German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says Russia has shown it is not interested in serious negotiations after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov criticised his meeting with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul.

Kyiv City Military Administration has reported that two people were killed in Russian attacks on Kyiv.

Despite support from other Democrats, the Senate voted 51-47 against a resolution to force U.S. probes on killings of Americans in the West Bank. The post Fetterman Sole Dem Against Investigating His Constituent’s Killer appeared first on The Intercept .

Ukraine's General Staff has updated data on Russian losses: Russia lost 1,470 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day.

A Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv Oblast overnight killed a child, injured three people and destroyed or damaged houses, cars, warehouses and infrastructure facilities.

Air Force spokesman Yurii Ihnat says Russia is improving its drones by using higher-quality materials and higher-resolution cameras, while also developing mesh networks to relay information between drones and operators.

Russian forces attacked Sumy with guided bombs on 29 September, killing two people and injuring nine, including three children, while damaging houses, schools, graves and other civilian sites.

“There’s nothing Trump won’t sacrifice on the altar of fealty to Big Oil and auto polluters,” said one critic.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the military has outlined near-term long-range priorities and that strikes on Russia’s oil industry are continuing to have an impact.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says Berlin is working with international partners to secure more air defence equipment for Ukraine ahead of a difficult winter.

Russian forces struck Kyiv's Podilskyi district with a drone on the evening of 29 September.

Kazakh President Qasym-Jomart Toqayev renewed his call for Vladimir Putin to freeze the war in Ukraine and pursue diplomacy.