[Korrespondent] 23:54 Elon Musk decided to figure out the Russian attack on Ukraine. True, the businessman's proposals for a peaceful settlement of the conflict turned out to be, to put it mildly, pro-Russian. Musk's tweets received a lot of backlash in Ukraine and around the world. Read more in the article How about Alaska and Texas?
23:37 Zelensky, in an evening video message, said that the offensive movement of the Ukrainian army continued today: "There are new liberated settlements in several regions. Tough fighting continues in many sectors of the front. But the prospect of these hostilities remains obvious: more and more occupiers are trying to escape, more and more losses are being borne by the enemy army, a growing understanding that Russia made a mistake by going to war against Ukraine."
23:19 Elon Musk's statements about the future of Ukraine caused a real resonance on the Web. Both the Office of the President, the senior adviser to the US Congress, and ordinary subscribers reacted to it. There was even speculation that Musk's Twitter account had been hacked.
22:42 Since the beginning of the war, the Russians have taken grain from Ukraine for at least $530 million. Transportation is carried out by the structures of Russian billionaire Viktor Rashnikov and the state-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation, writes Associated Press. The journalists studied satellite images, grain transportation documents, social media posts, conversations with farmers, and ship transponder data. They helped track more than 50 food flights that arrived at the ports of Turkey, Syria and Lebanon.
22:25 In the new US military aid package, which will be announced tomorrow, there will be four HIMARS - they will be handed over immediately, Reuters reports, citing two sources.
22:20 Ukrainian forces are now managing to achieve their strategic goals - to conduct counter-offensive operations in the Kharkiv, Donbass and Kherson directions, said US Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Celeste Wallander. In particular, according to her, the capture of Liman "will significantly affect the ability of Russia to move and supply its forces on the front line."
21:58 The United States will soon announce that it will send four more M142 HIMARS to Ukraine in a new $625 million weapons package, Reuters writes.
21:23 In the area of Krivoy Rog, an enemy missile was shot down by air defense forces, said the head of the Dnepropetrovsk Regional Military District, Valentin Reznichenko.
21:17 Commander of Azov Denis Prokopenko, his deputy Svyatoslav Palamar, acting. Commander of the 36th Separate Marine Brigade Serhiy Volynsky, Senior Officer of Azov Oleg Khomenko and Commander of the 12th National Guard Brigade Denis Shlega received the title of Hero of Ukraine. Yermak in Turkey, on behalf of Zelensky, presented them with the Order of the Golden Star, the Office of the President reported.
20:32 In the Kherson region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine de-occupied the settlements of Arkhangelsk and Myrolyubovka, Zelensky said on Sunday. An hour before his statement on social networks, many experts, including American ones, reported that the Ukrainian army had broken through the front in the north of the Kherson region by 40 km. Photos and videos from the liberated settlements of the Kherson region filled social networks. More details - in the material On the way to Kherson .
20:27 Podolyak responded to Musk's proposal: "There is a better offer. 1. Ukraine liberates its territories. Including the annexed Crimea. 2. Russia undergoes demilitarization and mandatory denuclearization and can no longer threaten others. 3. War criminals go under an international tribunal."
20:14 During her visit to Turkey, Olena Zelenska met with the commanders released from captivity from Azovstal and published a photo:
20:07 Units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Mayorsk, New York, Zaitsevo, Nevelskoye and Pobeda, the General Staff said in an evening report .
19:54 Elon Musk shared his vision of the peace formula between Ukraine and Russia. So, he proposes to repeat the "referenda", but under the supervision of the UN. Russia should leave if it is the will of the people, the billionaire believes. At the same time, he is convinced that Crimea should remain part of Russia, "as it has been since 1783 (before Khrushchev's mistake)." The peninsula also needs to be provided with water supply.
And Ukraine, according to Musk, should remain neutral. “This is very likely to be the end result - the only question is how many people will die before that. It is also worth noting that a possible, although unlikely outcome of this conflict is a nuclear war,” Musk writes.
19:26 The United States is developing a plan in case of an escalation of the war between Russia and Ukraine, including the use of nuclear weapons by Moscow. More details - in the material The last argument.
