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Zelensky calls for closing Baltic Sea for Russia over drone incursions
"There is growing evidence that Russia may have used tankers in the Baltic Sea to launch drones — the drones that caused major disruption in Northern Europe," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Ukranian FPV drone destroys Russian Mi-28N helicopter, military says
The 59th Brigade of the Unmanned Systems Forces destroyed the Russian helicopter near the village of Kotliarivka, in Donetsk Oblast.
Some Russian units encircled near Dobropillia in Donetsk Oblast, Syrskyi says
Over the past month, Ukrainian forces have been pushing back Russian troops who had advanced 15-20 kilometers (6 miles) toward the strategic Dobropillia–Kramatorsk highway, near the contested city of Pokrovsk.
Russian attacks kill 3, injure 76 in Ukraine over past day
The largest number of injuries was reported in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, where a Russian attack wounded 49 people.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,109,590 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 1,080 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
'There are no such things as sanctuaries' — Ukraine can conduct strikes deep within Russian territory, Kellogg says
Washington authorizes specific instances where Ukraine can carry out long-range strikes within Russia, U.S. Special Envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg said on Sept. 28.
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President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian forces recorded drone incursions over border areas and that preliminary assessments suggest the unmanned aircraft were "conducting reconnaissance on the industrial potential of Ukraine's border areas."
