"The Russian army is attacking Ukraine with cruise missiles launched from Tu-95MS strategic bombers, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.“A group of cruise missiles is moving over the Chernihiv region toward Nizhyn,” the military reported at 05:45 Kyiv time.
At 05:57 Kyiv time, several groups of missiles were moving toward Zolotonosha (Cherkasy region).
New missile groups are also being detected entering over Okhtyrka toward the Poltava region.
According to monitoring sources, there are about 20 missiles currently in Ukraine’s airspace, with more continuously entering.
Within a few hours, the country was attacked by Kalibr missiles from the Black Sea.
Russia also launched missiles from Tu-95MS strategic bombers." msn
"Police in Georgia used water cannons and pepper spray Saturday to push back protesters who tried to storm the presidential palace, as the south Caucasus country held a municipal election boycotted by the main opposition blocs amid a sweeping crackdown on dissent.
Tens of thousands rallied in the capital, Tbilisi, to protest repressive policies by the governing party, Georgian Dream, which they see as trying to pull Georgia away from its democratic aspirations and into Russia’s orbit." msn
"A bushfire ignited between Enoggera Reservoir and Camp Mountain, north of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia as record heat triggered over 100 fires statewide. An emergency declaration was issued as temperatures soared across the state. Total fire bans are in effect at least 26 local government areas." W
"188 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders on the frontline.
In the Northern Slobozhanshcyna and Kursk sectors, Ukrainian defenders repelled seven Russian attacks. The Russians carried out 10 air strikes, dropping 28 guided bombs, and carried out 189 shellings, including 12 with MLRS.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, the Defense Forces stopped 12 enemy attacks in the Vovchansk area and toward Lyptsi, Synelnykove, Kolodiazne, and Kutkivka.Four Russian attacks took place in the Kupiansk sector. Ukrainian fighters repelled enemy assaults in the areas of Kupiansk, Petropavlivka, and Stepova Novoselivka.
In the Lyman sector, the enemy attacked 19 times, trying to break through the defenses near Shandryholove, Ridkodub, Serednie, Karpivka, Novoselivka, Torske, and toward Drobysheve.
In the Siversk sector, the Defense Forces repelled 12 enemy attacks near Hryhorivka, Serebrianka, Siversk, and toward Yampil and Dronivka.
Two clashes took place in the Kramatorsk sector. The invader attempted to advance in the Predtechyne area.
In the Toretsk sector, the enemy carried out 12 attacks in the areas of Shcherbynivka, Pleshchiivka, Toretsk, Poltavka, Rusyn Yar, Oleksandro-Shultyne, and toward Ivanopil.
In the Pokrovsk sector, the Defense Forces stopped 60 aggressor assaults in the areas of Volodymyrivka, Shakhove, Zolotyi Kolodiaz, Rodynske, Zvirove, Nykanorivka, Chervonyi Lyman, Promin, Lysivka, Kotlyne, Udachne, Dachne, Myroliubivka, Mykolaivka, Filia, and toward Myrnohrad.
In the Novopavlivka sector, the enemy carried out 34 attacks in the areas of Sosnivka, Zelenyi Hai, Vorone, Sichneve, Yalta, Piddubne, Novomykolaivka, Ternove, Novovasylivka, Novohryhorivka, and Verbove.
In the Huliaipole sector, one combat engagement was recorded in the Poltavka area." Ukrin
"Former Czech Prime Minister and populist billionaire Andrej Babiš and his ANO partyemerged as the winners of the Czech Republic’s parliamentary elections on Saturday; however, a coalition-building process is likely to ensue before the next government is formed.
Babiš, who previously served as Czech prime minister from 2017 to 2021, is likely to be given the opportunity to form a government after his ANO party won 34.6 per cent of the vote on Saturday, topping the neo-liberal Spolu (Together) coalition of likely outgoing Prime Minister Petr Fiala, Blesk reports.
The victory for the billionaire businessman, often described as Czechia’s Trump, may potentially strengthen the Ukraine-war critical bloc in the European Union, alongside fellow Visegrad leaders Robert Fico in Slovakia and Viktor Orbán in Hungary.
However, with his party projected to have won 80 seats in the 200-seat Czech parliament, Babiš will either need to build a coalition or govern from a minority position with the support of other parties in the legislature.
The most natural coalition partner for ANO is likely the Motorists for Themselves (AUTO) party, an anti-green agenda and Eurosceptic party, which is already in coalition with the Babiš party in the EU Parliament, with both sitting in the populist Patriots for Europe grouping." Breitbart
"The Israeli military has been ordered by the Netanyahu government to pause its offensive in Gaza City, according to Israeli army radio on Saturday, just a day after Hamas is said to have agreed to the Trump-proposed peace plan which seeks the release of all remaining hostages, living and deceased.
The Israeli military in an official statement said it had been ordered to "advance readiness" for implementing the first stage of Trump’s plan. Army radio noted that military operations in Gaza would be scaled back to "the minimum" - but what have been dubbed defensive strikes will continue. Prime Minister Netanyahu says the hostages will be freed in days." ZeroHedge
"Polish President Karol Nawrocki has ordered troops to the borders with Germany andLithuania. Warsaw recently reintroduced border controls, citing a surge in illegal immigration.
All three nations are members of the European Union, which has been grappling with a refugee crisis since at least 2015, largely caused by upheavals in the Middle East and Africa, and later by the Ukraine conflict.
In a resolution released on Friday, Nawrocki said that the measures would take effect on October 5 and last until April 4, 2026.
