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M-Fly, a Ukrainian maker of laser guidance systems and gyro-stabilized gimbals for drones, has secured new funding from MITS Capital, Freedom Fund, Norway's Gardar and an unnamed investor.

Ukrainian investigators say an Odesa rehabilitation center for rescuers paid nearly $24,000 for 24 tons of supposed therapeutic mud that was actually ordinary pond sludge.

Moscow has extended its diesel export ban until Oct. 31 as Kyiv continues to batter Russian refineries, with the extension also applied to maritime fuel and gasoil.

McDonald’s Ukraine temporarily reduced its menu at every restaurant in the country after a recent Russian drone attack damaged a warehouse operated by its logistics partner.

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Putin has signed a new decree capping cash outflows to neighboring countries at 1 million rubles ($11,898) per traveler, lowering the cap from the $100,000 limit introduced in March this year.

Milbloggers and military issues sites have become excited by images during a Rossiya 1 report of an MANPADS weapon used by a Russian mobile fire group in the Rostov region.

Russia launched its first mass combined attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure since the previous heating season, Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi said.

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Germany plans to transform Bremerhaven into a major NATO deployment hub, backed by €1.35 billion in federal defense funding and €212 million from Bremen.

A Kyivteploenergo driver was killed and one person injured when a warehouse in Solomianskyi district was hit on Wednesday, Sept. 30, officials said.

A drone crashed and exploded near Moldova’s village of Hîrbovăț during Russia’s overnight assault on Ukraine.

A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Israel diverted to Saudi Arabia after its pilots reportedly got into a physical fight and transmitted emergency signals.

DOD Solution, which builds onboard AI modules that let drones navigate and strike where GPS and operator links are jammed, closed a $2.1 million pre-seed round with Defence Builder Fund I, Draganfly, and other investors from Ukraine, Europe, the US, and C…

The European Commission has approved a $369 million funding package for five new joint defense projects.

Russia is expanding the Tsymbulova drone base in Oryol as it increases the use of jet-powered UAVs against Kyiv.

Russian air attacks have repeatedly struck major Ukrainian commercial enterprises, causing severe damage to the Darnytsia pharmaceutical plant, ATB distribution hubs, Rud cold-storage facilities, and OKKO filling stations.

A Tu-95 “Bear” strategic bomber used to employ air launched cruise missiles at civilian targets in Ukraine, has crashed during a training flight in the far eastern Russian Amur region, killing at least six out of seven crewmembers.

Ukraine's Ministry of Economy Oleksandr Kravchenko expects business losses to reach $10 billion by the end of 2026 and is cutting its GDP growth forecast from 2.4% to about 0.5-0.6%.

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Zelensky said Ukraine expects fresh EU budget support as Kyiv sets October long-range tasks and advances new defenses against jet-powered Shaheds.

Ahead of Latvia’s Oct. 3 election, Russian-speaking residents in Latgale describe a changing identity shaped by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and fears of Kremlin influence.

Moscow’s warning over Kaliningrad reflects a broader strategy of nuclear signaling, hybrid pressure and intimidation aimed at shaping NATO behavior and weakening support for Ukraine.

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Kyiv came under a fresh early morning ballistic attack after a day of intensified Russian strikes involving more than 100 drones, guided bombs and repeated attacks on civilian areas.

A new US rotational unit will deploy to Estonia as Tallinn links an August arson attack on Ukraine supplier Milrem Robotics to Russian security services.

Kirill Dmitriev met US officials on future energy ties while Washington weighed a Belarus-style arrangement linking Russian prisoner releases to sanctions relief.

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday, Sept. 29, that air defense is Ukraine’s weakest point.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that Ukrainian authorities had approved long-range operations for October and determined delivery routes for F-16 supplies.

Russia’s embassy in Belgium warned NATO on Monday, Sept. 28 that Moscow is ready to use its entire arsenal if the alliance tries to isolate Kaliningrad, Russia’s exclave located on the Baltic sea, between Lithuania, Poland and Belarus.

Belgium will transfer three F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine by the end of the year, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday, Sept. 29, thanking the country and its Prime Minister Bart de Wever for the agreement.

Russian forces struck central Sumy with four guided aerial bombs (KABs) on Tuesday, Sept. 29, hitting a school during classes and a residential area.

Six people were reportedly killed and one was injured when a Russian plane crashed near Krasnoyanovo in Russia’s Amur region.

NATO chief Mark Rutte said Tuesday that the alliance will not always respond “tit-for-tat” to Russian hybrid attacks despite having “the response options we need.”

NATO chief Mark Rutte urged calm as European governments accuse Russia of escalating sabotage and interference against countries supporting Ukraine.

Ukrainian troops have used a domestically developed amphibious UGV for the first time in a logistics mission, covering more than 40 kilometers (25 miles) across land and water.

EU leaders are expected to press Ukraine to move faster on reforms linked to financial support for 2026, according to a draft seen by Rapporteur.

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Kryvyi Rih plans to revise its budget after the shutdown of major industrial employers reduced tax revenue.

After a day of relentless Russian strikes, Kyiv was left with damaged buildings, fires and two people killed.

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held their first in-person meeting since January 2022, but made no progress on Ukraine.

A Russian jet-powered drone hit Ternopil early Sept. 29, with debris falling on an industrial facility.

Estonia has accused Russia of ordering an arson attack on defence company Milrem Robotics in Tallinn, a claim Moscow rejected as baseless.

Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation announced in June that construction is underway on the first flying prototype of the Su-75 Checkmate – Moscow’s answer to the Lockheed Martin F-35.

On Sept. 29, 1941, the Nazi occupation forces gathered Kyiv’s Jews and brought them to a ravine on the outskirts of the city – to be summarily shot and buried.

French President Emmanuel Macron condemned Monday’s strike on Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences, saying France and Europe would continue to support Ukraine.

DakhaBrakha is taking its new album “Ptakh” across Ukraine, from Kyiv to cities closer to the front line.

Russia has rejected all proposals to revive a Black Sea grain deal, Ukraine’s agriculture minister says, warning that exports could remain severely disrupted for months.

Russian attacks injured 8 people in the Odesa region and damaged homes, a school, an animal shelter and other facilities.