18:59 Alexander Zhuravlev, Commander of the Western Military District of the Russian Army, has been removed from his post. Lieutenant General Roman Berdnikov, who once led a group of Russian troops in Syria, has been appointed the new commander of the Western Military District, Russian media write. The troops of the Western District participated in the battles in the Kharkov region.
18:56 Podolyak said that automatic "passportization" in the occupied territories will not have consequences for the local population: "With automatic passportization of the occupied territories, Russia wants to bind the local population with blood. Like, you already have a passport, now you are" accomplices "and after liberation The UAF will persecute you. This is a lie. Forced citizenship is a sham that will have no consequences."
18:47 Ukraine has asked the United States to transfer ATACMS long-range missile systems on the condition that they agree on the targets they plan to hit, so Kiev wants to overcome Washington's resistance, where they fear a possible escalation, CNN reports citing its sources.
18:40 The invaders launched a missile attack on a medical institution in the Kupyansky district - an anesthetist died, one nurse was injured, information about the victims is still being specified, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the Kharkiv OVA. The hospital building is almost completely destroyed, rescuers are working on the spot.
18:34 Director General of the Zaporozhye NPP Igor Murashov has been released from Russian captivity , said the head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi. "He returned safely to his family," Grossi assured.
18:15 The "DNR" stated that Ukrainian troops allegedly fired a "HIMARS missile" at the central Voroshilovsky district of Donetsk, the bus station area was under fire, the glazing in the Continent shopping center was broken, the control room and three trams were damaged.
17:34 The EU signed a memorandum of understanding on providing Ukraine with 5 billion euros of macro-financial assistance, Shmyhal said.
17:28 In the Sverdlovsk region of the Russian Federation, two mobilized people died in a training center, another died upon returning home, said State Duma deputy from the region Maxim Ivanov. One of them died of a heart attack, the second - as a result of suicide, the third - from cirrhosis of the liver.
17:04 The occupiers have disconnected Kherson from gas supply and blame Ukraine for this, said Sergei Khlan, deputy of the regional council. According to him, the right-bank part of the region is not prepared for the heating season, the situation is better on the left bank. And in the recently de-occupied settlements, the entire infrastructure has been destroyed - there is neither gas nor electricity.
The government has created humanitarian hubs that will receive people from both the liberated cities and those who leave the occupied territory. They will be provided with temporary housing, help with relocation, food and employment.
16:28 The European Union plans to train up to 15,000 Ukrainian troops as part of a new training mission being created, writes Spiegel.
15:57 Borovaya and most of the Borovskoye settlement territorial community in the Kharkiv region are already under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Borovskoye village council said.
15:30 The CSTO will not participate in Russia's war against Ukraine, Kazakh Foreign Ministry spokesman Aibek Smadiyarov said. He stressed that Astana proceeds from the principles of the territorial integrity of states, their sovereign equality and peaceful existence in accordance with international law and the UN Charter.
15:03 Czech activists of the Dárek pro Putina (Gift for Putin) project have collected 1.22 million euros in a month for a modernized T-72 Avenger tank for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The activists bought not only the tank, but also ammunition for it and have already agreed on delivery to Ukraine. The tank was given the name Tomasz.
14:57 The Center for Counteracting Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine stated that the information of the newspaper La Repubblica about the movement of the Russian submarine Belgorod is a manipulation. Referring allegedly to a NATO intelligence report, the publication writes that "Putin seems to be close to raising the level of nuclear confrontation." According to the newspaper's findings, there are fears that the mission of the submarine Belgorod, seen in Arctic waters, is to test the Poseidon nuclear torpedo, often called "doomsday warheads," for the first time in history.
At the same time, there is not a single such report on the NATO website, and the alliance itself regularly records the activity of Russian submarines since the Cold War. The Alliance announced the modernization of navigation systems and weapons of Russian submarines back in 2016. Such unfounded statements by the media only increase the information terrorism of the Russian Federation, the National Security and Defense Council notes.
14:49 The State Duma of the Russian Federation unanimously ratified the "treaties" on the "entry" of the "DNR", "LNR", Zaporozhye and Kherson regions into Russia.
