Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:06 Tomorrow is the Day of Defenders and Defenders of Ukraine, Zelensky recalled: “Tomorrow we will especially thank all our defenders and defenders. Tomorrow we will especially honor the memory of those who gave their lives for Ukraine. For the first time, this day - Intercession - will be on October 1. And let's make our new tradition for this day. October 1. Nine in the morning. Wherever you are - on the main street of your city or just at home - let's stop for a minute and honor in silence the memory of our fallen defenders and defenders and think about those who now in battle, on combat missions, at posts. Who saves lives. Who protects - in every sense of the word - our people and state. There would be no strength and will of Ukraine if not for everyone who stood up for the defense of Ukraine. Thank you. We respect. We remember. All together."
22:02 The lower house of the US Congress approved the Republican Party's bill to prevent a shutdown - aid to Ukraine was removed from the document, which ensured Republican votes. The bill must now be approved by the Senate. If approved, the government will receive short-term funding for 45 days.
21:57 The Ukrainian military lacks cheap drones due to restrictions on the export of components introduced by China since September 1, writes The New York Times. Now Chinese manufacturers willing to sell UAVs require buyers to use a complex network of intermediaries, and in some cases Ukrainians have to resort to smuggling.
The British Royal Institute of Defense Studies estimates that Ukrainian troops use about 10 thousand drones every month. Replenishment is becoming increasingly difficult, and this gives Russia an advantage. According to customs reports, direct deliveries of Chinese drones to Ukraine from January to June amounted to about $200 thousand, and Russia purchased similar drones for $14.5 million over the same period.
21:49 The Russians launched an airstrike on Konstantinovka, Donetsk region, using KAB-500. They hit the territory of a transport enterprise and a residential area - a 13-year-old child was injured. Two more people were wounded as a result of artillery attacks in the villages of Lastochkino, Pokrovsky district, and Novoukrainka, Volnovakha district, the prosecutor’s office reported.
21:42 Zelensky in an evening video message announced the beginning of a new stage in the development of the Ukrainian defense industry. He called the Defense Industries Forum very successful and emphasized that it was “only the first such Forum.” More than 250 companies took part in it, including dozens of Ukrainian ones.
“Our state will become one of the world’s key producers of weapons and defense systems. And this is no longer just an ambition or a prospect, it is a potential that has begun to be realized. Now Ukraine is a recipient, a recipient of assistance. But our state can and will definitely become a donor to global security. In particular, thanks to our defense industry,” the president emphasized.
20:01 The UN will provide Ukraine with $123 million to get through the winter period. Assistance will be provided from September 2023 to February 2024. It is assumed that they can be provided in cash to cover the costs of electricity and rent. The organization will also distribute heaters, non-food items and provide housing.
18:35 During the full-scale war in Ukraine, 37 military factories were damaged by Russian strikes, Shmygal said: “We understand that our defense industry remains one of the main targets for Russian missile attacks. 37 enterprises suffered from such attacks. We are now working on additional proposals for their restoration."
18:32 The Czech Republic will provide Ukraine with a license to produce CZ BREN 2 assault rifles, and will also help establish the production of ammunition for them, the country’s Ministry of Defense reported. The production of CZ BREN 2 at Ukrainian facilities is called one of the flagship projects of Ukrainian-Czech cooperation, which was discussed at the International Forum of Defense Industries in Kyiv. Assault rifles from Česká zbrojovka will be produced in Ukraine under the Sich brand.
18:05 French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu, together with the Nexter company, announced the supply of six additional CAESAR self-propelled guns to Ukraine. In addition, CEFA is to donate eight mine clearance robots to SDZ and eight amphibious ferry robots to EFA - these allow the tank to cross a river without slowing down combat operations.
17:36 The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, said that he is on a visit to Odessa.
16:49 In the first days of a full-scale invasion, 90% of the Ukrainian air defense in the Kharkov region was destroyed, said the head of the Kharkov garrison, Sergei Melnik. According to him, the Russians knew the location and diagrams of all air defense command posts built during the USSR, and the first missiles flew precisely at these coordinates. Journalist Dmitry Komarov presented another documentary project called Year. Kharkov region.
16:26 The head of the Bundestag Defense Committee, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, once again called on the German government to immediately provide Ukraine with Taurus long-range missiles. She also emphasized that international law allows Ukraine to attack military targets on Russian territory, “regardless of where these weapons were produced and who supplied them.”
15:57 Africa is interested not only in purchasing Ukrainian weapons, but also in placing their production on its territory, Kuleba said. According to him, Africa was one of the largest markets for Ukrainian military products before the start of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, and today it is waiting for Ukrainian companies to return to this market to sell weapons. “This is a new trend,” the minister noted and added that “the demand for the sale and production of weapons produced in Ukraine will be very high.”
15:31 The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense conducted Operation Barynya, as part of which they recruited a Russian lieutenant. In three months, he persuaded 11 Russian servicemen to surrender, said intelligence representative Andrei Yusov. Russian lieutenant Danil Alferov himself said that he contacted the Ukrainian side through the I Want to Live project and has been collaborating with Ukrainian intelligence services since June 2023. When Alferov’s life was threatened, he was evacuated to Ukrainian-controlled territory.
14:10 The Russians launched two missile attacks on the territory of the Matveevsky community of the Zaporozhye region. According to preliminary information, five houses and a critical infrastructure facility were damaged, five people were injured, said the head of the OVA, Yuri Malashko.
