Overview

• Ukraine’s General Staff reported 176 engagements on September 29 with 56 Russian assaults blocked on the Pokrovsk axis, and by 16:00 on September 30 logged 89 clashes with 32 attempts to push Ukrainian lines there.
• Kyiv says its DOT‑Chain Defence marketplace has enabled nearly 17,000 UAV orders with almost 13,000 delivered, as the Defense Ministry expects additional F‑16, Mirage and Gripen aircraft and estimates domestic production now covers about 40% of needs.
• President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the deployment of a Ukrainian team to Denmark to share drone‑defeat expertise during joint exercises that could underpin a broader European counter‑drone framework.
• NATO chief Mark Rutte said investigations continue into Russian drone and aircraft incursions over Poland and Estonia, stressing the need to strengthen allied airspace protection and backing proposals for a European drone barrier.
• Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces said a drone strike destroyed the radar of a Russian S‑400 system in occupied Crimea, a claim that lacks independent confirmation at this stage.