14:27 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that the Armed Forces of Ukraine "superior tank units" in the direction of Zolotaya Balka, Aleksandrovka "managed to wedge into the depths of Russian defense", Russian units allegedly "occupied a pre-prepared defensive line." Meanwhile, Stremousov assures that "everything is stable" in the Kherson region.
13:43 Photos of the Ukrainian military in the villages of Borovaya and Sheikovka on the left bank of the Oskol in the Kharkiv region appeared on social networks . The release of these settlements has not yet been officially confirmed. They also write that the fighters of the 128th Separate Mountain Assault Transcarpathian Brigade set the Ukrainian flag in Myrolyubovka, Kherson region.
12:51 During the retreat from Liman, the enemy left a lot of mines and stretch marks, sappers are clearing the city, said a representative of the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Serhiy Cherevaty: "They cleared the city itself from the invaders, and of course, their remnants are still running around somewhere, they are now "They are actively capturing. But stabilization measures are underway there. First of all, there is a very dangerous mine situation there now. The occupiers have left an extremely large number of anti-personnel mines, the so-called tripwires, they have left "petal" mines that are not visible behind the leaves."
Cherevaty also added that the remnants of the Russian group located in Liman retreated to Kremennaya and were trying to build fortifications there.
12:34 Kadyrov announced that he would send his three underage sons to war in Ukraine. According to him, children who are 16, 15 and 14 years old "will go to the front line and will be on the most difficult sections of the line of contact."
12:30 Peskov, in response to a question about the borders of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, said that "we will continue to consult with their population about this, everything will depend on their will."
11:57 The "LNR" said that the Ukrainian military managed to cross the administrative border of the "republic" and gain a foothold in the direction of Lysichansk.
11:55 The Armed Forces of Ukraine physically destroyed part of the Russian invaders in the direction of Liman, some were taken prisoner, some were able to leave in separate columns or small groups, said Sergey Cherevaty, a representative of the Eastern Group of Forces.
11:43 In Russia, they began to look for someone to blame for the failures of the "special operation", Podolyak said: "Who is in charge of military operations in Russia: 1. Kremlin clerks. 2. Internal intelligence services. 3. Owners of PMCs from prisoners. 4. The owner of Chechnya. 5. Z - propagandists. 6. Putin personally. Spiders in a closed bank began their work to find the culprit. Someone will not survive ... "
11:18 Forced mobilization is underway in Melitopol: men of different ages are approached on the street, "asked" to go to the commandant's office and be registered, some are detained for several days, Mayor Ivan Fedorov said. He also said that at the enemy checkpoint in Vasilyevka, the queue to leave the temporarily occupied territories reaches more than 4,000 people. Only 50 people were released yesterday. The occupiers have introduced a new "rule": for travel they require to issue passes on the spot. To get a pass, the car cannot leave the live queue. They require a Russian license to carry passengers.
On the territory of the entire occupied part of the Zaporozhye region, only 10 thousand Russian passports were issued. With this pseudo-document, they are not even allowed to go to the Crimea, Fedorov added.
10:51 From November, residents of the territories just liberated from the invaders will receive additional financial assistance in the amount of 2,200 hryvnia, Vereshchuk said.
10:47 At night, the Russian military fired at Chasov Yar in the Donetsk region. One of the shells hit the dormitory, at least one person is under the rubble, said the head of the UVA, Pavel Kirilenko.
10:21 British Defense Minister Ben Wallace considers it highly unlikely that Putin will use nuclear weapons against Ukraine, but at the same time notes that the head of the Kremlin is acting "irrationally."
10:16 Over the past day, the enemy continued shelling the Kupyansky, Kharkiv, Chuguev and Izyum regions of the Kharkiv region. Two civilians were hospitalized with wounds in the Chuguevsky and Kupyansky districts, Oleg Sinegubov, the head of the regional police department, said.
In addition, in the Izyum district, not far from Balakleya, an emergency medical car was blown up by a mine - the driver died, the paramedic was injured. In the Kharkiv region, a man was blown up by a mine and injured.
