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Ukraine's armed forces report taking around 250 Russian prisoners on the Lyman front, with claims that entire Russian units surrendered. Russia's defence ministry, meanwhile, says its troops control key villages in the occupied Donetsk region. The two accounts highlight sharply different pictures of the situation on one of the war's most contested directions.
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Russian regions reported overnight drone incidents on September 30. The Defence Ministry said a UAV was shot down over Tatarstan, while a Ukrainian drone was destroyed on approach to Penza, where authorities activated the 'Kover' air-defence plan. The reports came as Russian forces struck Kyiv and the surrounding region with ballistic missiles for a second consecutive night, keeping drone warfare and air raids a daily focus in Russia and Ukraine.
- 3Russia says European arms factories are legitimate military targets●Factories in Europe producing arms for Ukraine are legitimate and potential military targets for Russia, Foreign Minist
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that European factories producing weapons for Ukraine are legitimate and potential military targets for Russia. The statement escalates Moscow's rhetoric toward NATO countries supplying Kyiv, raising concerns about the war spilling beyond Ukraine's borders and the safety of defence production sites inside European Union and NATO member states.
- 4Six dead as military aircraft crashes in Russia's far east▼Six dead in military aircraft crash in Russia's far east, Ifx cites defence ministry
Six people have died after a military aircraft crashed in Russia's far east, the Interfax news agency reported, citing the country's defence ministry. Details about the type of aircraft, the cause of the crash and the circumstances surrounding it have not yet been released by Russian authorities.