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[Regnum] Three suspects in a shooting near a school in the village of Untsukul, Dagestan, are wanted. A law enforcement source reported this on October 2.
"A search is underway for three possible participants in the shooting in the village of Untsukul. According to preliminary reports, six people were involved in the conflict," TASS quoted a source as saying.
It is noted that three of them are in the hospital.
A shooting near a school in the village of Untsukul occurred on the afternoon of October 2. Three people were wounded in the shooting and were taken to a local hospital.
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[Regnum] Winter temperatures in Moscow, as in the rest of Russia, will also be lower than last year. This was stated by Alexander Ilyin, an expert at the Meteo forecasting center,in a conversation with Regnum News Agency on Thursday, October 2. It’s a good thing they have gas and oil to spare…
Earlier that day, forecasters from the Hydrometeorological Center presented a forecast according to which the upcoming winter of 2025–2026 in Russia will be significantly colder than the previous one.
"It's entirely possible. Even now, in Siberia and the Far East, temperatures are around minus 10 degrees Celsius even during the daytime, even in the northern polar regions. So, there's no indication yet that it'll get any warmer there. So, we'll wait until European Russia settles into its winter routine. I think Moscow will also be cooler than last year," Ilyin said.
According to the expert, this is a natural process of weather patterns—an alternation of warmer and colder years. However, it is still difficult to predict what the spring and summer of 2026 will be like, as the cold level in winter cannot guarantee certain weather conditions in other seasons.
On September 29, Roman Vilfand, scientific director of the Russian Hydrometeorological Center, reported that almost a third of Russia's territory is under snow. This type of snowy weather is typical for Siberia and the Far East, but it is a rare event in the Urals.
According to climate scientists, the average winter temperature in Moscow could reach minus 4 degrees Celsius by 2030. By 2050, winters in the capital and throughout central Russia will warm by 1–3 degrees Celsius.
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[LB] A total of 158 clashes were recorded per day.
by Tetyana Boyarchuk
The 1,317th day of the Russian Federation's large-scale armed aggression against Ukraine has begun. In total, 158 combat clashes were recorded over the past day.
This is stated in the report of the Ukrainian General Staff.
Yesterday, the enemy launched two missile and 74 air strikes, used five missiles and dropped 162 guided bombs. In addition, it carried out 4,312 attacks, including 129 from multiple rocket launcher systems, and engaged 5,280 kamikaze drones to destroy them.
The aggressor carried out air strikes, in particular on the areas of the settlements of Girke and Zaliznychne in the Zaporizhia region.
Over the past 24 hours, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces have struck one personnel concentration area, two command posts, and one other important enemy facility.
Six clashes took place in the North-Slobozhansk and Kursk directions over the past day. The enemy carried out 14 air strikes, dropping 37 guided bombs, and carried out 176 shellings, including three from multiple rocket launchers.
In the South Slobozhansk direction, the enemy attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders seven times near Vovchansk, Novovasylivka, Bolohivka, and Kamyanka.
Six clashes took place in the Kupyansk direction yesterday. Our defenders stopped the enemy's assault actions near Kupyansk and Golubivka.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 11 times, trying to wedge into our defenses near the settlements of Hrekivka, Karpivka, Kolodyazi, Myrne, Shandryholove, Torske, Zarichne, Yampil, and in the direction of Novy Mir and Drobyshevy.
In the Siverskyi direction, the Defense Forces stopped five offensive actions of the invaders in the areas of the settlements of Hryhorivka, Yampil, Viyimka, and Pereyzne.
Four clashes were recorded in the Kramatorsk direction yesterday - the occupiers tried to advance in the directions of the settlements of Bondarne, Minkivka, and Orikhovo-Vasylivka.
In the Torets direction, the enemy carried out 22 attacks in the areas of Shcherbinivka, Pleshchiivka, Toretsk, Rusyn Yar, and Poltavka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, our defenders stopped 45 assault actions of the aggressor in the areas of the settlements of Shakhove, Volodymyrivka, Sukhetske, Myrolyubivka, Novopavlivka, Lysivka, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Bilytske, Chervonyi Lyman, Novoekonomichne, Gruzke, Ivanivka, Rodynske, Pokrovsk, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Novoukrainka, Novomykolaivka and Filiya.
