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Wednesday, September 30
Russian ballistic missiles rock Kyiv, disrupt electricity as multi-day Russian attacks on capital continue
Russia attacked Kyiv overnight on Sept. 30 as ballistic missile explosions rocked Ukraine's capital and disrupted electricity in parts of the city, according to Kyiv Independent reporters on the ground.
Ukraine, over 50 allies sign pledge on return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia
"With the treatment of Ukrainian children, of POWs and detained civilians within the Russian Federation, there is actually a rather limited amount of coincidence involved. It is a systemic challenge," Norwegian State Secretary Eivind Vad Petersson said.
Tuesday, September 29
Ukraine receives air defense missiles for NASAMS systems, Zelensky says amid shortage
Ukraine received a new delivery of missiles for NASAMS air defense systems, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sept. 29, as the country faces a shortage.
Ukraine war latest: Record Russian military budget for 2027 confirms no interest in ending war
Key developments on Sept. 29: * Russia to raise military spending by 27% in 2027, highest level in war so far, media reports * Russian military units allegedly involved in Oleshky humanitarian crisis identified * Putin restricts publication of Russian refinery, energy data amid Ukrainian strikes * Russian troops using civilians as 'human shields' to flee via Kupiansk pipeline, Khartiia Corps claims * Tu-95 aircraft crashed in Russia's Amur Oblast during training, killing 6 crew members, Mo
3 children injured as Russia strikes Sumy school with glide bombs
The school's pupils were in the building's shelter at the time of the attack, Sumy Oblast governor Oleh Hryhorov.
Russian military units allegedly involved in Oleshky humanitarian crisis identified
Russian troops use Oleshky to launch attacks across the river, including on the liberated city of Kherson.
About Donetsk Oblast
The Kyiv Independent's news and on-the-ground reporting from Donetsk Oblast, covering 26,517 square kilometers (10,239 square miles) in Ukraine’s East with a pre-war population of approximately 4.1 million. The administrative center is Kramatorsk, as Donetsk city has remained under Russian occupation since 2014. Donetsk Oblast has been the scene of intense fighting, for example, around the cities of Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Vuhledar, as Moscow attempts to capture the entire region.
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