Russian Strikes Hit Kyiv Bridge and Nuclear Research Institute as Ukrainian Forces Strike Oil Facilities in Volgograd and Samara

Says Russia plans to spend $12bn on jet-powered drones and loitering munitions next year and that Ukraine's interception rate for jet-powered Shaheds is now 55 percent.

““Ukraine’s interception rate for jet-powered “shaheds” is now 55 percent,””

Says there has not been a single day since summer without Russian attacks on energy infrastructure, but no massive combined attack had occurred since the end of the last heating season.

““Since the summer, there has not been a single day when the enemy has not attacked energy infrastructure. However, such a massive and combined attack has not occurred since the end of the last heating season,””

Says the counteroffensive succeeded by feigning an attack from the west, forcing Russian reserves to burn in counterattacks there, then attacking from the north.

Says Russia tested a drone with a cumulative cutting warhead designed to destroy high-voltage pylons and is working on radio beacons to guide drones deep into Ukrainian territory.

““I believe the enemy’s plan is to attack important high-voltage power lines.””

Initially allowed Ukraine to manufacture Patriot interceptors under licence at the NATO summit last July, then retracted the offer.

Reports Russia suffered its highest monthly casualties of 2026 in September, with 46,230 killed or wounded, and 2,090 in a single day on September 28.

Assesses Russia's net territorial gains this year at 148 sq km, far below Russia's claimed 5,300 sq km.

Denies the Ukrainian counteroffensive's gains and posts videos as purported evidence.

Says Russia will intensify attacks around the US midterm elections, particularly against civilians, to push Ukrainians and especially Kyiv residents to leave the capital; accuses China and India of helping Russia circumvent sanctions and Iran of providing drone expertise.

““Putin will escalate closer to elections to show that he's so strong and he isn't afraid of Europeans, doesn't feel sanctions and of course he gives his messages all over the United States,””

Ordered measures to ensure Kaliningrad's security, according to Kremlin adviser Nikolai Patrushev.

Confirms that NATO received a Russian communication but declines to disclose its contents, urges Moscow to stop the nuclear threat, and stresses that NATO is a defensive alliance.

“stop the nuclear threat”

Warns that any action threatening Russia's sovereignty, including in Kaliningrad, would meet a rigid response without limits, stressing that Kaliningrad enjoys the same protection as any other Russian region.

“Any threat to the sovereignty or any targeted attack against the civilian population of the Russian Federation, including in Kaliningrad, should merit a response without limits when it comes to protecting our sovereignty and our population,”

Warns of an appropriate and immediate response to any aggressive action against Kaliningrad.

“appropriate and immediate response”

Adopted a 20th sanctions package against Russia introducing an anti-circumvention tool and listing multiple Chinese and Hong Kong individuals and entities for supporting Russia's military-technical capacity.

Designated by the EU as an intermediary linking Xiamen Limbach Aviation Engine Co. to Russian weapons producer JSC IEMZ Kupol, supplying engines for one-way attack UAVs via front companies.

States that the Southern Bridge was hit again and remains closed to vehicle and metro traffic following repeated enemy attacks.

“"Il Southern Bridge è stato colpito di nuovo. Ricordiamo che il ponte è attualmente chiuso al traffico veicolare e metropolitano a seguito di diversi attacchi nemici"” it

Warns that intensified Russian drone and missile strikes are tearing Kyiv apart and that Russia is battering critical infrastructure, logistics, housing and other key facilities to sow panic, while saying the capital will prevail.

“"We're talking about survival,"”

Says Putin decided in early September that there are no rules when attacking Ukraine, and that Russia wants to destroy bridges, data centres, internet, mobile networks, hospitals, kindergartens, schools, universities and make people flee their cities.

“"The Russians have failed to occupy us. So now they are carrying out massive attacks and mass killings."”

Says Russia's attacks on Ukrainian economic targets are a direct response to Ukraine's strikes on Russian oil refineries and ships in the Black Sea, and admits Ukraine got some results while Russia lost about 1% of GDP.

“"Now from every direction we're receiving calls 'let's stop'. But they started it,"”

Reports that one person was killed in the capital when a multi-storey residential building was hit overnight.

