War

From 23:00 to 24:00 on September 29, the Russian-occupation forces attacked the south of Ukraine with seven Shahed-136 kamikaze drones, five of which were shot down by the Ukrainian air defense units. "Five of these loitering munitions were destroyed by the air defense forces and means of the Air Command "South" of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine," the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported. Two drones were shot down in Odesa direction, three more – in Mykolaiv direction. The military added that Shahed-136 drones had been launched from the Black Sea area. ol

Russian president putin signed decrees recognizing Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions as "independent territories" after pseudo-referendums were held there. The decrees were published by the RIA Novosti propaganda media outlet, Ukrinform reports. Putin justifies his acts of aggression by "universally recognized principles and norms of international law" which are enshrined in the UN charter. Putin's decrees on the recognition of the independence of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions "enter into force" on September 29. Read also: Sham referenda do not reflect will of Ukrainians - Blinken As reported, on September 23-27, the Russian-occupation administration held sham referenda in the territory of Luhansk,…

Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the NSDC, speaking about the mobilization in the Russian Federation, noted that the majority of those mobilized for war in Ukraine are representatives of the Muslim world. The senior security official touched upon the issue in an interview with the "Great Lviv Speaking", an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "As for the ongoing mobilization on the territory of the Russian Federation, I can say that currently, the majority of those mobilized there are representatives of the Muslim world. It so happened that they were born on the territory of the Russian Federation, especially in Tatarstan, Dagestan, and other…

At least 1,500 draft notices have been issued to Crimean Tatars in the temporarily occupied Crimea after Putin announced partial mobilization in Russia. "We know that at least 1,500 draft notices have been issued to Crimean Tatars. It was a mass issuance of draft notices in places where Crimean Tatars live compactly, such as the sixth and seventh districts of Bakhchisaray, Strohanivka village, Zuya village, Saky town, Azovske village, Mayske village, Dobrivska valley," Tamila Tasheva, Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, said during a briefing at the Ukrinform news agency. According to her,…

Ukraine has called on its partners to increase pressure on Russia, including with new tough sanctions in connection with the holding of pseudo-referendums in temporarily occupied territories, and to significantly increase military support for Ukraine. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said this in a statement on Russia's sham referendums in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, Ukrinform reports. "Ukraine calls on the EU, NATO and the Group of Seven to immediately and significantly increase pressure on Russia, including by imposing new tough sanctions, and significantly increase their military aid to Ukraine, including by providing us with tanks, combat aircraft, armored vehicles,…

Russian invaders have dropped phosphorus bombs on a village in the Zaporizhzhia region. The Zaporizhia Separate Territorial Defense Brigade announced this in a post on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. "These munitions set fire to everything that burns. Civilians suffer the most from them. Several houses and a school burned down," the post read. In the last 24 hours, in the Zaporizhzhia region, Russian invaders used tanks, mortars and field artillery near Mykilske, Prechystivka, Neskuchne, Novomykolaivka, Vremivka, Temyrivka, and Olhivske.

In the Kharkiv region, the Ukrainian military have liberated 454 settlements from Russian invaders. The relevant statement was made by Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Tymoshenko at a briefing, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The Kharkiv region. Thanks to the offensive actions by the Ukrainian military, a total of 454 settlements were de-occupied,” Tymoshenko told. In his words, 14 police departments, 78 rural health posts, 23 local self-government bodies and 10 Ukrposhta’s offices have re-opened within the Kharkiv region’s liberated areas. Ninety educational institutions resumed online studies. In addition, six cell towers, 27 gas supply…

Russia must immediately withdraw its forces from the territory of Ukraine, while fake referenda held in the temporarily captured areas are “illegal.” The Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ann Linde, spoke on the issue in an address to the UN General Assembly, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "The war in Ukraine must stop, and Russia’s troops withdraw. The fake ‘referenda’ on Ukrainian territory would be illegal and will have no effect," the foreign minister said. She also emphasized that neither partial mobilization, nor "nuclear sabre rattling, nor any other escalation will deter us from supporting Ukraine." Read also: UK sanctions collaborators…

Ukrainian law enforcement have registered 52,596 crimes related to the full-scale invasion on the part of Russia. This was reported by the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office on Telegram, Ukrinform saw. In particular, the number of registered crimes of aggression and war crimes stands at 36,281, of which: 34,944 are related to violations of the laws and customs of war, 73 – to planning, preparation, initiation and waging of a war of aggression, 31 – to the propaganda of war, and 1,233 are other crimes. Law enforcement also registered 16,315 crimes against national security, of which: 11,298 –…