10:08 Colonel Mikhail Matyushenko with the call sign "Grandfather" died in the sky over the Black Sea - he led a group of pilots who became a legend as the Ghost of Kiev. He died in June, and they will bury him in Bucha only now, said the mayor of Bucha, Anatoly Fedoruk.
09:33 British intelligence notes that Putin "unusually quickly" acknowledged problems with his "partial mobilization" by convening a meeting on September 29. The military has recruited huge numbers of people who are not subject to mobilization requirements, and local officials are likely not aware of the exact scope and legal rationale of the campaign, analysts say.
09:29 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of October 3. The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Kramatorsk and Bakhmut directions.
- personnel - about 60,430 (+320) people liquidated,
- tanks - 2380 (+3),
- armored combat vehicles - 4991 (+16),
- artillery systems - 1405 (+0),
- MLRS - 338 (+1),
- air defense systems - 176 (+0),
- aircraft - 265 (+1),
- helicopters - 228 (+1),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 1026 (+11),
- cruise missiles - 246 (+0),
- ships/boats - 15 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 3811 (+15),
- special equipment - 131 (+0).
09:23 NATO intelligence fears a possible test by Russia of the "weapon of the Apocalypse" - the Poseidon torpedo, writes La Repubblica. According to the newspaper, the alliance sent an intelligence report with a warning about the "disappearance from the base" of the Russian nuclear submarine K-329 Belgorod with six Poseidon torpedoes on board.
The suspicion conveyed to the Allied Commands is that Poseidon, codenamed Status-6, may be tested in the Kara Sea area. The Poseidon torpedo, equipped with a nuclear warhead, is capable of causing a "radioactive tsunami" and is designed not to emit the heat wave that NATO sensors are tuned to. Despite the warnings sent out, few people believe that the super torpedo can be put into service.
08:54 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) writes that Russia's defeat in the Kharkiv region and Liman, combined with the Kremlin's failure to effectively and fairly conduct a partial mobilization, is fundamentally changing the Russian information space, and now propagandists have begun to criticize the military leadership of the Russian Federation and complain about the lack of transparency in the coverage of the war.
Kremlin propagandists no longer hide their frustration with the partial mobilization, often discussing the illegal mobilization of some men and drawing attention to problems such as alcoholism among the newly mobilized. The Russian information space has significantly deviated from the narratives of the Kremlin and the Russian Defense Ministry that the situation is generally under control.
In addition, talk shows on federal channels instantly picked up the statements of Kadyrov and Prigozhin, who sharply criticized the military leadership of the Russian Federation and thereby publicly undermined Putin's authority, experts say. At the same time, ISW states that criticism on federal Russian channels after the Kremlin adopted a law that threatens Russians with up to 15 years in prison for "discrediting the army" is a very unusual event for the Kremlin's propaganda shows.
08:37 In the Donetsk region, as a result of Russian shelling over the past day, one civilian was killed - in Bakhmut. Eight more people were injured, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
08:26 Tonight, the Russians launched a missile attack on the city of Zaporozhye and two villages in the Zaporozhye region - about ten S-300 missiles were fired, the head of the OVA Alexander Starukh said. In the regional center, infrastructure facilities were damaged, one victim is known. In particular, the rehabilitation center where children with special needs studied was partially destroyed. As a result of attacks on villages near the city, there were no casualties. According to preliminary information, the missiles hit outside the settlements.
07:58 Over the past day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled enemy attacks in the areas of Zaitsevo, Bakhmutsky, Bakhmut, Odradovka, Vyemka, Disputed, Nevelsky and Pervomaisky, the General Staff reports in the morning report .
07:33 Ukraine is demonstrating success in the Kherson region and is changing the dynamics of the battle in its favor, said US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. According to him, there have been "kind of changes in the dynamics of the battlefield." Austin attributed the change to the skills of the Ukrainian military and the strategic use of weapons supplied by US and NATO allies.
Austin also added that the Ukrainian military used "technologies like HIMARS" and used them "in the right way" to "attack warehouses, command and control, which takes away significant capabilities from the Russian Federation." At the same time, according to him, the Ukrainians "changed the dynamics, and this created an opportunity for maneuver."