Says the local population is living under a full blockade by Russian forces and calls on the international community to pressure Russia to allow humanitarian aid in.

“full blockade”

Describes being trapped with no food or water and eating one meal a day of plain bread.

“There is no food here in the city. I eat once a day, a dinner only. I make some plain bread, sometimes I can have it with a tomato, or with some honey, and a tea. That's it.”

Says she has compiled a spreadsheet of around 1,200 people who died in Oleshky and that the list grows daily.

“I've been putting together a spreadsheet of all those who died as soon as I find out about it, with their names and dates of birth – I've got around 1,200 people now”

Says Russian occupation authorities' restrictions on burying the dead function as psychological pressure on residents.

“This is a tool of psychological pressure. If you try to bury a dead body, you'll become the next one.”

Says both her parents were shot inside their home by Russian soldiers who wanted to take the house.

“They were shot inside their home. Russian soldiers came there and wanted to take it.”

Announces expanded sanctions on companies helping Russia manufacture drones, naming six Chinese companies among the targets.

According to its earlier data, about 60% to 65% of the electronic parts in Russian kamikaze drones come from China.

Repeatedly stresses that Beijing has not directly provided weapons to either side in the Russia-Ukraine war.

Says the named companies supplied Russia with drone parts including engines, routers, cameras, microchips, transistors, resistors and resonators, and that Ukraine will tighten sanctions on the supply chain.

Says Ukraine intercepts only about 60 percent of Geran-5 attacks, compared with 95 percent for other drone variants, and that Ukraine has been forced into intensive use of fighter jets to shoot them down.

Says the Geran-5 incorporates machine vision linked to a digital terrain map, enabling it to identify and select targets autonomously.

Says Ukraine needs new interceptor missiles with the appropriate speed to intercept the latest jet-powered Gerans.

Reports that Russia is prioritising Geran-4 and Geran-5 production to build stocks ahead of an autumn and winter campaign, and has published details of foreign components in the Geran-5.

Says after meeting Trump at the UN that they discussed efforts to end the war with Russia, including a potential bilateral ceasefire on energy-related targets.

Declined to comment for the story while overseeing the USAI program through which the aid is being obligated.

Says the Southern Bridge is completely closed to traffic and the Paton Bridge has also been closed to traffic towards the left bank after Russian drone attacks.

“"completely closed"”

Says Ukrainian forces carried out attacks over the past 24 hours on oil facilities in the Samara and Volgograd regions and successful operations in the Black Sea and Voronezh, Nizhny Novgorod, Volgograd, Samara and Krasnodar regions targeting airfields, industrial facilities, oil refineries, a missile and space center, and an ammunition depot.

““Successful operations were carried out in the Black Sea and in the Voronezh, Nizhny Novgorod, Volgograd, Samara and Krasnodar regions, targeting airfields, industrial facilities, oil refineries, a missile and space center, and an ammunition depot belonging to the occupiers,””

Says Russia has lost 1% of GDP due to Ukrainian strikes.

Says its drones targeted a bridge over the Dnipro used for military purposes, and that it also attacked a power station in the Kyiv region, the Port of Izmail and a cargo vessel.

Says Russian strikes are tearing the capital apart and the city is in a very dramatic situation no longer compatible with peacetime life.

““The enemy is tearing Kyiv apart,””

Says Ukraine hit oil facilities in Russia's Samara and Volgograd regions and carried out successful operations against airfields, industrial facilities, oil refineries, a missile and space center, and an ammunition depot in several regions, and calls for more sanctions over Russia's foreign drone components.

““Successful operations were carried out in the Black Sea and in the Voronezh, Nizhny Novgorod, Volgograd, Samara and Krasnodar regions, targeting airfields, industrial facilities, oil refineries, a missile and space center, and an ammunition depot belonging to the occupiers,””

Observes the Centre-2026 military exercises in Russia's Chelyabinsk region and says the drills involve more than 47,000 personnel.

Says Russian forces struck an electrical substation in the Kyiv region, an industrial complex at Izmail port in Odesa region, and a dry cargo vessel carrying military equipment and dual-use goods to Odesa.

