Overview

• Russia launched one of its largest aerial barrages on September 28 with about 593 drones and 48 missiles, killing civilians in Kyiv and elsewhere, and a separate overnight strike later killed a family of four in Sumy.
• Ukraine has begun deploying drone-defense experts to Denmark and proposed a joint regional air shield, as EU states advance a continent‑wide ‘drone wall’ and allies bolster Danish counter‑drone security before summits in Copenhagen.
• The European Commission’s proposed €140 billion loan backed by frozen Russian assets is on the table, with leaders seeking a path forward despite Hungary’s resistance and a formal decision targeted for late October.
• U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance said Washington is considering providing Tomahawk cruise missiles for Ukraine, with President Trump to decide, while the Kremlin insisted such weapons would not change the war’s dynamics.
• President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to conscript 135,000 men for routine service, and European leaders, including Germany’s chancellor, warned the continent is ‘no longer at peace’ as NATO states report drone incursions and tighten air surveillance.