[Korrespondent] 23:40 Boris Johnson will become the head of the party group Conservative Friends of Ukraine in the UK Parliament, writes The Daily Telegraph.
23:37 Speaker of the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Serhiy Cherevaty officially confirmed the liberation of the village of Torskoye near Liman: "Our military took the village of Torskoye, located on the way to Kremennaya, they are hitting with artillery fire an enemy unit that is trying to gain a foothold in Kremennaya and build a defense."
23:35 Zelensky, in an evening video message, announced the release of Arkhangelsk and Myrolyubovka, Kherson region.
23:24 Yermak, as part of his visit to Turkey, held a trilateral meeting with Erdogan's chief adviser Ibrahim Kalin and Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan. In addition, Yermak, together with the Ukrainian delegation, visited the facilities of Baikar. Zelensky stressed that this meeting "is not symbolic, but quite practical: we are preparing to create a training center and a plant of the Baikar company in Ukraine, as well as to jointly produce aircraft engines."
23:13 Zelensky, in an evening video message, spoke about the "important events" that took place today in Turkey: "As part of the visit of the First Lady of Ukraine, the Head of the Office and our other representatives ... the first corvette for our state was launched from those that must be built by the Turkish side. Corvette Hetman Ivan Mazepa... I consider it very symbolic that he received just such a name. Despite centuries of Russian false propaganda, historical truth and justice still win. And there is not a single reason that our project to build a new fleet has failed for Ukraine. We are implementing all our plans."
21:05 Over the current day, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Zaitsevo, Bakhmutskoye, Bakhmut, Odradovka, Pervomayskoye, Disputed and Vyemka, the General Staff said in an evening report . Against the backdrop of the successes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in certain sectors of the front, Russian troops began to surrender more often and are trying to leave the zone of active hostilities deep into the temporarily occupied territory.
20:43 Zaluzhny said that he had a telephone conversation with the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States, General Mark Milley, and discussed issues of meeting the needs of the Ukrainian Defense Forces in repelling Russian armed aggression.
19:51 In the Kharkiv region, a car was found with five dead residents of Kupyansk, who tried to move to Kharkiv on May 6, but stumbled upon an enemy mine in a field near the village of Vasilenkovo, the National Police reported.
19:44 According to the bills submitted to the State Duma of the Russian Federation, the borders of the so-called "DPR" and "LPR", as well as the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, which the Russian Federation allegedly "annexed" to itself, will be determined by the borders that existed "on the day of their formation and adoption into Russia."
18:19 Zelensky said that he talked with Macron, discussed the importance of strengthening defense support for Ukraine, the situation at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, and the need for its immediate demilitarization.
17:58 Pope Francis appealed to the presidents of Russia and Ukraine with an appeal to end the war. He urged Putin to "stop the spiral of violence and death" in Ukraine "out of love for his own people" and denounced the threat of nuclear war as absurd. And the pontiff asked Zelensky "to be open to serious proposals for concluding peace." Both sides, he said, must find a way out of the crisis.
17:35 In Mariupol, an excavator blew up on a mine, which, while digging, hit a Russian shell or an air bomb. The explosion was so powerful that half of the city could hear it well, Petr Andryushchenko, an adviser to the mayor, said: "Russian weapons kill again. Fortunately, again Russian citizens or civilian occupiers. But the level of danger for Mariupol residents is difficult to overestimate."
16:21 The United States is ready to allocate $1.5 billion a month to Ukraine until the end of the war to finance the budget and urge the EU to do the same, writes Bloomberg.
16:19 Kuleba said that he had a conversation with Rafael Grossi and informed that Ukraine was ready to facilitate the rotation of IAEA experts at the ZNPP. Kuleba stressed that Russia should withdraw troops and military equipment from the station. Grossi, according to Kuleba, assured that the IAEA is making every effort to release the ZNPP director kidnapped by Russia.
16:09 Denmark, Norway and Germany will finance the production of Slovak self-propelled guns Zuzana 2 for Ukraine, the Danish Foreign Ministry said. In total, the countries agreed to donate about 92 million euros.
15:40 Podolyak said that the number of wounded Russian soldiers was three times more than those killed, that is, it reached about 180 thousand: “Everything is going according to plan, so the Russian death counter has turned a new page. 60,000 Russian marauders have already died on Ukrainian soil. There are three times more wounded It's time to ask the "armies" of rapidly mobilized office workers: where did the "second army of professionals" go?
15:27 Podolyak said that in 48 hours from the signing of Zelensky's application for NATO membership, ten countries of the bloc have already supported Ukraine's membership: "Basically, these are countries that remember the poisonous claws of the Russian Empire well. Thanks to the allies for demonstrating leadership and responsibility. History is being created today".
15:19 Putin submitted to the State Duma bills on the annexation of the "DPR", "LPR", Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. The decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation assumes that:
- "DPR", "LPR", Kherson and Zaporozhye regions are considered "accepted" into the Russian Federation from the date of signing the agreements - September 30;
- the transitional period for the "integration" of new regions into the economic, financial, credit and legal systems of the Russian Federation, as well as into the system of state authorities of the Russian Federation, is set until January 1, 2026;
- new regions will retain their current names - "DPR", "LPR", Kherson and Zaporozhye regions;
- the leaders of the "DPR" and "LPR" will be called "heads of the republics", Kherson and Zaporozhye regions - "governors";
- Putin, within 10 days from the date of "acceptance" into the Russian Federation, appoints acting "leaders" of new subjects;
- citizens of Ukraine and stateless persons residing in the territory of the occupied regions on the day of annexation are "recognized" as citizens of the Russian Federation;
- the state language of the "LPR" and "DPR" is Russian; at the same time, the Russian Federation allegedly "guarantees" to all peoples in the "LPR", "DPR", Kherson and Zaporozhye regions "the right to preserve and study" their native language.