Calls the situation in Russian-occupied Oleshky appalling and says Russia as occupying power must protect civilians and facilitate humanitarian assistance.

““What is happening in Oleshky, Ukraine, is appalling. Civilians are trapped under siege by Russian forces without access to food, medicine, clean water and basic care. This is unacceptable,””

Blames Ukrainian attacks for worsening the situation in Oleshky, saying they cut off Russian aid from reaching the city.

Says a modernised Cold War shelter in Lublin provides shelter for 200 people for up to 72 hours with independent air, water and electricity.

““It provides shelter for 200 people for up to 72 hours, ensuring access to air, water and electricity independent of external power grids,””

Warns South Korea will take further measures if Ukraine refuses to publicly apologise over its disclosure of North Korean POWs being sent to South Korea.

““If Ukraine continues to refuse to acknowledge the facts and publicly apologise, we will take further measures,””

Says South Korea wanted to handle the POW issue in a low-key manner to avoid complicating its push for dialogue with North Korea.

““Our government’s policy is restoring severed dialogue with North Korea and easing tensions ... So it wanted to handle the POW issue in a low-key manner,””

Describes being stuck in traffic for hours and says it is impossible to cross the bridges in Kyiv today.

““I’ve been travelling for three hours... to get to work,””

Acknowledges F-16 maintenance is challenging because some components are no longer produced, but denies reports of catastrophically low aircraft availability and excessively long maintenance turnaround times.

““Certain components for this early F-16 variant are no longer in production and are becoming increasingly difficult to source,””

Says Russia aims to completely halt maritime deliveries of weapons, ammunition and fuel to Ukraine via the Black Sea.

““It is very important for us to completely halt maritime deliveries to Ukraine of military equipment, ammunition, fuel for the armed forces of Ukraine, and the like – actions that are currently under way and will continue,””

Says Oleshky's skies have become a constant battlespace, with drones hunting other drones and targeting virtually anything moving on the ground.

““The skies over the city have become a constant battlespace, with drones hunting other drones and targeting virtually anything moving on the ground,””

Welcomes Ukraine's move to submit draft legislation strengthening education rights of the ethnic Hungarian minority.

““The bill strengthens the legal guarantees of education in the Hungarian language, and the network of educational institutions,””

Says residents survive on what they grow and that a child told her of a hunger he will never forget, and argues only Putin can decide whether people are allowed to leave.

“Лише Путін — та людина, яка або дозволить їм вийти й вижити, або…” uk

Announces Ukraine's first combat use of the FP-7 tactical ballistic missile, thanking those involved and saying the next step is production.

“"Ukrainian tactical ballistic missile. FP-7. First combat use. Thank you for the result. Next up: production. Glory to Ukraine!"” tr

Warns that any direct attack on Russia or Kaliningrad would immediately raise the use of all weapons, denies plans to attack Europe, and says Russia's weapons are unmatched.

“"Rusya’ya Kaliningrad dahil doğrudan saldırı söz konusu olursa, ülkemizin sahip olduğu tüm silahların kullanılması meselesi kaçınılmaz olarak ve derhal gündeme gelecektir."” tr

Says Russia's message that it could use nuclear weapons if NATO attacks Kaliningrad has been clearly understood by recipients.

Confirms NATO received Russia's warning about using its entire arsenal including nuclear weapons, but says he does not take Putin seriously.

“"Putin'i o kadar ciddiye almıyorum"” tr

Says Latvia could host nuclear weapons if NATO decides and the need arises.

Says any Russian targeting of EU countries must be met with a response at least as painful for Moscow as the attacks.

“"Eğer Rusya tarafından hedef alınıyorsak, cevabımız da en az bu saldırılar kadar Moskova için can yakıcı olmalı"” tr

Says a drone hit the Southern Bridge's support elements, roadway, and metro track protection barrier, leading to closure.

Posted a video from Sviatohirsk without a helmet, contradicting Russian claims that the city was captured.

Estimates Russian forces advanced 124 square kilometers in August and would not control the Donbas before 2032 at that pace.

Claims Russian troops will take the rest of Donetsk before Ukrainian and EU timelines, says Russia took 1,301 square kilometers in September, and calls for negotiations based on ground realities.