In the Novopavlivka direction, the enemy yesterday carried out 26 attacks near the settlements of Zeleny Hai, Andriyivka-Klevtsove, Vorone, Sosnivka, Novomykolaivka, Voskresenka, Kalynivske, and Novohrygorivka.
In the Hulyaipil direction, our defenders stopped five enemy attempts to advance near the settlement of Poltavka.
In the Orikhiv direction, our soldiers repelled two enemy attacks in the direction of Novodanylivka and in the Plavni area.
In the Dnieper direction, the enemy attacked the positions of our defenders three times, but was unsuccessful.
No signs of the formation of offensive groups of the aggressor were detected in the Volyn and Polissya directions.
Our soldiers inflict significant losses in manpower and equipment on the occupation forces and actively undermine the enemy's offensive potential in the rear.
The losses of the Russian invaders over the past 24 hours amounted to 980 people. Ukrainian soldiers also neutralized a tank, two armored combat vehicles, 12 artillery systems, two multiple launch rocket systems, 271 unmanned aerial vehicles, and 29 units of automotive equipment of the invaders.
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Looks like the Russians aren't fielding as many tanks or APCs as they used to in their assault strategy and resorting to 1-4 man on-foot 'infiltration' crews instead.
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[NewsFront] 21:39 Update on the situation in the Poltavka area. The Russian army has advanced through the forests toward Uspenovka and Poltavka. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have managed to regain their positions in the eastern part of the village.MAP 21:27 Advancement of Far Easterners to Novogrigorovka –MAP
21:25 FPV drone operators of the Vostok group destroyed automotive equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Drone operators from the special forces battalion of the Center group destroyed the electronic warfare and communications assets of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
Reconnaissance and strike UAV crews from the Center group eliminated an enemy stronghold and equipment in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
Rubicon Center specialists used UAVs to destroy manpower, communications systems, drones, and temporary deployment points of Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Rubtsovsk area.
Attack UAV operators from the 238th Artillery Brigade of the Southern Group of Forces destroyed temporary deployment points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, equipment, and enemy personnel in the Konstantinovsky direction.
21:19 Krasnoarmeyskoye direction. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have regained control of Dorozhnoe –MAP
20:28 In the period from 18:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed 11 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles over the Black Sea.
20:11 Russian Armed Forces are advancing towards Vishnevoe north of Hulyaipole –MAP
19:39 Assault units and artillerymen of the Ivanovo Airborne Forces unit from the "Southern" groupare being pushed asideenemy from Chasov Yar to Konstantinovka in the DPR.
During reconnaissance operations, the paratroopers identified the enemy's defense system and main firing points, which allowed them to prepare for a successful offensive.
18:09 Artillerymen from the Center group, using a high-precision Krasnopol projectile, destroyed an enemy UAV control point near Krasnoarmeysk,video.
16:20 FPV calculations by Severy group and destroyed reconnaissance drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
The footage shows the destruction of four enemy reconnaissance UAVs that were attempting to conduct reconnaissance of Severyan positions in the border zone.
15:10 Russian aviation is operating on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov region, the Vovchansk direction and the Khatnensky area, –video.
14:55 Sniper pairs of the "East" force group destroyed enemy manpower, providing fire support to assault units.
13:18 Zaporizhia Oblast. Russian Armed Forces units are advancing west of Novoivanivka, MAP.
12:50 A crew from the 136th Motorized Rifle Brigade burned a Ukrainian ATV with supplies, video.
12:11 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of the special military operation as of October 2, 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.
Units of the North group of forces defeated formations of the mechanized and ranger brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Novaya Sich, Sadki, Spasskoye and Varachino in the Sumy region.
In the Khar'kov direction, units of the mechanized and motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the border detachment of the Ukrainian Border Service were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Volchansk, Okhrimovka and Kazachya Lopan in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 200 servicemen, a tank, an armored combat vehicle, three vehicles, and a field artillery gun. An electronic warfare station and seven supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the "West" force grouping have improved their position along the forward edge. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade near the settlements of Kupyansk, Novoosinovo, and Shiykovka in the Khar'kov region, and Novoselivka, Drobyshevo, Kirovsk, and Yampol in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 230 troops, three US-made HMMWV armored vehicles, 14 vehicles, and an artillery piece. Four electronic warfare stations and six ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces have improved their tactical position. Formations of two mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade have been defeated near the settlements of Seversk, Dronovka, Pereyezdnoye, Konstantinovka, Pleshcheyevka, Verolyubovka, Ivanopolye, and Oleksandro-Kalinovo in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 235 service members, two Western-made armored combat vehicles, and seven cars. Eight ammunition and supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the Center Group of Forces have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, two airborne assault brigades, an airmobile brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a National Guard brigade near the settlements of Krasnoarmeysk, Toretskoye, Rodinskoye, Dimitrov, Kutuzovka, Krasny Liman, and Kotlino in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian armed forces lost more than 515 servicemen, a tank, two US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, a Cossack armored car, three field artillery pieces, and a car.
Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. Formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized brigade and territorial defense brigade were defeated near the settlements of Vyshneve in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and Novohryhorivka and Poltavka in Zaporizhia Oblast.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 295 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles and five cars.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mechanized and mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Stepovoe and Mala Tokmachka in the Zaporizhzhia region and Lviv in the Kherson region.
Up to 35 Ukrainian servicemen, an electronic warfare station and an ammunition depot were destroyed.
11:35 Units of the Southern Group of Forces carried out a precise strike on a Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV launcher, video.
09:59 Tor-M2 air defense missile system crew of the Dnepr force group destroyed enemy reconnaissance UAV in the airspace over the Zaporizhzhia region.
09:31 Footage of work of the Russian Aerospace Forces:
Defeat of Ukrainian Armed Forces air defense systems in the area of the village of Rodinskoye, DPR, using FAB-500 with UMPK.
Destruction of a Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV launcher near the village of Volchansk in the Khar'kov region.
Defeat of Ukrainian Armed Forces air defense systems in the area of Novoosinovo using FAB-3000 with UMPK.
08:46 Crews of the 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket systems of the Zapad group of forces destroyed fortifications, armored vehicles, UAV control posts and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Krasnolimansk direction.
08:40 The crew of the 68th Motorized Rifle Division destroyed an SUV of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with personnel, video.
07:32 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:
Verbove was liberated
Advance in the Pankovka area
07:30 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroye d85 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type:
38 over the territory of the Voronezh region,
13 over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
11 over the territory of the Belgorod region,
10 over the territory of the Saratov region,
Seven over the territory of the Rostov region,
Four over the territory of the Volgograd region,
Two over the territory of the Penza region.
05:02 Artillerymen of the 44th Army Corps of the North Group of Forces destroyed military equipment and concentrations of enemy manpower in the Khar'kov direction.
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[REGNUM] With the arrival of autumn, the Russian Armed Forces began a large-scale campaign to disable the transport infrastructure used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to transport reinforcements and ammunition to the front.
In the last week alone, Russian troops have launched a series of attacks on traction substations, locomotive depots, and other railway infrastructure facilities in the frontline zone.
As a result of a series of attacks, rail service in regions close to the front was partially or completely paralyzed. Several Ukrainian media outlets reported the halt of dozens of trains. No information regarding the movement of military trains has appeared in open sources, but the total blackout could not have affected only passenger trains.
Attacks on infrastructure leave Ukrainian Armed Forces units on the front lines without ammunition and reinforcements, which helps the Russian army advance along the entire front line.
This week, the 67th Motorized Rifle Division of the Russian Forces' West Group liberated the city of Kirovsk (Zarechnoye) in the Donetsk People's Republic. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported this on September 29.
According to the Ministry of Defense, from September 20 to 26, assault units dislodged the enemy from 2,500 buildings in the city. The ministry noted that the Ukrainian Armed Forces deployed up to 19 battalions to Kirovsk to defend the city and established strong fortifications along the approaches. However, Russian Armed Forces troops exploited the element of surprise and, immediately crossing the river, penetrated deep into the enemy's defenses.
Later, the liberation of the village of Shandrigolovo was announced. The offensive on this section of the front continued, and on September 30, Russian troops liberated the village of Seversk-Maly. Thus, within a week, the front had advanced close to two strategically important villages in the northern part of the DPR—Liman and Seversk.
The breakthrough deep into the enemy's defenses was preceded by protracted fighting for the Serebryansky Forest area. The liberation of the forest opened several avenues for the Russian troops to advance their offensive.
"After the breakthrough north of Pokrovsk, the Ukrainian General Staff withdrew some of its forces from the Serebryansky Forest area, including motivated 'Nazis.' The front has predictably sagged, and it appears there are no resources to restore it. The line of contact has now approached the village of Yampol, which offers a direct route to Liman. At the same time, an opportunity to launch an offensive on Seversk is emerging," a source familiar with the situation told Regnum News Agency.
