In the past 29 minutes, Ukraine's Air Force reported multiple drone activities across the country, including in the Pavlograd district of Dnipropetrovsk, eastern Kharkiv region, and southern Chernihiv region with a course towards Kyiv region. Concurrently, Ukraine's Deputy Defence Minister indicated that additional deliveries of F-16, French Mirage, and Swedish Gripen aircraft are "expected" but provided no specific timeline or numbers, stating "When you see them in the sky over Ukraine, then you’ll know." These developments occurred between 2:07 PM and 2:36 PM UTC. During this period, a report from United24media highlighted that Russia faces record desertions, with up to 70,000 troops anticipated to abandon their units in 2025. Additionally, a fuel crisis in Russia appears to be accelerating, with reports from Astrakhan indicating gas stations are out of both gasoline and diesel. These events follow a critical situation at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), which previously faced a risk of a "Fukushima scenario" due to a loss of external electricity supply for three consecutive days, as reported earlier on September 29th. The State Inspectorate of Nuclear Regulation of Ukraine had declared a "great threat of nuclear and radiation safety" during this period. Earlier on September 29th, Ukrainian weapons were reportedly capable of reaching any Russian military facilities, according to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Sibiga. Further complicating the regional security landscape, a NATO AWACS aircraft was observed over Poland near the Ukrainian border on September 29th, around 1:00 PM UTC, amid concerns of Russian drones launched from Baltic Sea tankers towards European countries. Explosions were also reported at an oil depot in Feodosia, Crimea, earlier on September 29th. Earlier today, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that negotiations with Ukraine were suspended due to Kyiv's reluctance and downplayed the impact of potential US missile aid. Overnight reports confirmed Ukrainian Navy strikes on the Karachev "Electrodetal" plant in Russia's Bryansk region using R-360 Neptune cruise missiles.