“"Nosotros consideramos que esto sucederá mucho antes, teniendo en cuenta la velocidad de avance de nuestras tropas"” es

Says Ukraine has to and will continue to pay a price for its Black Sea attacks, that Russia aims to fully cut maritime supplies of military equipment, ammunition and fuel to Ukraine's armed forces, and that only comprehensive agreements, not fragmentary ones, can bring peace.

“Ucrania tiene que pagar un precio por esto. Ya lo ha pagado y seguirá haciéndolo” es

Reports that up to three guided aerial bombs were used in strikes on residential areas of the Slobidski and Nemishlians districts.

Says about fifty buildings were affected and warns of an increase in attacks on the city as work is underway to reinforce and protect energy facilities ahead of winter.

Warns that sustained military activity near nuclear sites raises the risk of an accident and calls for maximum military restraint from all sides.

“Our teams continue to report frequent military activity near the sites at which they are present. Military activity near a nuclear facility, regardless of whether the nuclear facility itself is intentionally targeted, increases the risk of a nuclear accident.”

Announces the first combat use of the FP-7 tactical ballistic missile, saying thanks for the result and next is production.

“«Natija uchun rahmat. Keyingisi - ishlab chiqarish»” uz

Warns that a direct attack on Russia including Kaliningrad would immediately raise the use of all weapons, denies plans to attack anyone, and admits Ukrainian strikes on energy facilities cost Russia about 1% of GDP.

“«Agar gap Rossiya Federatsiyasiga toʻgʻridan toʻgʻri hujum qilish haqida ketsa, bu holda biz Kaliningrad va boshqa hududlar haqida ham gapiryapmiz... Albatta, mamlakatimiz ixtiyoridagi barcha qurollardan foydalanish masalasi muqarrar va zudlik bilan kun tartibiga chiqadi»” uz

Said NATO exercises and activities do not threaten Moscow and called Kremlin statements absolutely baseless.

Says Houthis attacked a power distribution station in Medina, damaging one transformer but not the electricity grid.

Deny responsibility for the Medina attack, calling the accusation a fabricated lie to hide Saudi failure to substantiate earlier claims about targeting Mecca, and report Saudi-led strikes on Sanaa.

“«Saudiya Arabistoni - husiylar muqaddas Makkani nishonga olgani haqidagi avvalgi ayblovini asoslay olmaganini yashirish uchun oʻylab topilgan navbatdagi yolgʻondir»” uz

Says coalition forces attacked high-value targets in Sanaa, without further details.

Is preparing a broader and stronger response if the US launches large-scale military attacks, considering expanding targets beyond US-related objects to allied countries and possibly outside the Middle East, while leaving negotiations open.

Accuses China General Technologies Research Institute of funding academic work that supports Chinese espionage and warns UK universities to review ties.

Is developing the FP-9 missile with a range up to 850 kilometers, expected to be ready by the end of the year.

Says two Russian drones struck near the supports of Kyiv's Southern Bridge, disrupting a key metro link, and that traffic was halted for inspection.

Thanks defenders for returning Russia's war to where it came from and says Ukrainian forces struck targets in the Black Sea, Oryol, Samara, and Bryansk, vowing to continue depriving Russia of the ability to wage war.

“"These are exactly the kind of just responses that are needed now. We will continue depriving Russia of the ability to continue this war"”

Says Russian personnel losses reached 46,230 in September, demonstrating the occupying forces' inability to achieve objectives and growing effectiveness of Ukrainian strikes.

“"This dynamic demonstrates the complete inability of the occupying forces' military leadership to achieve its objectives, as well as the growing accuracy and effectiveness of Ukrainian units' strikes"”

Set a goal to kill 50,000 Russians per month, arguing such losses could undermine Moscow's ability to sustain the war.

“"kill 50,000 Russians per month"”

Says the train was sent to a depot for further inspection after dust entered the carriage but no one was injured.

Says a Russian drone struck the grounds of the Institute for Nuclear Research, calling it an attack on a peaceful nuclear facility used exclusively for scientific research.

