It was surprisingly quiet in Kyiv today, but in Kharkiv, three people were killed in an attack by three KABs and a drone, warehouses are on fire, and residential buildings are damaged.
https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/articles/c60qkzv82n9korussian forces have begun using upgraded Geran-4 drones this fall, featuring new navigation technology and a warhead designed to target bridges and overhead power lines, according to Ukraine's Defense Intelligence. To more effectively strike bridge structures and the supports of overhead power lines, russian forces have begun using a new KRSN warhead. It is a shaped-charge cutting payload that severs the target with a focused jet. The Chinese Telefly turbojet engine has been replaced with a russian-made localized counterpart produced in Alabuga.
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/russia-modifies-geran-4-drones-to-strike-1791186359.htmlVolodymyr Zelensky has spoken about strengthening air defenses over Kyiv and the rest of Ukraine. According to him, more than 12 "Turrets" (an autonomous and remotely controlled system with anti-aircraft machine guns for shooting down drones) have already been installed in the capital to counter russian jet drones. Authorities are also warning Kyiv residents to stay away from windows while these systems are in operation.
https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/articles/c6z0v43dgezkoFrom time to time, bullets from air defense systems used to hit windows and cars parked on the streets, but now there will be a lot more of them. Consequently, Ukrainians face a real risk of death not only from russian drones and missiles but also from their own air-defense fire. I don't know how people in Kyiv should live and work, given that the yellow alert level means the threat of a drone attack and does not oblige them to hide in shelters, and that being in a shelter is considered absenteeism and grounds for dismissal.
Over the past ten days, the Unmanned Systems Forces have attacked 44 energy facilities in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, according to Robert Brovdi ("Madyar"), commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
https://hromadske.ua/viyna/271990-za-10-dniv-sbs-urazyly-44-enerhovuzly-na-tymchasovo-okupovanykh-terytoriiakh-madiarThis is a dubious achievement, considering that Ukrainians in the occupied territories are already suffering at the hands of the russians, and their own army is making their lives even worse. It is difficult to remain a patriot in such conditions and not listen to russian propaganda.
Recently, MP Oleksiy Honcharenko made a series of high-profile statements calling for the start of negotiations with russia. People's Deputy from the Servant of the People party, Danylo Hetmantsev, also spoke about peace, but with an economic overtone, speaking about the difficult economic outlook for Ukraine. He noted that "the majority of people support negotiations and peace on difficult terms, provided those terms ensure an end to the war once and for all..."
They were joined by Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov, who criticized the so-called "war party" and stated that the desire for peace requires no justification.
Zelensky urged MPs not to sow panic by calling for negotiations.
https://tsn.ua/politika/zelenskyy-zorstko-vidpoviv-nardepam-iaki-zaklykaiut-do-perehovoriv-z-rf-3181142.htmlrussian strikes on Ukraine's railway infrastructure have led to an acute shortage of locomotives needed to transport grain and iron ore. Ukraine has nearly exhausted its train reserves and is negotiating with European partners for the supply of additional rolling stock, the Financial Times reports, citing Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy Taras Vysotsky.
https://www.ft.com/content/cc96ac01-7929-4954-97a3-7b30e00ef324?syn-25a6b1a6=1Ukraine has requested an increase in the volume of agricultural product transit through Europe, but Poland and Romania have stated that they cannot and will not do anything more to assist Ukraine with grain transportation, Politico reports. "The interests of our own farmers remain the priority," said Romanian Agriculture Minister Barna Tánczos.
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-neighbors-shun-kyivs-plea-to-free-trapped-grain/Meanwhile, between September 28 and October 2, the National Bank of Ukraine sold $1.31269 billion on the foreign exchange market and did not purchase any foreign currency. Over the entire 12-week period of this series, the National Bank sold a total of approximately $14.05 billion. Since the beginning of 2026, the NBU has sold $38.77 billion on the foreign exchange market, while purchasing only $2.3 million.
https://kurs.com.ua/novost/1482648-nbu-12-i-tizhden-pospil-prodav-ponad-1-mlrd-dolariv-na-valjutnomu-rinku#google_vignetteSome even rejoice at the news that russian lab worker dies of suspected plague as 200 enter medical observation and expect the decline and destruction of russia because of this.
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/russia-plague-suspected-lab-worker-dies-200-medical-observation-rcna601559Drones of the Security Service of Ukraine attacked the Khanskaya military airfield in the Republic of Adygea in russia and hit two combat aircraft - Su-35 and Su-34, as well as an ammunition depot.
https://ua.news/ua/war-vs-rf/sbu-vdarila-po-aerodromu-v-adigeyi-ta-urazila-dva-vinishchuvachiThe US has withdrawn all of its bombers from RAF Fairford, the UK military base at the centre of an incident being investigated by counter-terror police. A statement from a Pentagon official confirmed on Sunday it had removed its bombers - thought to be about a dozen B-1s - from the base back to their home stations in America. US media reported a new threat led to the bombers being removed, which follows a major incident on 27 September when police were alerted to three "suspicious vehicles" near the airbase.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cmwyve191dlkoThe assumption that the US was scared of terrorists, even as an excuse, looks bad, but the fact of the matter suggests that something has seriously changed in US-UK relations. For the UK, this is a serious challenge given previous provocations and threats from russia.
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