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The first consequence of the attempt at the annexation of the Ukrainian territory by Russia will be that they will simply choke on these new chunks of land. This was stated by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, who spoke in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine, Ukrinform reports. "The first consequence for Russia will be that it will simply choke on these new chunks of territory that they are attempting to annex," he said. Read also: Putin claims Russia ready for talks, while “annexed” areas not to be discussed Kuleba noted that in New York at the UN…

Russia is ready for peace negotiations with Ukraine but their agenda must not include the “accession” to Russia of the previously captured territories. This was stated by President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation during his Friday speech during the ceremony in the Kremlin where the "agreements" were signed on the so-called "inclusion" into Russia of the territories of Ukraine captured by Russian troops, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “We call on the Kyiv regime to immediately stop the war, all hostilities, the war it unleashed back in 2014, and return to the negotiating table. We are ready for this. This…

In the liberated town of Vovchansk, Kharkiv region, as part of the ongoing “stabilization measures,” the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained a local traitor who had helped Russian troops capture the settlement. The culprit had earlier been declared wanted, the SBU reports, according to Ukrinform. "The Security Service of Ukraine continues a comprehensive purge of the de-occupied territories of Kharkiv region. As part of the stabilization measures in Vovchansk, SBU operatives detained a local resident who had been wanted for treason," the statement reads. According to the inquiry, a local man, 45, known in criminal circles by an alias…

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov in a phone call with his U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin discussed the upcoming meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, scheduled for October 12. According to Ukrinform, Reznikov reported this on his Twitter account. "Had a phone call with the Secretary of Defense. Discussed updates from the front line, Ramstein 6, and ways of strengthening our capabilities. Good news to be announced soon," Reznikov wrote. He also added that U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin had confirmed that the United States would not recognize pseudo-referendums in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. "The Ukrainian army…

Explosions rang out in the area between Pivdennoukrayinsk and Voznesensk in Mykolaiv region. In Mykolaiv city, a Russian missile hit a nine-story apartment block. "Explosions were heard between Pivdennoukrayinsk and Voznesensk," Vitaliy Kim, Head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram. According to him, the explosions were caused by Iranian drones which Russian terrorists use in the war against Ukraine. "One Shahed drone damaged a building in the center. Another Shahed drone struck the infrastructure," Kim added. Read also: Air defense units down five out of seven enemy drones in southern Ukraine Also, according to him, the Russian…

At night, the enemy struck Dnipro city with Iskander missiles. One person was killed, five more people were injured. "One person was killed and five people were injured. This is the current situation after a Russian Iskander missile attack on peaceful Dnipro at night..." Valentyn Reznichenko, Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram. Enemy missiles destroyed a transport company. During the fire, caused by the explosion, 52 buses burnt down, another 98 were damaged. Several apartment blocks, a school, a store, and administrative buildings were damaged in the city. Rescuers have been working at the sites and…

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,…