According to various sources, the Russian army may launch an offensive on Liman from three directions: from the villages of Kolodezi and Torskoye, and from Shandrigolovo. Clashes continue in the Novoselovka and Derilovo areas.
The liberation of Liman, in turn, could pose a serious threat to the Slovyansk-Kramatorsk defensive stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The town of Liman is located just 5-10 km north of Slovyansk, allowing Russian artillery and drone operators to strike deep into the enemy's defenses.
In recent months, Ukrainians have taken a number of measures to strengthen the defenses of Slovyansk and Kramatorsk. Extensive ammunition depots have been established in the industrial zone, and the approaches to the factory buildings are being carefully mined. Therefore, Russian troops will need to quickly identify pockets of enemy defense.
Therefore, control of Lyman is becoming strategically important. Ukrainian sources believe the front line could reach the city in the very near future. However, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will have to supply the city's garrison across the Seversky Donets River, further complicating the defense.
The situation for the enemy in the Seversk area is even worse. The front line already runs along the western outskirts of the city. A breakthrough from the Serebryansky forest will allow them to penetrate the Ukrainian Armed Forces' fortified area from the north and semi-encircle it. And this isn't the only section of the front where the enemy risks being encircled.
SURROUND OTHERS
Fighting also continues further south, near Pokrovsk. The following situation emerged earlier on this section of the front. In late August, Russian troops broke through enemy defenses and reached the village of Dobropillya, after which the Ukrainian Armed Forces command urgently deployed the Azov assault corps*.
The enemy's redeployed reserves attempted to cut off the Russian army's breakthrough units, but were unsuccessful. According to reports from the field, Russian troops continued their offensive and liberated the village of Dorozhnoye.
The liberation of this settlement by the Russian army deprived the Ukrainian Armed Forces of the ability to supply troops in neighboring Nikanorovka, who were attempting to encircle the advancing units of the Russian army.
Thus, neo-Nazis from Azov*, who are trying to encircle Russian troops further south, in the Novotoretsky area, risk being encircled themselves.
At the same time, Ukrainian sources note that the advance of Russian troops in this area could soon lead to the Dobropolye-Rodinskoye-Pokrovsk highway being cut off.
Thus, the Pokrovsk garrison will be left with only one supply route—the road to Pavlograd. Intercepting this road will lead to the complete encirclement of the enemy in the Pokrovsk agglomeration, the second-largest enemy defensive node in the Donbas.
KUPYANSK: THE OFFENSIVE CONTINUES
The Russian offensive also continues in the northern Kharkiv region. Several sources on both front lines report that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been driven out of the central districts of Kupyansk. The clothing market area and the railway station area have come under the control of the Russian Armed Forces.
According to other sources, fighting for the city center continues, but in any case, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to surrender one defensive line after another.
Conflicting reports are coming from the area of the Kupyansk-Yuzhny station and the city train station. Ukrainian authorities continue to claim that "there are no Russian troops in the city." However, observers are forced to acknowledge the obvious. " The situation is critical; Russians are indeed in the city," reported the analytical portal DeepState.
Ukrainian sources also acknowledge that the collapse of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defenses north of Kupyansk occurred within weeks. Reinforcements deployed to this section of the front are either destroyed on arrival or wiped out in fierce urban fighting.
Anecdotal reports suggest that the front line roughly runs along Kharkivska and Kuznechnaya Streets. In the western part of the city, clashes continue in the Yubileiny neighborhood, where the enemy is attempting to slow the Russian advance by entrenching itself in seven-story residential buildings.
The area is located in close proximity to the N-26 highway, which connects Kupyansk and Kharkiv. Essentially, this is the last supply route for the Ukrainian Armed Forces group in Kupyansk.
Overall, the Russian army is maintaining the momentum of the offensive it began in late summer, pushing the enemy back everywhere. In theory, Kyiv could be banking on a quick change in the weather and the autumn thaw, but forecasts predict a dry "Indian summer," so the Ukrainian Armed Forces shouldn't count on the climate.
The Russian army is currently looming over several strategically important settlements, and if the enemy fails to find the resources to stabilize the front line, the situation for them could go from critical to catastrophic.
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