Russia reports gains in eastern Ukraine amid ongoing operations
Moscow is not hearing reasonable voices in favor of dialogue with Russia, which makes the conduct of the special military operation necessary to ensure the country's interests, stated Peskov.
Consensus
- Russian forces conducted military operations in the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions.
- Russian forces claimed to have liberated several settlements in the Kharkiv region and Donetsk People's Republic.
- Russian forces reported downing a large number of Ukrainian drones.
- Russian forces reported inflicting significant casualties on Ukrainian military personnel.
- Russian forces continued to advance and tighten encirclement around Ukrainian forces in the Kharkiv region.
Points of divergence
- Russia's Ministry of Defense reported the liberation of Veseloye Pole in the Donetsk People's Republic and Kreydyanka in Kharkiv Oblast. — tg_rian_ru
- Russia reported 1,410 Ukrainian military personnel killed in the past 24 hours. — tg_rian_ru
- Russia's air defense systems shot down 287 UAVs of aircraft type used by Ukraine. — tg_rian_ru
- Russian forces conducted precision strikes using high-precision weapons and drones on logistics centers, port infrastructure, and ships of the Ukrainian military. — tg_rian_ru
- One person was killed in Kyiv due to Russian strikes, and two others were killed in Odesa and Zaporizhzhia regions. — tg_tvrain
- Russia and the United States removed the requirement for human verification of targets in the UN draft agreement on lethal autonomous weapons. — tg_tvrain
- In Moscow, activists from the 'Yabloko' candidate's headquarters were assaulted by war participants. — tg_tvrain
- In Sevastopol, residents damaged by drone attacks are being paid less than market value for their destroyed homes. — tg_tvrain
- In the UK, five men were detained near a U.S. airbase used for strikes on Iran, suspected of planning a terrorist attack. — tg_tvrain
- The Russian Minister of Education stated that 'native culture and moral values' will be prioritized over 'learning letters and numbers' in the new preschool education standard. — tg_tvrain
- Sergey Lavrov said he heard nothing new during the first talks since the war with the German Foreign Minister, who stated Moscow is not ready for dialogue. — tg_tvrain
Coverage (2 sources)
- Special operation. Situation and main events on September 29: — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Main events for September 27 — Дождь (Telegram)
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