Overview

• Ukraine’s General Staff logged 137 engagements by 22:00 on September 30, including 31 airstrikes, 55 glide bombs, 1,552 kamikaze drones and 2,733 shelling incidents, with 42 Russian assaults contained on the Pokrovsk axis.
• NATO chief Mark Rutte said incursions into Polish and Estonian airspace appear to involve Russia as investigations continue, while Ukraine has deployed a team to Denmark to share counter‑drone expertise for a prospective European detection and interception network.
• European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urged increased aid and noted agreement with Ukraine on €2 billion for drones, with EU leaders set to discuss next steps in Copenhagen.
• Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces said a drone strike destroyed an S‑400 radar in occupied Crimea, a claim not yet independently verified, as local channels reported overnight air defenses and a brief closure of the Kerch Bridge.
• The Security Service of Ukraine charged two Russian generals and subordinates over the 2022 Okhtyrka bombardment that hit civilian sites, and officials in Sumy region declared mourning after a family of four was killed by a Russian drone strike.