Kremlin sees 'positive and less positive' signals from Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Ukraine.

The incident comes amid heightened concerns across Europe over the presence of unauthorized drones near critical infrastructure, particularly in the wake of increased geopolitical tensions and frequent airspace violations involving Russia.

Zelensky accused Moscow of obstructing the repair of the power lines through continued shelling: "And this is a threat to absolutely everyone. No terrorist in the world has ever dared to do to a nuclear plant what Russia is doing right now."

The new measures comes amid a wave of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries, which have strained supplies and forced Moscow to cut shipments.

Austria expelled a Russian diplomat on Sept. 30 over suspicions that the diplomat relayed company secrets from Austrian oil company OMV along to the Kremlin.

Russia has often used Shahed drones against non-military targets, destroying or damaging residential buildings and other civilian facilities protected under international humanitarian law.

The P-8, designed for anti-submarine warfare, surface surveillance, and intelligence gathering, was photographed at Oslo’s Gardermoen Airport on Sept. 23.

The statement comes after the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service alleged that Ukraine was preparing a sabotage and reconnaissance group to stage incidents on Polish territory, using fighters from the "Freedom of Russia Legion" and Belarus's K. Kalinouski Regiment.

"The only way we can do that is through strength," U.S. President Donald Trump said. "If we were weak, they wouldn't even take my phone call. … Zelensky's got to get them together and get it done."

According to Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Serhii Lysak, 28 people were injured, including a 10-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl.

The evacuation, carried out Sept. 29-30 in coordination with Ukraine's military intelligence, included 48 Ukrainian citizens, as well as nine Palestinian nationals.

Ukrenergo’s supervisory board fired Zaichenko and three management board members on Sept. 26, just three months after appointing him — prompting questions about potential tensions between the government and the supervisory board or a possible move to seize control of the company.

"Sabotage operations are on the rise and we will not risk agents operating under diplomatic cover," Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky wrote on X.

According to Russian budget documents, federal spending on police, the National Guard, and other law enforcement and intelligence services is set to rise 13% year-on-year to a record 3.91 trillion rubles ($47 billion).