Putin signs decree on autumn conscription: 135,000 people to be recruited
On Monday, September 29, Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin signed a decree on autumn military conscription, starting October 1.
29 September 2025
On Monday, September 29, Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin signed a decree on autumn military conscription, starting October 1.
After processing 100% of ballots in Moldova’s parliamentary elections, the ruling pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) has emerged victorious.
Hungary has banned a number of Ukrainian media outlets in response to the ban on several pro-Russian Hungarian publications in Ukraine.
EU Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos has arrived in Ukraine for a visit during which she will meet with government officials and discuss the country's progress on its path to EU membership.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on European countries to unite and respond jointly to Russia's attack attempts.
Russian troops continue their assaults in the Dnipro River sector, particularly near the Antonivka rail and road bridges, despite failing to achieve any success.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on European partners to join drone production in Ukraine, including interceptor drones, so as not to cede the field to Russia.
Germany will deliver two more advanced Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine by the end of 2025, with support from Norwegian partners.
The upcoming Technological Staff meeting will focus on Ukraine's long-range strike capabilities.
A Ukrainian Neptune missile struck the Elektrodetal plant in Russia’s Bryansk region.
The world premiere of the staged production of Dmytro Bortniansky's first opera Creonte, which was considered lost for more than 200 years, will take place in a Ukrainian theater that closely resembles Venice's Teatro San Benedetto, where its concert premiere was held in 1776.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has confirmed a missile strike on the Elektrodetal plant in Russia’s Bryansk region, which manufactures products for military use.
Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, together with fighters from the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, destroyed three Russian invaders and their transport during a reconnaissance mission in one of Russia's regions, and seized documents and weapons.
Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, together with fighters from the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, destroyed three Russian invaders and their transport during a reconnaissance mission in one of Russia's regions, and seized documents and weapons.
US Special Representative Keith Kellogg said that Donald Trump had authorized Ukraine's long-range strikes against Russia.
Air defense forces destroyed 23 of 32 Russian drones.
Some Russian units have been surrounded in the Dobropillia direction.
Russian troops carried out 92 strikes on 41 settlements in 17 territorial communities of the Sumy region between the morning of September 27 and the morning of September 28, resulting in casualties.
Over the past day, there were 136 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Russian troops, with the invaders exerting the most pressure on the Pokrovsk direction of the front.
Ukrainian marines have destroyed a Russian boat along with enemy fuel reserves hidden in a shelter.
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.
As of September 29, 2025, the total combat losses of Russian forces in the war against Ukraine have reached approximately 1,109,590 personnel, including 1,080 killed or wounded in the past 24 hours.
Authorities in the Kirovohrad region have uncovered the illegal extraction of 42,000 tonnes of migmatite, a type of rock, causing UAH 43 million in environmental losses.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine is demanding formal apologies and warning of legal consequences for participants in a propaganda press tour in temporarily occupied territories (TOT) organized by Russia’s Ministry of Defense.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko met with a delegation of chairs of parliamentary committees on European affairs from EU member states to discuss support for and restoration of critical and social infrastructure in Kyiv damaged by Russian aggression.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will take part remotely in the Warsaw Security Forum, which will be held in Warsaw on September 29–30.
A missile fragment damaged the consular section of Poland’s Embassy in Kyiv during a large-scale Russian air attack on Sunday.
Senior Investigator Valerii Toharenko of the Criminal Police Sector at Police Department No. 2 (Korabelnyi) was killed in Russia's shelling of Kherson early on September 28.
Russian enterprises are being forced to cut working days as the labor market buckles under crisis and demand for goods declines.