In July, Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz revealed that 700 troops had already been deployed to the country’s Western frontier, with plans to send in up to 5,000 more military personnel to assist border guards." RT
"An magnitude 6 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles)." AP
"The clean up began across Bermuda on Thursday after Hurricane Imelda swiped past the tiny British territory as a Category 2 storm, downing trees, power lines and transformers." AP
"Kronotsky volcano in Kamchatka, Russia, erupted at 03:50 UTC (15:50 LT) ending a century of dormancy. The Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) reported an explosive eruption with an ash column reaching 9.2 km (30 180 feet) above sea level. Aviation Color Code was raised to Red. KVERT warns that additional ash emissions rising up to 15 km (49 200 feet) remain possible." W
"A major flood hit the Elenite holiday village on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast at around 11:40 LT after 200–250 mm (7.9–9.8 inches) of rain fell in a short period. Environment Minister Manol Genov described the rainfall as among the most intense recorded in the region in recent years. At least three people died, and six women, including three Polish tourists, were rescued." W
"Over the past day, Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops engaged in 159 combat clashes.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, Ukrainian defenders repelled eight Russian attacks; the Russians conducted 12 airstrikes and 198 shellings (15 from MLRS), using 25 guided bombs.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, 13 Russian attacks were repelled near Vovchansk, Vovchanski Khutory, Kamianka, and Krasne Pershe.In the Kupiansk sector, three enemy attacks were repelled near Kupiansk, Radkivka, and Pishchane.
In the Lyman sector, Russian forces carried out 12 attacks attempting to breach Ukraine’s defenses near Hrekivka, Karpivka, Serednie, Shandryholove, Kolodiazi, and Torske.
In the Siversk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled five Russian attacks near Serebrianka, Vyimka, Pereizne, and toward Yampil and Dronivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, no clashes were reported.
In the Toretsk sector, the Russians launched ten attacks near Shcherbynivka, Pleshchiivka, Rusyn Yar, and Poltavka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukraine’s forces halted 56 assaults near Volodymyrivka, Razino, Nikanorivka, Rodynske, Novoekonomichne, Myroliubivka, Pokrovsk, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Novoserhiivka, and Filiia.
In the Novopavlivka sector, the Russians conducted 28 attacks near Zelenyi Hai, Sosnivka, Vorone, Sichneve, Novoivanivka, and Novohryhorivka, and toward Novomykolaivka.
In the Huliaipole sector, seven Russian attacks were repelled near Poltavka.
In the Orikhiv sector, Russian forces made one attempt to breach defenses toward Novoandriivka.
In the Prydniprovske sector, Ukrainian defenders stopped one Russian attack." Ukrin
"Israeli forces intercepted a flotilla of around 40 boats carrying aid and over 400 activists, including Greta Thunberg, to Gaza.The activists, including Thunberg, were detained and are expected to be expelled from Israel.
The interception drew international condemnation from Turkey and South Africa criticizing the action.
Organizers said the flotilla was a non-violent humanitarian mission, while Israel described it as a provocation and a breach of its blockade." USAToday
"A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2025 TF made an extremely close approach to Earth at 00:49 UTC on October 1, 2025, reaching a nominal distance of 0.02 LD (0.00005 AU / 6 790 km / 4 220 miles) from Earth’s center — equivalent to about 419 km (260 miles) above the surface over Antarctica. At this distance, it is now classified as the second-closest asteroid flyby ever recorded. The object belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids and has an estimated diameter between 1.2 and 2.7 m (4–9 feet). It flew past Earth at a relative speed of 20.9 km/s (75 200 km/h or 46 700 mph)." W
"Ukrainian Defense Forces recorded 162 combat clashes with Russian invaders.
Ukrainian aviation, missile forces, and artillery hit four concentrations of enemy personnel.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, Ukrainian defenders repelled five attacks. The enemy launched seven airstrikes (17 guided bombs in total) and carried out 149 artillery strikes, including three from MLRS.In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, nine Russian assaults were stopped near Vovchansk, Vovchansk Khutory, Kamianka, and toward Kolodiazne and Novovasylivka.
In the Kupiansk sector, three enemy attacks were recorded. Ukrainian forces repelled assaults toward Kupiansk and Bohuslavka.
In the Lyman sector, Russian forces launched 13 attacks, attempting to break through near Karpivka, Kolodiazi, Shandryholove, Torske, Hrekivka, and toward Drobysheve.
In the Siversk sector, eight enemy assaults were repelled near Yampil, Serebrianka, Vyimka, and Ivano-Darivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, two clashes took place as Russian troops tried to advance near Chasiv Yar and Predtechyne.
In the Toretsk sector, 17 enemy attacks were repelled near Oleksandro-Shultyne, Toretsk, Shcherbynivka, Ivanopillia, Oleksandro-Kalynove, Rusyn Yar, and Poltavka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 48 assaults near Volodymyrivka, Nove Shakhove, Rodynske, Novoekonomichne, Chervonyi Lyman, Promin, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Novomykolaivka, Molodetske, Orikhove, Novoukrainka, and toward Pokrovsk and Filiia.
In the Novopavlivka sector, the Russians carried out 28 attacks near Novomykolaivka, Novohryhorivka, Novokhatske, Komyshuvakha, Sosnivka, Novovasylivske, Sichneve, and Berezove.
In the Huliaipole sector, five clashes took place near Poltavka.
In the Orikhiv sector, three clashes occurred as Russian forces attempted to advance near Stepove and Kamianka.
In the Prydniprovske sector, Ukrainian troops repelled four assaults toward the Antonivskyi Bridge." Ukrin