“"The drone strike on the territory of the Institute for Nuclear Research was an attack on a peaceful nuclear facility used exclusively for scientific and research purposes"”

Says a Ukrainian pilot, Captain Marat Redvanovych Mambetov, died after his MiG-29 was shot down by a Russian missile and expresses condolences.

“"We express our sincere condolences to Marat’s family and friends, he defended Ukraine until his last breath"”

Says Ukraine relies on innovation, unmanned systems, precision, and unconventional solutions rather than sheer numbers while preserving human capital.

“"While the aggressor tries to overwhelm us with quantities of scrap metal and 'meat grinder assaults,' we are betting on innovation and unmanned systems, precise calculations and unconventional solutions, while preserving and developing our human capital as much as possible"”

Says the Southern Bridge was still closed to traffic from an earlier morning attack when the fourth drone strike hit it.

Says Ukraine will be able to produce up to 400 interceptor drones by the end of October to counter Russia's growing use of jet-powered attack drones, and that only 57% of jet-powered Shahed-type drones are currently shot down.

“much less than necessary”

Warns that Russia's secret services have been tasked with increasing hybrid operations in EU and NATO states, targeting military facilities, critical infrastructure and communication systems, including Starlink receiving stations.

“The special services of the aggressor state of Russia have been tasked with increasing activity on the territory of the European Union and NATO states — this involves preparing for hybrid operations aimed at undermining aid to Ukraine and weakening the Alliance's capabilities,”

Says destroying such a bridge with a 50-kilogram explosive charge is practically impossible and that the strikes are meant to halt traffic, interrupt logistics and exert psychological pressure rather than destroy the bridge.

“Destroying a bridge with a 50-kilogram explosive charge, even with a highly effective warhead designed to destroy steel bridge structures, is a major exaggeration. It is practically impossible. For a bridge like this, these strikes are more like mosquito bites,”

Says the Southern Bridge is crucial for the daily commute of a district conglomeration housing up to 500,000 people.

Says Kyiv's other main bridges across the Dnipro—the Darnytskyi, Metro and Podilskyi bridges—have been changed to single-direction traffic.

Said in a 2020 interview that about 90% of transit traffic between the two banks passes through the Southern Bridge.

Says three glide bombs hit the Slobidskyi and Nemyshlyansky districts of Kharkiv, killing two women aged 66 and 80 and injuring 32 people.

“Three glide bombs were recorded hitting the Slobidskyi and Nemyshlyansky districts of the city,”

Says one of the Russian glide bombs completely destroyed a residential building.

Sanctioned seven Russian individuals involved in the forced deportation and re-education of Ukrainian children from occupied territories, as part of a wider package targeting 31 individuals.

Warns that Russia’s special services have been tasked with increasing hybrid operations in EU and NATO states to undermine aid to Ukraine and weaken the Alliance, targeting military facilities, critical infrastructure, communications systems, and likely Starlink ground stations in Europe.

“"The special services of the aggressor state of Russia have been tasked with increasing activity on the territory of the European Union and NATO states — this involves preparing for hybrid operations aimed at undermining aid to Ukraine and weakening the Alliance's capabilities,"”

Formally accused Russia of carrying out the August drone attack on a Ukrainian cargo aircraft in Leipzig.

Told reporters that a fire at a Starlink ground station in Poland may have been a deliberate attempt to disrupt internet access used by Ukrainian forces at the front, suggesting Russia could be behind it.

Reports 68% support for the actions of the Russian armed forces, 59% favouring peace talks and 31% favouring continued military action, with 55% expecting the war to last more than a year.

Estimates that Russian losses began exceeding recruitment rates between December 2025 and April 2026.

Says Russia launched more than 100 attack drones overnight, nearly 50 jet-powered, and calls on Western allies to tighten sanctions on Russia's supply chains for foreign components.

Has admitted that Ukrainian refinery attacks have inflicted costs equivalent to 1% of Russia's GDP.

Says air defense systems intercepted 646 Ukrainian drones overnight across Russia.

Says a mass drone attack targeted industrial infrastructure and damaged an apartment building, injuring one person.

Say an enterprise in Tuapse was slightly damaged by drone debris.

