Russian or Ukrainian information on details of individual attacks and the number of injured and killed cannot currently be independently verified.
Drone attack on bridge in Kyiv during Merz visit
During Friedrich Merz's visit to Kyiv, the capital was again attacked by Russian drones. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram that the roadway of the North Bridge was attacked again. The emergency services are already on site. Initially nothing was known about anyone injured.
The bridge over the Dnipro was the target of attacks on Saturday. The south bridge was also hit by Russian drones last week.
ISW sees Russian loss of territory in Ukraine
Russia lost more ground in Ukraine than it gained in September, according to an analysis by the US Institute for War Studies (ISW). The institute said the loss was around 81 square kilometers.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's claims about Russian gains in territory on the front in September are so far from reality "that they seem like hallucinations." Putin claimed that Russian forces had conquered more than 1,300 square kilometers in September.
Friedrich Merz makes a surprise arrival in Kyiv
Chancellor Friedrich Merz has arrived in Ukraine on a solidarity visit to promise the country further concrete help in the war against Russia. "If Russia is not stopped, its war machine will sooner or later turn against us," said the CDU leader upon his arrival in Kyiv.
During his visit, Merz will be accompanied by Federal Minister of Economics Katherina Reiche and ten entrepreneurs from the armaments and energy sectors. According to government sources, Merz wants to assure the Ukrainian armed forces that thousands of interceptor drones will be delivered soon.
Two dead after drone attacks on vehicles in Kharkiv
At least two people have been killed in Russian drone strikes in the Kharkiv region of eastern Ukraine, according to regional authorities. The drones followed and hit two private vehicles. A passenger in one of the cars was seriously injured.
During the day, several other vehicles were attacked and destroyed by Russian drones, the authorities said. Nobody was injured.
Zelensky announces more attacks on Russian oil refineries
According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine wants to increase its attacks on Russian oil refineries. This is a response to a new Russian tactic of encouraging residents of Kyiv and other cities to flee by attacking infrastructure, Zelensky told Reuters in an interview. Ukraine must respond to Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy supplies with attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, he said. Oil refineries in particular are a target because they provide Russia with revenue for the war.
Zelensky also said that Ukrainian secret services had documents about a "new doctrine" from Russian President Vladimir Putin. This allows attacks on infrastructure such as roads, schools and hospitals in order to put pressure on the population and encourage them to flee the capital and other cities.
Moldova fears the war will spread
Moldovan head of state Maia Sandu sees a growing danger for her country of being drawn into Russia's war against Ukraine. The background is the impact of several Russian drones and cruise missiles on Moldovan territory.
Russia warns foreigners in Kyiv of further attacks
Russia has again urged foreigners and employees of diplomatic missions in Kyiv to leave the city amid impending attacks. A previous warning was not heeded by everyone, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. This means that anyone who stays in the Ukrainian capital is exposed to a “mortal danger from massive Russian retaliation.”
Ukraine reports Russian attack on Liberian cargo ship
According to Ukrainian sources, Russia attacked a Liberian-flagged cargo ship in one of Ukraine's Black Sea ports in the Odessa region. The port administration said one person was killed and three others were injured. 13 other crew members were brought to safety.
Russia reports one death in Belgorod
According to Russian reports, one person was killed in a Ukrainian attack on the border region of Belgorod. Two other people were injured, the state news agency Tass reported. The information cannot be independently verified.
Russia reports one death after Ukrainian attacks on Zaporizhia
According to Russian reports, one person was killed in drone attacks on the Russian-controlled part of the Zaporizhzhia region. Ten people were injured in the Ukrainian attacks, Russian state news agency Tass reported. The information cannot be independently verified. Ukraine has not yet confirmed the reports.
Vilnius Airport temporarily closed due to drone alert
The airport in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius has been temporarily closed following a sighting of a suspected drone. The suspected drone is said to have flown from Belarus towards Lithuania, as the Lithuanian crisis center announced. Jets from the NATO air surveillance mission in the Baltics were then alerted. Residents should prepare to get to safety if necessary, it said. The crisis center later announced that the airport lockdown had been lifted.
Russia attacks North Bridge in Kyiv
According to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, Russia has again attacked an important bridge in Kyiv. The target was the north bridge, Klitschko said after a drone warning on Telegram. The roadway and overhead electrical lines were damaged and two people were injured, one of whom was briefly hospitalized. Traffic was stopped. In the days before, the southern bridge in the Ukrainian capital had already been hit by Russian drones.
South bridge in Kyiv attacked again
The damaged southern bridge in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv was hit again by a Russian combat drone. Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced this on Telegram. The bridge remains closed to both car traffic and subways, he wrote.
Yesterday the bridge was hit by three drones. It is one of several bridges that connect the east and west of the capital across the Dnipro.
Kyiv's mayor Klitschko speaks of a dramatic situation after the bridge attack
After the Russian attacks on the South Bridge in Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko described the situation in the city as "very dramatic." “The enemy is tearing Kyiv apart,” he wrote on the Telegram online service. It is no longer possible to pretend that one can now live as in peacetime.
The closure of the southern bridge over the Dnipro River led to chaos in the city. It was closed after Russian drones hit the bridge's supporting structure. The bridges are of crucial importance for traffic and logistics in the Ukrainian capital.
At least two dead after Russian air strike on Kharkiv
A Russian airstrike on the city of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine has killed at least two people, according to official reports. Another 28 people were injured by glide bombs, regional military administrator Oleh Synjehubow said on Telegram. Accordingly, there may be more people under the rubble.
According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Russian military is destroying Ukrainian cities on the direct orders of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Zelensky wrote on X that Putin said at the beginning of September that there were now "no more rules." Since Russia cannot occupy Ukraine, it is now carrying out violent attacks in which many people are being killed.
