Medics from the National Police's Joint Assault Brigade “Liut” carried out Ukraine's first evacuation of a seriously wounded soldier from Donetsk Oblast to Lviv in just 20 hours.
In the Ukrainian capital, emergency and rescue operations at the sites of Russian attacks have been completed. Four people were killed, including a child, and 13 others were injured.
Throughout the day, Russian forces shelled and attacked Synelnykove and Nikopol districts of Dnipropetrovsk region using artillery and FPV drones, resulting in the death of a woman.
In Kharkiv region, Russian forces used a drone to attack a civilian car traveling on a highway. As a result, one man was killed, while a woman and a child were injured.
Despite ongoing Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, the government is working to ensure a stable heating season, with all preparatory procedures set to be completed by October 15.
Since the beginning of the day, 44 combat clashes have taken place between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops, with the heaviest fighting occurring in the Pokrovsk sector, where 18 battles were recorded.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte have discussed the expansion of the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) program to purchase weapons that will protect Ukrainians from Russian terror.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed bolstering Ukraine's air defense and broader defense capabilities with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere.
The building of the M.D. Strazhesko Institute of Cardiology in Kyiv was damaged between the 3rd and 5th floors as a result of Russia's missile and drone attack on the city, but the facility continues to operate.
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) has reported the destruction of a UAZ vehicle carrying Russian occupiers in temporarily occupied Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia region.
Representatives of the European Union and foreign ministers of European countries strongly condemned Russia's massive attack on Ukraine on the night of September 28, 2025, calling for tougher sanctions against Russia.