Warns the West not to escalate, says Russia would inevitably deploy all weapons at its disposal including nuclear ones if Kaliningrad or other Russian territory faced a direct attack, and concedes Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries cost Russia 1% of GDP.

“If it comes to a direct attack on the Russian Federation – in this case, we are referring to Kaliningrad, and perhaps other territories as well — the question of the Russian Federation deploying all the weapons at our country's disposal will, of course, inevitably and immediately be on the agenda,”

Says the alliance had responded to Russia's diplomatic note by emphasising that NATO is a defensive alliance and that nuclear threats are not helpful.

Plans to raise defense spending to a post-Soviet high in 2027 while cutting civilian programs and increasing taxes to fund a prolonged war in Ukraine.

Says Russia’s wartime economy still has a considerable financial cushion but that everyone will pay for the war as much as possible, with the government taking any extra money while giving out as little as possible itself.

““But the message is clear: everyone will pay for the war, as much as they can. Wherever a little more money appears, the government will come for it, while handing out as little as possible itself,””

Warns that defense spending is growing faster than overall expenditure, squeezing funds for other purposes, and that the government may be nearing the limits of how much additional revenue it can raise through taxes to fund the war.

Provided European partners with an intercepted Russian plan to collapse Ukraine's energy system through methodical attacks.

Plans to attack Ukraine with up to 1,000 missiles, drones, and bombs targeting power substations, hydro and thermal power plants, boilers, water supply systems, and substations serving three nuclear power plants, aiming to cut electricity and heat by 90% in Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Odesa.

Says, citing intelligence, that Putin ordered military commanders to abandon rules of war in strikes on Ukraine, shifting from military and energy targets to schools, telecommunications nodes and data centers to pressure people and instill fear.

“«отказаться от правил»” ru

Says Russian military forces do not strike schools and hospitals.

Has documented more than 4,700 Russian attacks on Ukrainian educational institutions.

Has confirmed strikes on more than 3,000 medical facilities since the start of the full-scale war.

Says Russia is not going to attack anyone in 2029, 2030, or 2050, warns that a direct attack on Russia including Kaliningrad would immediately put the use of all available weapons on the agenda, calls Ukraine’s proposal for a mutual halt to strikes on shipping and refineries absurd, and claims Ukrainian strikes on refineries cost Russia about 1% of GDP while Russian retaliation left Kyiv without a metallurgical industry.

“«не собирается ни на кого нападать ни в 2029-м, ни в 2030-м, ни в 2050 году»” ru

Announced Putin’s speech and said the whole world awaits his speech.

“«речь ждет весь мир»” ru

Denies plans to attack any country, warns that an attack on Russian territory would lead to use of all weapons, accuses the West of escalating tensions, and thanks Narendra Modi for raising the need to end the Ukraine war.

“"मोदी हाम्रा असल मित्र हुन्, तापनि उनी लगातार युक्रेन युद्ध अन्त्य गर्ने कुरा उठाउँछन्। उनी छिट्टै युद्ध अन्त्य होस् भन्ने पक्षमा छन्। म यसका लागि उहाँप्रति आभार व्यक्त गर्दछु।"” ne

Has consistently raised the need to end the Ukraine war and conveyed suggestions acceptable to both sides.

Says pre-winter plans envisage repairing or reconstructing 4 GW of generation capacity and building 1.5 GW of new decentralised capacity.

Discusses how Europe should respond to Russia's escalating gray-zone warfare—sabotage, arson, cyberattacks and attacks on critical infrastructure—and who bears the cost when businesses are targeted.

Says Russia uses around 500 Garpiya drones per month and that the drones' Chinese-made components include the engine, control systems and navigation equipment.

Says it was unaware of the exports of Garpiya drone parts and that China controls foreign sales of dual-use goods in line with its own laws and international obligations, opposing unilateral sanctions.

“China has always opposed unilateral sanctions that lack basis in international law and are not authorized by the U.N. Security Council.”

Says China's prime concern is to help sustain Russia's war effort so the United States remains focused on Ukraine, and that this does not help China and Europe draw closer diplomatically.

“This does not help China and Europe come closer together, diplomatically.”

Announces that two drone strikes hit the support area of the Southern Bridge and that public transport, metro and surface, on the bridge is now halted.

