The four-volume memoir of Academician Boris Chertok, translated from the original Russian. Series Editor: Asif Siddiqi

Key developments on Sept. 30: * Russia uses drone with warhead designed to cut power pylons for first time, Zelensky adviser says * Drone crashes in Moldova, Romania scrambles fighter jets amid Russian mass attack on Ukraine * Missile alerts cost Ukraine $45 million for every hour businesses stop, economy minister says * Zelensky visits Lyman sector, says Operation Vivaldi reclaimed 125 square kilometers Russia has for the first time used a jet-powered drone equipped with a warhead designe

From Bordeaux to Paris, organizers say 120,000 people took part in 260 demonstrations 'for the climate, for life, for peace, for social justice.

Russian forces launched overnight attacks on Kyiv and Kyiv region in the early hours of September 29, injuring three people, according to Ukraine's State Emergency Service . In Sumy region, shelling hit 24 settlements, leaving at least four people injured and damaging rail infrastructure. Railway facilities were also struck in Vinnytsia region, while in Odesa, Russian forces targeted an animal shelter . The State Emergency Service reported that Russian drones targeted the Bucha district in Kyiv region, injuring two people who were hospitalized and causing a fire in a private home. In Kyiv itself, preliminary reports indicated residential buildings in the Holosiivskyi and Solomianskyi districts suffered damage, with one person wounded. Sumy region police said on the morning of September 29 that Russia had shelled 24 settlements in the region over the previous day. The attacks left four people injured and caused damage to locomotives and railway tracks. Authorities in Vinnytsia region said railway infrastructure was also hit there. The attack left about 15,000 customers without power. Serhii Lysak, head of the Odesa City Military Administration, said on the morning of September 29 that city crews were continuing to clear damage from Russian strikes on September 28. According to updated figures , six people were injured in those attacks, two of whom remain in hospital. Russian forces continued their assault on Odesa on the night of September 29, with reports that one strike hit a dog shelter. The Telegram channel Dumskaya published video showing the shelter in flames. Ukraine’s State Emergency Service reported that eight people were injured in the Odesa attacks, with residential buildings and the animal shelter among the damaged sites. The strikes also affected a manufacturing facility, a warehouse, a school gymnasium, a dormitory, and both private and commercial vehicles. Ukraine’s Air Force stated that on the night of September 29, Russia attacked the country with an anti-ship Zircon/Oniks missile, two Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles, and 152 drones. Air defense forces reportedly shot down 109 airborne targets .

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