14:15 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced a missile attack on the building of the SBU in Dnipro.
14:02 The presidents of nine NATO countries from Central and Eastern Europe issued a joint statement condemning Russia's annexation of Ukrainian territories and urging the alliance to significantly increase military assistance to Ukraine. The leaders of the countries also supported Ukraine's membership in NATO. The statement was signed by the presidents of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania and Slovakia.
13:14 The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation decided to recognize the "agreements" on the "acceptance of new subjects into Russia" as consistent with the constitution.
13:10 Zelensky said that as of 12:30 Liman was completely cleared.
12:22 The Australian government announced the introduction of individual sanctions against 28 Russian officials responsible for the annexation of Ukrainian regions. In particular, sanctions will be imposed against the mayor of Moscow, the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation, Putin's first deputy Sergei Kiriyenko, collaborators whom Russia has appointed heads of the occupation administrations, and others. Australia also joins Ukraine's genocide lawsuit against Russia.
11:43 Poland has completed the construction of a fence on the border with Belarus and today the Polish border is the best protected in Europe, Stanislav Zharin, the government's authorized representative for information space security, said. Construction cost 330 million euros.
10:41 British intelligence notes that the loss of Liman was a serious political setback for Putin and led to a new wave of public criticism of the Russian military leadership. The loss is especially noticeable due to the fact that Lyman is located in the Donetsk region, which Russia tried to annex. Further losses in illegally occupied territories will almost certainly lead to increased public criticism and pressure on the high command, analysts say.
10:37 This morning in the Akhtyrsky district of the Sumy region, a car of Ukrtelecom signalmen blew up on an enemy mine, which drove off to the side of the road near the TV tower. There were four people in the car, one died on the spot, three were hospitalized, said the head of the Sumy OVA Dmitry Zhivitsky.
10:33 In the Nikolaev area as a result of enemy attack with. Shevchenko of the Shevchenko community, two people were killed, a residential building was partially destroyed, said the head of the OVA Vitaliy Kim.
10:18 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, three civilians were killed - two in Avdeevka and one in Paraskoveevka. Nine more people were injured, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
10:16 Russians struck at the residential quarter of Nikolaev. Currently, damage is known to four apartment buildings. Preliminarily, seven people were injured, said the mayor of the city Alexander Senkevich. One of the shells exploded on the territory of the hospital, the windows were shattered by the shock wave and debris. The transformer substation, power grids and gas pipeline were also damaged. Some houses were left without electricity and gas.
10:10 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of October 2. The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Kramatorsk and Bakhmut directions.
- personnel - about 60,110 (+500) people liquidated,
- tanks - 2377 (+23),
- armored combat vehicles - 4975 (+26),
- artillery systems - 1405 (+8),
- MLRS - 337 (+1),
- air defense systems - 176 (+0),
- aircraft - 264 (+0),
- helicopters - 227 (+1),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 1015 (+6),
- cruise missiles - 246 (+0),
- ships/boats - 15 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 3796 (+10),
- special equipment - 131 (+0).
10:04 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believes that Putin is probably more interested in keeping the territories of the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, rather than strengthening his position in the Lugansk region. According to analysts, this is evidenced by the defeat in Liman.
The ISW also believes that Russia probably wants to take legal responsibility for the Zaporizhzhya NPP, and it was for this reason that the director of the Zaporizhzhya NPP, Igor Murashov, was detained. The occupiers plan to transfer ZNPP under the control of Rosatom and create a new legal entity for ZNPP. Probably, the Russian Federation will try to use its control over the ZNPP to put pressure on the IAEA in order to legitimize the illegal annexation of the occupied territory.
Meanwhile, Russian troops made another unsuccessful attempt to attack Cossack Lopan in the north of the Kharkov region. Such attacks indicate that Putin likely retains a goal of regaining control of territory outside the occupied areas and is willing to commit military resources to such offensives rather than focusing on defense against the Ukrainian counter-offensive in Donbas.
09:55 Roskomnadzor has restricted access to the SoundCloud music service, the reason is "fake news about a special operation" in Ukraine, Russian media write.
09:43 The Washington Post writes that as part of the last big exchange of prisoners, the Russian oligarch Abramovich was an intermediary - he communicated with the head of the FSB and Yermak. According to the publication, the FSB was against the exchange of Azov, but Putin wanted to return Medvedchuk.
09:21 Russians attacked Krivoy Rog at night with a kamikaze drone that hit the building of a local lyceum in the city center. Two floors of the building were destroyed, a fire broke out, which has already been extinguished. There were no casualties, the head of the OVA, Valentin Reznichenko, said.
09:03 The air force reported that tonight they shot down five of the seven Shahed-136 kamikaze drones with which the enemy attacked Nikolayevshchina.
08:40 At night, the enemy attacked Zaporozhye and the suburbs with four S-300 missiles - the industrial infrastructure was destroyed, there were no casualties, the head of the OVA Alexander Starukh said.
08:01 During the day, units of the Defense Forces repulsed enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Kazachya Lopan, Vyemka, Bakhmutskoye, Bakhmut, Veselaia Dolina and Pervomayskoye, the General Staff said in the morning report.
00:36 The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine officially confirmed the capture of Liman: "The soldiers of the Airborne Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, together with brother-in-arms from the National Guard of Ukraine, liberated and took control of the settlement of Liman in the Donetsk region."