Lieutenant General Andriy Hnatov, Chief of the AFU General Staff
Any provocations can be expected from the Russian Federation, and one must be prepared to offer a joint decisive response to the aggressor’s actions
03 October 2025
Any provocations can be expected from the Russian Federation, and one must be prepared to offer a joint decisive response to the aggressor’s actions
In September, Russian troops significantly intensified their air strikes in the south. The number of missile strikes increased by 47%—from 23 in August to 34 in September.
The Russians carried out their largest attack since February 2022 on Naftogaz Group's gas production facilities, launching 35 missiles and 60 drones.
On Thursday evening, 15 drones were spotted over the Elsenborn military base near the German border, prompting the Belgian Ministry of Defense to launch an investigation.
The St. Nicholas Church of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine was damaged in Poltava as a result of a Russian attack.
Following a combined Russian missile-and-drone attack, power outages have been implemented in several regions of Ukraine, with the most critical situation in Sumy and Chernihiv regions.
In Poltava region, emergency responders came under a second Russian missile strike, resulting in a damaged fire truck.
In Poltava region, emergency responders came under a second Russian missile strike, resulting in a damaged fire truck.
Ukraine’s Air Forces shot down 320 aerial targets out of 416 launched by Russia in an overnight attack on Ukraine, including 303 drones of various types, 12 Iskander-K cruise missiles, and five guided aviation missiles Kh-59/69.
Overnight on October 3, energy facilities in several regions of Ukraine, including gas infrastructure, came under a massive Russian attack.
Russian forces carried out 35 attacks on 19 settlements across eight territorial communities in Sumy region over the past 24 hours, leaving three people injured.
Overnight on October 3, Russian forces carried out a combined missile-and-drone strike on Poltava region, damaging energy infrastructure facilities.
On the frontline yesterday, October 2, Ukrainian Defense Forces recorded 162 combat clashes with Russian invaders.
The total combat losses of Russian troops since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, from February 24, 2022, to October 3, 2025, amount to approximately 1,113,430 people, including 970 people over the past day.
02 October 2025
NATO members, primarily the US and France, are pressuring Athens to consider reselling part of its fleet of 25 Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets to intermediaries with the ultimate goal of transferring them to Ukraine.
European leaders understand that Russia is waging a hybrid war against Europe, particularly through drone attacks, and Ukraine can become a key partner in countering it, sharing its experience and acting as a shield between Europe and Russia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met in Copenhagen on Thursday to discuss strengthening Ukraine's air defense, including the delivery of Patriot systems and missiles for them.
The Ukrainian Navy has not recorded any movement of Russian ships in the Black and Azov Seas recently.
In Balakliia, Kharkiv region, the number of victims of the Russian missile strike on the evening of October 1 rose to 15, with one person killed.
On October 1, Ukrainian forces engaged in 158 combat clashes with Russian invaders along the front line.
The Russian army carried out 587 strikes on 13 settlements across the Zaporizhzhia region on October 1, leaving an elderly man wounded.
Russia suffered approximately 1,112,460 casualties in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and October 2, 2025, with 980 soldiers killed or wounded in the past 24 hours.
The United States will supply Ukraine with intelligence to support long-range missile strikes against Russia's energy infrastructure.
One person was killed and ten others were injured in Russia's October 1 missile strike on Balakliia in the Kharkiv region.
A blackout at facilities of the former Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant lasted more than three hours following yesterday's Russian strike on a power substation in Slavutych.
01 October 2025
On his way to Denmark, President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to the participants of the European Council meeting to join forces for joint defense.
Throughout September, Ukraine’s air defense forces destroyed 10,215 Russian aerial targets.
On September 30, a civilian man was killed in the Kupiansk district of Kharkiv region following a Russian drone strike.
Ukraine’s air defense forces neutralized 44 out of 49 drones launched by Russian forces during an overnight attack on September 30.
Russian forces launched a missile strike on a village in the Chernihiv region yesterday, killing a civilian.