AI-generated summary
The map shows the current situation in the Ukraine War using ISW data depicting Russian-controlled areas, Ukrainian recaptures since the counteroffensive, and serious combat operations in the last 24 hours.
The information provided by both parties from the war zone regarding deaths or military successes can rarely be independently verified. The source for the front lines shown here is data from the US think tank Institute for the Study of War (ISW). The sources the ISW uses and how the institute arrives at its assessments are summarized on this methodology page.
Our map, with its red coloring, shows which areas, according to the ISW's assessment, are controlled by Russia or which Russian troop operations are being carried out there. Blue colors show where the Ukrainian military has been able to recapture such areas from Russian troops since the counteroffensive began. The changes from the previous day are highlighted in a darker color.
In addition, we mark zones in which, according to the ISW, particularly heavy fighting has taken place in the last 24 hours. The maps also show where the Russian occupying forces have built defenses. The Cyrillic spellings of the Ukrainian community names are automatically translated and displayed on the map.
According to authorities, at least two people were killed and serious damage was caused in a major Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital Kiev. The cities of Dnipro, Kremenchuk and Pryluki were also shelled. The attack coincided with Vladimir Putin's 74th birthday.

A Ukrainian drone strike hit an oil tanker off the coast of southern Russia and set it on fire. The burning crude oil is floating openly on the Black Sea near Sochi. The 23-member Indian crew was rescued while videos from Sochi show smoke and flames. Access to the coast was restricted.

Ukraine and Russia are escalating the conflict with mutual drone attacks, bridge shelling in Zaporizhzhia and allegations of attacks on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Zelensky prepares defense, announces possible negotiations in October. Sweden relocates Patriot systems to Poland, Bulgaria reports sunken freighter after drone attack. Moscow rejects BND warning, approves UniCredit sale to Emirati investor. Latvia condemns German-Russians for military aid to Russia. Kharkiv suffers further attacks with deaths and injuries. Ukraine claims to have shut down over half of Russia's refining capacity.

China opened a military base at Ban Keun Airport in Laos in late September that it describes as a training center. Experts see this as China's first foreign air base and a step toward expanding its military presence in Southeast Asia. Satellite images show light combat aircraft and military vehicles at the facility, which is still under construction.
The federal government plans to purchase four more Meko A-200 class frigates for around 5.6 billion euros. The Bundestag's Budget Committee is due to decide on Thursday on the proposal, which envisages completion by 2035.

Massive drone attacks on Moscow and Ukrainian cities, a sunk freighter off Bulgaria and diplomatic tensions characterize the current war. BND boss Jäger warns against an expansion of the conflict.