“«Deux frappes de drones ont touché la zone des appuis du pont Sud. Le trafic des transports publics, métro et surface, sur le pont est désormais interrompu»” fr

Says a Russian drone hit a school in Kyiv but no one was injured because children and teachers were in a shelter during the air alert.

“«Heureusement, les enfants et les enseignants étaient dans l'abri pendant l'alerte aérienne, donc personne n'a été blessé»” fr

Says the enemy used for the first time a special shaped-charge warhead on a jet-powered drone and predicts Russia plans to attack major high-voltage power transmission lines.

“«Aujourd'hui, l'ennemi a utilisé pour la première fois une ogive spéciale à charge creuse sur un drone à réaction»” fr

States that the research reactor and its safety systems were not damaged and no rise in radioactivity was detected, though safety-system maintenance operations continue.

“«Le réacteur et ses systèmes» de sûreté «n'ont pas été endommagés»” fr

Urges consumers to shift intensive energy use to the 10:00–16:00 window to reduce load on the electrical system and the likelihood of forced restrictions after strikes cut power in five regions.

“« Il est recommandé de reporter l'utilisation intensive d'énergie sur la période de 10h à 16h, quand la consommation est moins élevée, a indiqué Ukrenergo. Cela réduira la charge sur le système électrique et la probabilité de restrictions forcées dues à la surcharge d'équipements endommagés par les bombardements ennemis. »” fr

Says the capital is in a truly dramatic situation, that claiming it is possible to live normally as in peacetime is illusory, and that the city is now on the edge of a precipice.

“« La capitale traverse une situation véritablement dramatique. Prétendre qu'il est possible de vivre normalement, comme en temps de paix, est malheureusement illusoire. Nous sommes désormais au bord du précipice. »” fr

Says the south bridge has been closed since morning, neither metro nor public transport is running, crossing from one bank to the other is difficult, and warns there will be many casualties if attacks occur while people are able to travel.

“« Le pont sud est fermé depuis ce matin. Ni le métro ni les transports en commun ne fonctionnent. Tout est bloqué. C'est compliqué de se rendre d'une rive à l'autre. Mais si on peut circuler et que des attaques ont lieu à ce moment, il y aura de nombreuses victimes... »” fr

Says repeated bombardments place the capital in a dramatic situation and accuses Moscow of wanting to wreck Kyiv.

“« dans une situation dramatique »” fr

Says new Ukrainian strikes hit oil and military sites in several Russian regions and that Ukraine used the FP-7 tactical ballistic missile for the first time in combat.

Says there is simply no way to get there, nothing, and that it is impossible to cross the bridges today.

“« Il n'y a tout simplement aucun moyen de s'y rendre. Rien. Impossible de traverser les ponts aujourd'hui »” fr

Deplores the road chaos caused by the bombardments, noting parents still have to take children to school and people to work, and says the situation is becoming increasingly difficult.

“« le chaos routier »” fr

Says the FP-7 marks a technological milestone, can carry about 200 kg of explosive compared with 50–100 kg for a drone, and is much harder to intercept than a drone or cruise missile.

“« Il est beaucoup plus difficile d'intercepter un missile balistique qu'un drone ou qu'un missile de croisière. »” fr

Reports that Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with more than 100 drones, nearly 50 of them jet-powered, and that Ukraine neutralized the majority.

Announces that a drone struck the Southern Bridge and that the Paton Bridge was fully and another partly closed, and reports that another drone hit a residential building in eastern Kyiv, killing one person.

States that it carried out drone attacks on a road and railway bridge important for Ukrainian military logistics and also struck a substation west of Kyiv.

Says Russia would use all weapons at its disposal if there is a direct attack on Russia, including Kaliningrad, but denies intending to attack anyone; claims Russia was forced to respond to aggression and warns international conflicts are likely to continue.

““This is not us threatening, but this is a response to attempts to threaten us.””

Warns that Europe is not at peace today, facing a full-blown war in Ukraine and growing Russian malign hybrid attacks, and says Putin is intensifying the war but will fail.

