Mikhail Razvozhaev, announced an “extraordinary situation”: allegedly, during landing, the plane rolled out of the runway and caught fire. Citizens in local publics discuss that they heard explosions, after which smoke appeared.
17:36 Negotiations with the Russian Federation can resume on the condition that the Russian army leaves the entire territory of Ukraine, including Crimea, Podolyak said in an interview with La Repubblica: "Russia does not want to negotiate - it only puts forward ultimatums. If the Russian army leaves the entire territory of Ukraine , including Crimea, negotiations could resume."
17:01 The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the withdrawal of troops from Liman "in connection with the creation of a threat of encirclement." Moscow assured that the troops were withdrawn "to more advantageous lines."
16:25 In the Kupyansky district of the Kharkiv region, a shelled convoy with cars was found, where there were civilians. The occupiers attacked civilians who tried to escape from shelling, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the UVA, said. As a result of the shelling of a convoy of seven cars, 24 people were killed, including a pregnant woman and 13 children. The tragedy occurred on the morning of September 25 between the villages of Kurilovka and Peschanoe - this is the so-called gray zone. The Russians fired at the civilians almost point-blank.
15:46 On Saturday, October 1, the US Lend-Lease Act for Ukraine came into force, Yermak said.
13:33 The Ukrainian military set up the flag of Ukraine at the entrance to Liman - the video was posted by Andriy Yermak.
12:14 British intelligence reports that on September 30, the Russian army attacked a convoy at the exit from Zaporozhye, most likely with an air defense missile. Russia's stockpile of such missiles is likely limited and a valuable weapon designed to destroy advanced aircraft and missiles rather than for use against ground targets. The use of such missiles as strike missiles is almost certainly due to a shortage of ammunition, especially longer-range precision missiles. The Russian Federation is spending strategically valuable military resources in an attempt to achieve tactical superiority and in the process is killing civilians it now calls its citizens, analysts say.
11:51 The settlements of Yampol, Novoselovka, Shandrigolovo, Drobyshevo, Headquarters have been released, stabilization measures are underway there , said Sergei Cherevaty, a representative of the Eastern Group of Forces.
11:27 Kherson public reports about a serious hit in Tavriysk, Kakhovka district. According to preliminary information, the projectile flew into the territory of the chemical plant, where the Russian military was stationed, and damaged the ammunition depot. Local residents report loud sounds of detonation of ammunition, clouds of smoke rise from the city.
Explosions are also reported in Novaya Kakhovka, where the air defense system allegedly went off.
11:18 As of the morning of October 1, about 5,000 Russian soldiers are encircled in Liman, head of the Lugansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai said: "The invaders asked their leadership for the opportunity to get out, which they were refused. Now they have three options: try to break through , or surrender, or all die together. There are about 5,000 of them, there is no exact figure yet."
Gaidai stressed that 5000 is a colossal group in the environment, this has never happened before in principle. All ways of bringing ammunition there or a quiet exit of this group from Liman have already been cut off.
10:02 At night, the Russians hit Nikolaev not only with S-300 missiles, but also with Shahed-136 kamikaze drones. Five people, including a three-month-old baby, were injured in the shelling, Vitaly Kim, head of the UVA, said.
09:59 Over the past day in the Kharkiv region, the areas of the settlements Strelechye, Redkodub, Kuchkovka, Okhrimovka, Olkhovatka, Dvurichnaya and others were fired upon. Due to the hit of ammunition, fires broke out at an agro-industrial facility and in an apartment building. Two people were hospitalized with wounds - in the Izyum and Kharkiv districts, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
09:54 No bogus referendum can justify a violation of the UN Charter, Borrell said. He stressed that the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine are not subject to discussion, and the support of the European Union remains unshakable.
09:35 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, four civilians were killed - two in Maksimilianovka, one each in Bakhmut and Svyatogorsk. Another six people were injured, said the head of the OVA, Pavel Kirilenko.
09:31 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) predicts that Ukrainian troops are likely to completely cordon off or capture the Liman of the Donetsk region within the next 72 hours. ISW also writes that on September 30, Ukrainian forces continued to strike at Russian military facilities in the Luhansk region. Geolocation footage shows the aftermath of Ukrainian HIMARS strikes on a television tower and radio repeater in Starobilsk, as well as an asphalt plant near Alchevsk, where Russian troops were reportedly stationed.
09:24 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of October 1. The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Kramatorsk and Bakhmut directions.
- personnel - about 59,610 (+530) people liquidated,
- tanks - 2354 (+16),
- armored fighting vehicles - 4949 (+17),
- artillery systems - 1397 (+6),
- MLRS - 336 (+3),
- air defense systems - 176 (+0),
- aircraft - 264 (+0),
- helicopters - 226 (+1),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 1009 (+6),
- cruise missiles - 246 (+0),
- ships/boats - 15 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 3786 (+18),
- special equipment - 131 (+0).
09:17 Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled enemy attacks near New York, Zaitsevo and Soledar, the General Staff said in the morning summary. The General Staff also informs that Russia is preparing to send cadets to the war in Ukraine due to the lack of officer personnel.
09:13 Turkey does not accept the annexation of Ukrainian territories by Russia, the country's Foreign Ministry said: "Turkey did not recognize the annexation of Crimea by Russia in an illegitimate referendum held in 2014, and each time emphasized its strong support for the territorial integrity, independence and sovereignty of Ukraine. In accordance with this With the position we took in 2014, we reject Russia's decision to annex the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia regions of Ukraine." The agency called the Kremlin's decision "a gross violation of established principles of international law."
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08:29 Zelensky, by his decree, canceled the autumn conscription and postponed the demobilization. The draft campaign in Ukraine in October-December will not be held, and the transfer to the reserve of military personnel is postponed for a period "not earlier than the announcement of demobilization in the prescribed manner."
07:04 The Russians kidnapped the general director of the Zaporizhzhya NPP Igor Murashov , Energoatom President Petr Kotin said. He said that on Friday, September 30, at about 16:00, Murashov was detained by an occupant patrol on the road from the station to Energodar. The car was stopped, he himself was detained and taken away blindfolded in an unknown direction. Currently, there is no information about the whereabouts of Igor Murashov and his fate.
Kotin emphasizes that the Director General of ZNPP is a licensed person - he bears the main and exclusive responsibility for the nuclear and radiation safety of the Zaporizhzhya NPP. His detention poses a threat to the operation of Europe's largest nuclear power plant.
06:43 The Russians launched a missile attack on the Odessa region in the early morning. Two rockets, presumably Iskander, hit an industrial infrastructure facility, damaged an electrical substation, and several neighboring buildings. A fire broke out in one of the private garages, which was quickly extinguished. People were not injured, OK Pivden reported.
00:51 Biden signed a law on temporary state financing, providing for the allocation of $ 12.3 billion in assistance to Ukraine.