A bill has been registered in Ukraine's Rada to nominate current U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Prize, according to a report shared on X.com on September 29th. This development occurs as Russia faces widening fuel deficits across multiple regions and the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) remains without external power. The fuel crisis in Russia is reportedly expanding, with the Perm region, Arkhangelsk region, and Altai Territory added to a deficit map on September 29th, while the Khabarovsk Territory and Tula region have closed. Over the past week, 34 regions have been added to the deficit map, with approximately 10 more regions anticipating problems. Experts, such as Sergei Kolobanov, are quoted by Russian news sites as attributing these issues to logistical interruptions rather than physical shortages, a narrative described as typical Russian propaganda. Meanwhile, the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has been without external power for an extended duration, relying on diesel backup generators. Previous reports indicated the plant had been disconnected from the Ukrainian electricity grid for 120 hours, with an estimated 17 days of diesel fuel remaining. Experts have warned of potential reactor meltdowns and spent fuel containment breaches if power is not restored. In Yalta, Crimea, an incident involving the draining of gasoline from a car was reported overnight. These events follow earlier reports from September 29th, which included U.S. Vice-President JD Vance confirming the Trump Administration's consideration of selling BGM-109 "Tomahawk" Land Attack Cruise Missiles to Europe for transfer to Ukraine. The previous reports also detailed expected additional deliveries of F-16, French Mirage, and Swedish Gripen aircraft to Ukraine, alongside observations of Ukrainian drone activity impacting Russian airfields and infrastructure.