““Europe is not at peace today,””

Says Germany is preparing for major hybrid attacks and will respond swiftly and clearly; warns the coming months will be momentous for Ukraine and European security.

““preparing for major hybrid attacks, including severe ones,””

Says Poland would welcome Britain back to the EU with open arms and argues EU membership is the optimal form of participation in the single market.

““If [Britain] were to apply for a return to [the EU], which Poland would welcome with open arms, it would mean that after a decade of analyses, London has concluded that membership is the optimal form of participation in the single market.”

Calls reported violence in French student protests extremely serious and says it cannot be justified.

““extremely serious,””

Convened a meeting with all regional prosecutors to discuss the response to the protests.

Rejects accusations that far-left groups support the protests and riots as conspiracy theories.

““conspiracy theories.””

Says Russian soldiers rob residents daily and attack food convoys heading to Oleshky.

“People are robbed every day.”

Says the situation is deteriorating hourly, that everyone is going hungry and there are now cases of families eating dogs.

“The situation is not just getting worse by the day; it is getting worse by the hour.”

Says Ukraine and Russia reached agreements with the ICRC on an evacuation but Russia has still not confirmed its readiness, and says he avoids giving timetables to prevent false expectations.

“I do not want to create false expectations among people or give specific timeframes [for when the evacuation might take place] until Russia confirms its readiness for a humanitarian mission.”

Says Russian forces use civilians as human shields and their main objective is to prevent people from leaving the city.

“Their main objective is to prevent people from leaving the city.”

Argues the most practical and safest option would be an agreed evacuation across the Dnipro toward Kherson rather than through occupied territory and Russia.

Confirms it maintains contact with the Ukrainian and Russian authorities over Oleshky and is ready to support an evacuation as soon as it is safe.

Reports that a morning strike on a two-story apartment building caused three residents acute stress reactions and a fire, and that a later strike hit another residential building causing an 800-square-meter fire.

“As a result of a morning strike on a two-story apartment building, three residents suffered acute stress reactions. A fire also broke out over an area of 150 square meters. Wooden roof structures, windows and balconies caught fire,”

Warns that the Kremlin plans sabotage operations in EU and NATO countries using agents recruited by the GRU and FSB, targeting military facilities, critical infrastructure, communications systems, and Starlink ground stations, and that it has already warned partners.

Plans to involve agents recruited in Europe by the GRU and FSB in carrying out sabotage operations, including against military facilities, critical infrastructure, and communications systems.

Allegedly organized the sabotage at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany, where a drone carrying explosives attempted to damage a Ukrainian cargo aircraft.

Says Russia launched more than 100 attack drones overnight, nearly 50 jet-powered, with strikes hitting Kyiv’s Pivdennyi Bridge and a residential high-rise that killed one person, as well as a kindergarten in Kherson and a grocery store and institute in Kharkiv; argues Russia’s escalation depends on foreign components and calls for stronger sanctions.

“"No matter how hard Moscow tries to fully localize the production of its drones and missiles, its ability to escalate remains critically dependent on foreign components. These are supply chains running from Europe, the United States, China, Japan, and many other countries. Most of these companies are well-known manufacturers, but their components still make their way to Russia,"”

Reports two women killed and 36 injured including three children after three strikes hit the private sector, sparking three fires, and lists damaged homes, office buildings and a school.

Says two women aged 66 and 80 were killed and 32 people were injured, including two children, after the Russian strikes on Kharkiv.

“Унаслідок удару армії РФ загинули дві жінки віком 66 і 80 років. Постраждали 32 людини. Зокрема, 22 людини дістали поранення, 10 із них доставили до лікарень.” uk

Calls the strike on the Institute for Nuclear Research an attack on a peaceful nuclear facility and a war crime, while confirming the reactor was not damaged and radiation stayed within natural background.

“The UAV strike on the grounds of the Institute for Nuclear Research is an attack on a peaceful nuclear facility that performs exclusively scientific and research functions, and is yet another cynical disregard by Russia for the internationally recognized principles and standards of nuclear and radiation safety, as well as a war crime”

Warns that continued attacks on critical energy infrastructure threaten the uninterrupted provision of electricity, heating, water and essential health services and could leave millions without basic services in freezing temperatures.