Russian soldiers in the special military operations area
Ukraine losses on all fronts?
The Russian Defense Ministry said on September 30 that Ukraine lost up to 690 soldiers, both dead and wounded, in six directions in the past 24 hours.
Of these, Russia counted Ukrainian casualties in Donetsk as 430 soldiers, 4 armored combat vehicles, M777 super howitzers and Krab self-propelled guns.
In the south of Donetsk, Russian forces said they repelled two enemy attacks, causing Ukraine to lose 120 soldiers, along with M777 super howitzers and Krab self-propelled guns.
In the direction of Zaporizhzhia, the losses here of Ukraine were 30 soldiers, howitzers such as M119, FH70, D-30 and Msta-B.
Russia also recorded Ukrainian losses in Kherson of 40 soldiers and several howitzers and self-propelled guns. Losses in the Kupyansk direction were 20 soldiers and several howitzers.
Russia also said it repelled two attacks and destroyed 50 soldiers and some heavy weapons of the enemy in the direction of Krasny Liman.
Ukraine has not commented on the information, but said it had shot down 30 of 40 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) launched by Russia overnight into central and southern Ukraine, according to Reuters.
In particular, the Southern Military Command of Ukraine said that 20 UAVs were shot down in the central province of Vinnytsia and 10 UAVs in the two southern provinces of Odessa and Mykolaiv.
On the same day, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov of Russia's Belgorod province announced that Ukraine had fired nine rockets from the BM-27 Uragan system towards the area under his control, but all were intercepted.
In addition, Mr. Gladkov wrote on Telegram that in the previous 24 hours, the Ukrainian military had carried out about 100 shelling attacks on the province, according to TASS news agency. Mr. Gladkov said the shelling did not cause any casualties, but damaged a power line.
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is now controlled by Russia.
Ukraine's ability to launch a counter-offensive in the fall
While the summer counteroffensive is still being carried out by Ukraine, Sputnik News quoted sources mentioning the possibility that the Kyiv government army is planning an autumn counteroffensive campaign.
Specifically, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his British and American allies have agreed to a plan to launch a new offensive in early October in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.
Sources say a significant force of Ukrainian marines is currently stationed in the Nikolayev region, awaiting orders to cross the Dnieper River. In addition, Ukrainian special forces, trained by the UK, plan to move towards taking control of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
International adviser Earl Rasmussen, a former US Army lieutenant colonel, told Sputnik News that a fall counteroffensive plan (if any) is not a good idea at this time.
Russian leaders have consistently maintained that Ukraine’s summer offensive was not stalled but in fact a complete failure. Moscow has also recorded significant casualties among the Ukrainian army, despite Kyiv’s constant updates on the progress on all fronts.
President Zelensky speaks at military technology forum
Ukraine opens military technology alliance
Ukraine has not commented on the information related to the above speculations from Russia. Instead, President Zelensky on September 30 announced the formation of an international alliance between defense industries and military contractors.
The alliance's goal is to build military capabilities to counter external threats.
Speaking at the first International Military-Industrial Forum, the Ukrainian leader welcomed the entry of any military contractor as long as they shared Ukrainian values and complied with international law, Reuters reported.
The forum was attended by 252 companies from more than 30 countries across Europe, America, Asia and Australia.
According to Mr. Zelensky, the forum witnessed 13 companies joining hands with Ukraine to build new arsenals. Later, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry announced that 38 companies from 19 countries had joined this alliance.
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