13:29 On October 4, Belarus intends to organize a visit by representatives of the foreign diplomatic corps accredited in Minsk to the “places of residence, education and rehabilitation” of Ukrainian children taken from the cities of Lisichansk and Severodonetsk temporarily occupied by Russia. The event aims to legalize the illegal movement of Ukrainian children, and in accordance with international law, the forced deportation of children can be classified as a war crime, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
In this regard, Kyiv called on foreign states whose diplomatic missions received appropriate invitations in Minsk to refrain from participating in the propaganda trip of the Belarusian regime.
12:45 At the close of the International Forum of Defense Industries, the declaration was signed by 38 companies from 19 countries, said Minister of Strategic Industry Alexander Kamyshin. During the Forum, Ukrainian companies signed 20 agreements of various levels with foreign partners. We are talking about agreements and memorandums on the production of drones, repair and production of armored vehicles and ammunition. Formats of cooperation - joint production, exchange of technologies, supply of components.
Now the Ministry of Strategic Industry, together with the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Economy, are starting to work on creating a special economic regime for the defense industry - it will be presented before the end of the year.
11:39 The Turkish company Baykar, which produces Bayraktar drones, is investing $100 million in three projects in Ukraine, in particular in the construction of a plant for the production of UAVs, said company CEO Haluk Bayraktar: “We have three main investments in Ukraine. One of them is plant. Then we have a service center, and also the head office here... This is an investment that is about 100 million dollars, and the process has already begun. Construction has already begun. It will take about a year and a half to complete. We plan to have work here at least 300 people. Cooperation continues."
Bayraktar emphasized that production will be self-sufficient, environmentally friendly and mutually beneficial, because Ukraine has unique technologies for producing engines, and the Turkish side has drones on which these engines are installed.
11:14 The Main Intelligence Directorate and the Ministry of Internal Affairs returned two Ukrainian paratroopers who had been in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine for a year and a half, the Navy reported. At the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, they were seriously injured and could not leave the occupied territories on their own. There they hid with the help of local residents. A few weeks ago, the Naval Intelligence Directorate received information about them. The operation was carried out in a short time by the special naval unit Angel.
10:56 Zelensky said that he had a meeting with the Minister of Defense of Slovakia Martin Sklenar, they discussed the situation at the front, the priority needs of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, and humanitarian demining.
10:31 At the first International Forum of Defense Industries, Zelensky announced the creation of the Alliance of Defense Industries. Manufacturers of weapons and military equipment from all over the world can join his basic declaration and demonstrate that they are ready, together with Ukraine, to build the “arsenal of the free world,” the president emphasized. This declaration has already been signed by 13 well-known companies.
“For us, the priority is the development of defense production using modern technologies, the production of shells, missiles, drones in Ukraine in cooperation with world industry leaders... Now, for decades to come, it is being determined what the most powerful defense-industrial complexes will be, what their priorities and what will be the standard of defense. It is in Ukraine that this is determined," Zelensky noted.
He added that Ukraine is ready to offer special conditions to companies that express their readiness to jointly develop defense production. A defense fund will also be established, which will provide additional resources, in particular for the development of military production and support for related cooperation, the creation of new military facilities and programs for defense.
The President held meetings with representatives of defense companies and associations of the USA, Great Britain, Germany, France, Turkey, Sweden and the Czech Republic, and discussed the prospects for partnership and joint production of weapons.
09:39 Air defense during a night Russian attack shot down 30 of about 40 Shahed-131/136 attack UAVs , the Air Force command reported. The enemy attacked from the southern direction (Cape Chauda, Crimea).
08:43 The Russians attacked the southern regions of Ukraine with Shahed drones at night, the Southern Defense Forces report. They managed to destroy 20 attack UAVs in the Vinnitsa region, six in the Odessa region, and four in the Nikolaev region. As a result of the hit in the infrastructure of the Kalinovskaya community of Vinnytsia region, a large-scale fire broke out; there was no information about casualties.
08:22 At night, the Russians hit Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region with two missiles, a parking lot with 20 cars and a dormitory were damaged, one person was wounded, the city military administration reported.
08:07 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of September 30:
- personnel - about 278,130 (+470) people,
- tanks - 4691 (+4),
- armored combat vehicles - 8984 (+12),
- artillery systems - 6447 (+38),
- MLRS - 796 (+2),
- air defense systems - 537 (+1),
- aircraft - 315 (+0),
- helicopters - 316 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 5006 (+15),
- cruise missiles - 1529 (+0),
- ships/boats - 20 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 8854 (+18),
- special equipment - 932 (+2).
07:23 Over the past 24 hours, 44 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report . In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy unsuccessfully tried to restore the lost position in the Kleshcheevka area of the Lugansk region; on Avdeevsky, Maryinsky, Shakhtarsky - made more than 20 unsuccessful attacks in the areas of Tonenky, Maryinka, Novomikhailovka and Staromayorsky of the Donetsk region, and also unsuccessfully tried to restore the lost position southwest of Avdeevka, Donetsk region.
In the Zaporozhye direction, the Russian army unsuccessfully tried to restore the lost position in the Rabotino and Verbovoy districts of the Zaporozhye region. At the same time, the Defense Forces continue their offensive in the Melitopol and Bakhmut directions.
05:10 The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the air defense allegedly shot down nine Hurricane multiple launch rocket system shells over the Belgorod region.
02:12 The Russians attacked an infrastructure facility in the Vinnytsia region with drones, said the head of the OVA Sergei Borzov.
01:04 Governor of the Bryansk region Alexander Bogomaz announced a “Ukrainian attack”, as a result of which the power supply was disrupted in the village of Pogar.