General Staff: Russia has lost 655,560 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

11:08 AM

Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 7, injure 50 over past day.

Ukrainian forces downed 11 out of 32 Shahed-type drones launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported. Ten more drones were "lost" due to electronic warfare and four others flew back towards Russia, it added.

9:47 AM

'Don't panic' — Russia to test emergency warning systems across the country.

At 10:30 a.m. local time, sirens will sound for one minute accompanied by loudspeakers calling "Attention everyone!" and emergency broadcasts on TV and radio.

8:10 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 655,560 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

This number includes 1,130 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

6:18 AM

US VP debate passes with no questions, comments about Russia's full-scale war on Ukraine.

Ukraine was not mentioned at all, and Russia was referenced only once — in a passing comment from Republican Senator J.D. Vance about Russian interference into the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

4:02 AM

US sanctions Russia-based cybercrime group 'Evil Corp.'

"Evil Corp has used the Dridex malware to infect computers and harvest login credentials from hundreds of banks and other financial institutions in over 40 countries, resulting in more than $100 million in theft losses and damage suffered by U.S. and international financial institutions and their customers," said State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller.

2:26 AM

Russia desperate to recruit workers at defense plants amid personnel shortage, BBC reports.

More than 90,000 vacancies for defense industry jobs appeared on Russian job portals between Aug. 15 and Sept. 15, with companies offering triple the average regional salary for workers with high-demand specialties.

1:12 AM

Ukraine evacuates 179 people from Lebanon.

Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) and Foreign Ministry evacuated 179 people, including 134 Ukrainian citizens, following Israel's ground incursion into southern Lebanon, the Foreign Ministry reported on Oct. 1.

12:00 AM

FM Sybiha meets Polish president in Warsaw.

"We discussed Ukraine's priority defense needs, further military aid, invitation for Ukraine to join NATO, and our path to EU membership," Sybiha said. The meeting comes at a time of heightened tensions between Poland and Ukraine.

11:39 PM

MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak: Developments in Ukraine’s parliament on economic reforms, international obligations — Issue 75

11:02 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Russian forces reportedly capture most of Vuhledar, Kyiv doesn't comment

10:55 PM

Ukraine boosts defense production, successfully tests ballistic missile, Zelensky says.

"In the first half of this year alone, Ukraine produced 25 times more artillery and mortar ammunition than in the entire year of 2022," Zelensky said at the second international defense industry forum in Kyiv.

10:31 PM

memorialization

The words of Ukraine’s fallen soldiers inspiring the nation to fight on

10:19 PM

'Ukraine will be 2nd strongest NATO member' in Europe, Latvian FM says.

Ukraine will have the second-strongest military in NATO on the European continent once it joins the alliance, Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze said on Oct. 1.

9:24 PM

Russian forces execute 16 Ukrainian POWs near Pokrovsk, prosecutors say.

Russian forces appear to have shot 16 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) in Donetsk Oblast, the largest recorded case of mass execution of surrendered soldiers on the battlefield, Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office said on Oct. 1.

9:13 PM

Estonia's planned 'war tax' unprecedented, defense minister says.

Speaking at a panel discussion at the Warsaw Security Forum attended by the Kyiv Independent, Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur explained that "everybody in the society will contribute a bit more."

9:09 PM

Poland

Historical grievances resurface in Polish-Ukrainian relations, threatening to stall Kyiv’s EU accession

1:14 PM  (Updated:  October 1, 2024 8:49 pm)

Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia kills 1, injures 24.

Russia launched at least six guided aerial bombs against Zaporizhzhia, damaging apartment buildings and houses.

8:38 PM

European defense manufacturer KNDS opens office in Ukraine.

French-German defense company KNDS has opened an office in Kyiv to support Ukraine carry out the domestic maintenance and repair of weapons systems, the company announced on Oct. 1.

12:05 PM  (Updated:  October 1, 2024 8:23 pm)

Russian forces enter Vuhledar, situation 'extremely difficult,' governor says.

"The fighting is going on within the town, so it is almost impossible to bring in humanitarian aid," Donetsk Oblast Governor Vadym Filashkin said.

7:56 PM

Foreign Ministry refutes FT report that minister discussed territorial compromises.

Ukraine's new Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha did not discuss compromising with Russia in recent meetings with his Western counterparts, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said on Oct. 1, refuting a report by the Financial Times (FT) that he had discussed "potential compromise solutions."

6:53 PM

Ukrainian commanders to be able to directly select volunteer fighters, defense minister announces.

Commanders of Ukrainian military units will now be able to directly select soldiers who enlist voluntarily, bypassing the standard process of involving enlistment offices, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced on Oct. 1.

5:48 PM

Nord Stream 2

Two years on, the Nord Stream explosion remains a mystery, deepening European divide

5:19 PM

Ukraine names pro-Russian collaborators suspected of forcibly deporting Ukrainian children.

One suspect was identified by the Kyiv Independent's War Crimes Investigations Unit in the documentary "Uprooted."

4:03 PM

Biden may advance Ukraine's NATO membership bid status, FT reports.

U.S. President Joe Biden may agree to advance the status of Ukraine's NATO membership bid before leaving office in January, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Oct. 1, citing an unnamed Western official.

3:46 PM

Russia's Crimean Bridge defenses are reportedly washing up on shore.

According to the Crimean Wind Telegram channel, plastic and metal barrels connected by metal frames were spotted littering the beach in Kerch on the occupied peninsula.