A petrol station and the locomotive of a passenger train have been hit near the border with Poland in a massive drone attack on Ukraine. In Yahodyn, a petrol station was hit, causing a large fire which also involved some trucks near the border crossing. In the Volhynia region, Russian forces also hit the locomotive of a passenger train. Ukrzaliznytsia, the Ukrainian national railway company, reported this in a post on Telegram. "This is Putin's terror, which is knocking directly on the doors of the EU and NATO. The Russian barbarians are already at your doors, dear partners," Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha wrote on X. "The raids of Russian forces on the border with Poland demonstrate that Russia is a common threat," Zelensky said.
Meanwhile, Russia "does not rule out the possibility of holding trilateral talks" on Ukraine in October. This was announced by Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov. According to the Kremlin spokesperson, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping "have actively offered their good offices to help find a solution" to the war in Ukraine and that "Putin welcomed their willingness to cooperate". Tass reports it. Yesterday, the Zelensky-Putin back and forth about a face-to-face meeting. The Ukrainian president proposes to meet at the G20 in Miami in December. "Come to Moscow if you want", the Kremlin replied.
In Romania, a drone was found that crashed in a corn field in the Botoșenița Mare area, in Suceava county. This was reported by the Romanian Ministry of National Defense quoted by Ukrainska Pravda. The impact of the drone on the ground caused a small fire and left a crater about one meter in diameter.
Russian strikes in Ukraine have killed at least six civilians and injured 43 others in the past 24 hours, as Moscow launched a massive drone strike that mainly targeted western regions, far from the front line. The Ukrainian Air Force said Russia launched 453 Shahed and Gerbera drones, including some jet-powered Shaheds, as well as Parodiya decoy drones and S8000 Banderol missiles. Ukrainian forces intercepted 405 drones and six S8000 Banderol missiles. Impacts were recorded at 13 locations, while falling debris was reported at another seven.
The offensive has been particularly intense in western Ukraine, which typically suffers fewer Russian attacks than Kiev, Odessa and front-line regions. The attacks prompted air raid warnings in neighboring Poland, where the country's Government Security Center issued an air threat warning for several counties in Lublin Voivodeship, near the Ukrainian border.
A new round of trilateral negotiations involving Ukraine, the US and Russia could take place in October. Kyrylo Budanov, President Zelensky's chief of staff, said this on the sidelines of the annual Yalta European Strategy forum in Kiev, Ukrainian media reported. Following consultations with the national security advisors of the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy, Budanov stressed that the direct participation of the United States and Europe remains indispensable to establish a lasting European security framework. The statement comes in the wake of a renewed US diplomatic initiative aimed at restarting negotiations. According to Budanov, writes the Kiev Post, an initial agreement would focus on practical and gradual de-escalation measures, rather than an immediate overall political agreement. “The main issue will be maritime transit of the Black Sea, reducing the volume of attacks against civilian targets, critical infrastructure and similar priorities,” Budanov said. "Everyone has exchanged opinions on this topic. The Russians are well aware of this and are also considering how to handle the situation. We are waiting."
A petrol station in Yahodyn, near the Ukrainian-Polish border, was hit in a massive drone attack on Ukraine causing a huge fire. This was stated by the Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Andriy Sybiha, on X while NextaTv publishes the images specifying that a petrol station and some trucks are on fire near the border crossing. "This is Putin's terror, which is knocking directly on the doors of the EU and NATO. The Russian barbarians are already at your doors, dear partners", writes Sibiha. In this context, the diplomat once again urged the world not to delay and to stop Russia before it is too late. "Act now: throw the full weight of your sanctions against Putin's aggressive regime. Make Moscow pay the consequences. Not half measures, but decisive and intransigent steps. Total trade embargo. Absolute entry bans. Complete sanctions against the military-industrial complex", writes the minister on stop it," he concludes.
Ukraine is openly seeking a nuclear accident at Zaporizhzhia, Europe's largest nuclear power plant. The CEO of the Russian state company Rosatom, Alexei Likhachev, made the accusation in Kiev after the attack on a tanker truck transporting diesel fuel for the power plant. "There is only one unambiguous interpretation of the situation, the Kiev regime has taken the path of causing a nuclear accident at the largest nuclear power plant in Europe with unpredictable consequences not only for the adjacent areas," Likhachev told reporters. In recent months, Kiev's forces have been trying to destroy the city of Energodar where the power plant is located. "Let's imagine that the International Atomic Energy Agency harshly condemns this criminal act and names the culprits, and that Kiev's Western supporters must find the courage to distance themselves from at least one of the most heinous crimes of the Zelensky regime," he added.
Moscow hopes that a new round of trilateral talks between Russia, the United States and Ukraine will take place in the near future. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the Izvestia newspaper. "As for the trilateral meeting, it has been discussed. We hope that it will be held in the near future. In this regard, we share Jared Kushner's opinion," he said. "As for any new proposals, there are none at the moment. But that is precisely the purpose of the trilateral meeting: to explore new options," Peskov added. According to Yuri Ushakov, Putin's advisor on international affairs, many issues need to be resolved before a trilateral summit, but progress on the territorial issue would make it easier to reach other agreements. “We need an understanding on what needs to be agreed on the territorial issue. However, there are many other issues – very many, in fact – that still need to be resolved. Nonetheless, if there was progress on the territorial issue, it would probably be easier to move towards further agreements,” he told the Izvestia newspaper.
