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On the night of September 28-29, 2025, the intensity of Russian attacks on Ukraine significantly decreased, making this period one of the calmest since the beginning of the month. However, this operational pause merely reflected a shift in tactical priorities: main efforts were concentrated on precision strikes against railway logistics facilities used for covert military transportation and key administrative and command nodes.
Simultaneously, the Ukrainian side continued to increase pressure on border regions of Russia, including the Moscow region. Furthermore, the Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff announced the use of long-range missiles to strike targets at distances exceeding 240 km. A targeted strike with four missiles, presumably modified “Neptunes,” was carried out against the “Elektrodetal” plant in Karachev, Bryansk region.
Concluding this tense night, Kyiv officially announced the continuation of missile attacks on Russian territory, emphasizing that no safe zones would remain within reach.
Details of Strikes on Ukraine
During the night of September 29, Russian strikes focused on two key target types: railway logistics used for covert military transport and administrative-command nodes.
Bobrovitsa Railway Station (Chernihiv region): A strike by five UAVs hit an electric freight train traveling from Kyiv towards Chernihiv. Under “ballast masking,” the gondola cars were covertly transporting equipment and weapon components, including HMMWV-class vehicle chassis and dismantled power plant units. The hits damaged the electric locomotive, destroyed the overhead contact line, and caused fires in the freight cars. This incident confirms the trend of using railway transport for covert military logistics, and the strike aimed to disrupt the schedule of military cargo transfers.
Pokrovsk (Dnipropetrovsk region): Strikes here targeted two significant objects. The first was the building of the prosecutor’s office and court, where a fire covering approximately 1,500 m² destroyed archives and server equipment. This undermined the system of pre-trial oversight and judicial proceedings, including mobilization cases, causing a pause in the work of these institutions.
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The second target was the “Pokrovsky” hotel and restaurant complex, which was used for the domestic support of officers and technical staff of the “Vostok” command post. Although the command post itself was not damaged, living modules, mobile property, and support vehicles were destroyed.
Konotop (Sumy region): On the morning of September 29, Russian “Geran” drones struck an energy facility—a substation near the city. This attack continued Russia’s efforts to destabilize Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in border regions.
A strike was also carried out on the “Central” service station in Kramatorsk, which performed maintenance and repair functions for vehicles used by Ukrainian Armed Forces units.
Near Sloviansk, a strike hit a vehicle used for the covert transport of military personnel. The vehicle was completely destroyed as a result of a direct hit. Losses are reported from the 63rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces—3 killed, 1 wounded.
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Near the village of Khorobychi in Chernihiv region, a gas distribution unit was hit. It is noted that the Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted to use gabion structures to protect this vulnerable target.
Strikes on Russia
Moscow Region: Four unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down by air defense forces over Voskresensk and Kolomna. As a result of Ukrainian drone attacks in Voskresensk, a fire broke out in a private house, killing a 76-year-old woman and her 6-year-old grandson.
Bryansk Region: The Ukrainian Naval Forces announced a missile strike on the “Elektrodetal” plant in Karachev. The enterprise is involved in fulfilling the state defense order, producing cable assemblies, electrical connectors, and power current connectors.
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Belgorod Region: The Ukrainian side carried out two strikes on the Belgorod Thermal Power Plant using HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems with GMLRS missiles. As a result, three civilians were injured, and the city and adjacent areas experienced a blackout. Restoring power supply took all night, and hot water supply remained problematic. The Russian side stated that the launches were conducted from residential areas of Kharkiv.
Against the backdrop of Kyiv’s declared course of striking deep rear targets in Russia and escalating rhetoric in NATO countries about an allegedly impending Russian attack, Moscow provided a principled assessment of such statements. From the perspective of Russian representatives, the apocalyptic predictions of Western leaders about a third world war pursue clear goals: to intimidate their own populations, justify increased military spending, and enhance military support for Ukraine.
Russian diplomacy responded to these challenges firmly and consistently. Speaking at the UN General Assembly, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed concern over the irresponsible statements of his Western counterparts about a world war. He categorically refuted accusations of planning attacks against NATO or EU countries, emphasizing that Russia has never set such tasks for itself.
In turn, Deputy Secretary of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev used a sharper tone, warning that the establishment of a NATO “no-fly zone” over Ukraine would mean a direct war between the alliance and Russia. Characterizing Europe as a “frigid old crone,” he stated that Russia is not interested in war with anyone, as this contradicts its national interests, and the country’s main priority lies in the development of its own territories.
Regarding the prospects of supplying Ukraine with the latest types of weapons, the Kremlin maintains a skeptical position about their ability to influence the balance of forces on the front. Commenting on the possible transfer of American “Tomahawk” cruise missiles to Kyiv, Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov stated: “There is no panacea that can currently change the situation on the fronts.” He particularly emphasized that “be it ‘Tomahawks’ or other missiles, they will not be able to change the dynamics” in favor of the Ukrainian side.
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so if zelenskyy were to strike the crimean bridge using tomahawks or something else would vladpudin still roll over and play dead instead of going after the dnieper bridges in kind?
every attack on the crimean bridge should mean one bridge in kiev gets totally destroyed. period
the trolls on sf are tacitly unwise in attempting emotional escalation. in the this war will not be won by bridge destruction. it will be won by russian troops on the ground.
russia’s bombing campaign is slow, directionless, and nonsensical.
general vanya ?
the danger of using long range missiles is ignored by the nato war cult. assured universal nuclear destruction is possible.