Russian troops are trying to seize new positions in the Zaporizhzhia sector to improve their tactical position, Ukrainian military’s Southern Command spokesperson Vladyslav Voloshyn told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) on Oct. 1.Voloshyn said …
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is hoping to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone for the first time in almost two years, the German newspaper Zeit reported on Oct. 1.Citing sources in “government circles,” the outlet said an official reque…
NATO has to ensure that Ukraine “prevails as a sovereign, independent, democratic nation,” Mark Rutte said on Oct. 1, as he took the helm as the new secretary general of the military alliance.Speaking alongside the outgoing Jens Stoltenberg during a pr…
Russian forces attacked the city of Zaporizhzhia on Oct. 1, killing one person and injuring at least six others, Governor Ivan Fedorov reported.Russia launched at least six guided aerial bombs against Zaporizhzhia, damaging apartment buildings and hous…
Russian troops have entered the embattled town of Vuhledar in Donetsk Oblast, Governor Vadym Filashkin said on Oct. 1, adding that fighting is ongoing.Speaking on national television, Filashkin described the situation as “extremely difficult,” adding: …
Russian forces attacked a substation connected to the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP), cutting off a power line to the facility, Ukraine’s Energy Ministry said on Oct. 1.The attack put the plant “on the verge” of a blackout again, the …
Defense Minister Rustem Umerov signed a submission to Ukraine’s government on the dismissal of three of his deputies and the state secretary, he announced on Oct. 1.Umerov called the system of the Defense Ministry, including the Armed Forces, Ukraine’s…
Ukraine war latest: Russia aims to draft 133,000 men during new round of fall conscriptionKey developments on Sept. 30: * Russia aims to draft 133,000 Russians during new round of fall conscription * Russia intensifies attacks on recaptured Vovchansk p…
A former national security advisor to Donald Trump has rubbished the Republican presidential candidate’s claims that he will be able to broker a peace deal between Kyiv and Moscow and end the war in Ukraine.Speaking to CBS’s Face the Nation on Sept. 29…
Ukraine can use domestically-produced weapons to hit targets inside Russia, and does not need U.S. permission to do so, U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said at a briefing on Sept. 30.Kyiv has repeatedly promised it would not attack Ru…