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Russians occupy Poltavka in Donetsk Oblast and advance in Zaporizhzhia Oblast – DeepState
Russian-occupied territories are marked in red. Map: DeepState DeepState, a Ukrainian group of military analysts, reported on the night of 29-30 September that Russian forces had occupied the village of Poltavka in Donetsk Oblast and advanced in...

Putin signs law to denounce EU anti-torture treaty
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Monday to denounce the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment from 1987, after submitting a bill to withdraw Russia from the treaty three...

Russians admit fuel shortage in temporarily occupied territory of Kherson region
Russian invaders have admitted a fuel shortage in the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson region. This was reported by the IRS-Pivden media, according to Ukrinform. “The Russians have admitted that the fuel shortage has also affected the...

Russia’s oil and gas sector doomed to decline due to sanctions – intelligence
Russia’s oil and gas sector, if international sanctions continue, is doomed to production cuts and declining profitability. According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine. According to the intelligence,...

Russia launches massive drone, missile assault on Kyiv
Russia has unleashed one of its heaviest overnight assaults on Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion, pounding Kyiv and other regions with drones and missiles in a barrage that lasted more than 12 hours. Ukraine’s military reported...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 29, 2025
Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report. Click here to see ISW's interactive map of Ukraine's offensive in Kursk Oblast. Click here to...

Putin issues defiant message over Ukraine - as Kyiv hopes for missiles that could reach Moscow
30 September 2025, 03:18 | Updated: 30 September 2025, 05:43 Vladimir Putin has vowed Russia will prevail in Ukraine, as Kyiv awaits word from Donald Trump about whether it can use long-range missiles that would bring Moscow within its range. Your...

Putin praises Russian troops fighting in special military op zone as ‘heroes of our time’
MOSCOW, September 30. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin called the servicemen and officers participating in the special military operation "true heroes of our time." "On this holiday, in the Year of the Defender of the Fatherland, I wish to...

Russia, India to hold consultations ahead of Putin's visit
MOSCOW, September 30. /TASS/. Russia and India will hold consultations on regional issues and discuss Ukraine and the Middle East in Moscow today. Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Alexander Venediktov and Indian Prime Minister’s Deputy...

Putin issues defiant message - as Ukraine hopes for missiles that could reach Moscow
Vladimir Putin has vowed Russia will prevail in Ukraine, as Kyiv awaits word from Donald Trump about whether it can use long-range missiles that would bring Moscow within its range. In a video message on the Kremlin's website, Mr Putin said: "Our...

Russian nuclear submarine surfaces near UK territory in 'explosive hazard'
A nuclear submarine is being monitored after posing a risk of explosion near Gibraltar(Image: Royal Navy; e2w news) International naval forces have been put on high alert following a 'serious accident' involving a Russian nuclear submarine, which...
Russian oil imports to Turkey fall as Trump seeks to cut Moscow’s earnings
Imports of Russian oil to Turkey, Europe’s largest buyer of fuel from Moscow, have declined due to competition from other oil grades, sanctions, and as U.S. President Donald Trump urges allies to stop buying Russia’s oil to cripple its war...

Russian drone strike in Sumy Oblast kills entire family
‘Tantamount to defeat’ — even Russian propagandists don’t think the war in Ukraine is going well After months of disagreement over peace talks, the White House and several Kremlin propagandists are finally in unison about something — Russia’s war...

Russian embassy accuses London of staging Bucha provocation
LONDON, September 30. /TASS/. By promoting its unfounded version of events in Bucha, the UK is helping Ukraine hide the truth and exposing its involvement in the staged provocation, the Russian embassy in London said in a statement released in...

Russian nuclear submarine risks exploding near UK territory after 'serious accident'
International naval forces have scrambled in response to a 'serious accident' involving a Russian nuclear submarine that was forced to surface near UK territory over the weekend. More details have emerged regarding the incident in the Strait of...

Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 4, wound 70
KYIV, Sep 29: Russia launched a massive overnight drone and missile attack on Ukraine, killing at least four people and injuring 70, with Kyiv suffering the brunt. It was the heaviest bombardment since last month’s deadly strike on the capital. A...

Russia Takes Control of Chandrigolovo in Donetsk
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Monday that forces from the “West” group had taken control of the town of Chandrigolovo in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic and were advancing along several axes of the special military...

Putin is boiling the European frog – we must boost defences before it is too late
Against this background it is nothing less than criminal for the UK treasury to just balance the defence budget rather than increase military capabilities. Yet insiders tell me this is what will now happen. It appears Labour has forgotten about...

Russia Signals Lower Gas Prices for China Compared With Europe and Turkey
Russia expects to sell natural gas to China at significantly lower prices than it charges in Europe and Turkey, according to a draft outlook from the Economy Ministry tied to the 2026 budget. The document, seen by Bloomberg, projects that Chinese...

Putin's ultimate insult to Trump with Ukraine 'reunification' speech: US fails, Zelensky panics?