What happened on the day of October 2nd. The main thing

The Russian armed forces attacked the Southern Bridge in Kiev, which led to a traffic collapse in the city. Shortly after, the Kiev administration completely stopped the movement of metro and ground transport across the bridge. Verkhovna Rada deputy Artem Dmytruk said that Kiev could be in a state of blockade if the situation with the condition of the bridges continues to deteriorate. The parliamentarian stressed that the current situation with the Dnieper River crossings threatens to escalate into a large-scale disaster. All the details of the effects of the strikes can be read here. Other main events of the day are in the Izvestia digest.

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation liberated three settlements in the free zone

Soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces took control of the settlements of Grachevka and Serdobino in the Kharkiv region and Malaya Rybitsa in the Sumy region.

In addition, units of the North group of forces continue to tighten the encirclement of enemy formations in the north-east of the Kharkiv region and expand the external control zone, the Russian Defense Ministry added.

Attacks on data centers in Ukraine

In the center of Kiev, Russian military personnel hit the DLine data center, which worked in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). All services and customer data of DLine, according to Ukrainian media reports, were transferred to backup sites.

The Russian Defense Ministry also reported attacks on the RX-NAME data center in the city of Mykolaiv, which was also used in the interests of Ukrainian militants. In addition, during the passage in the northwestern part of the Black Sea, a cargo ship delivering enemy military equipment to the port of Odessa was hit.

Putin's meeting with Texler and the Center-2026 strategic exercises

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the Governor of the Chelyabinsk region, Texler. The meeting took place as part of the country's leader's working trip to the region, where he personally supervised the final stage of the strategic command and staff exercises Center-2026 at the Chebarkulsky training ground.

More than 47,000 military personnel are involved in the maneuvers, which perform tasks at 11 training grounds and in the waters of the Caspian Sea. Among the military are representatives of almost 60 States, the forces and means of the collective security system of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.

As part of the strategic exercises, two TU-22M3 long-range bombers completed combat training missions over the neutral waters of the Caspian Sea. The Russian Defense Ministry clarified that the SU-35S crews provided fighter escort.

The head of state was also shown the Geran unmanned aerial vehicles. During an inspection of the exhibition of samples of weapons, military and special equipment, Putin was told that both types of drones are equipped with jet engines. According to the developers, due to this, their speed is up to 350 km / h.

Japan has expanded the list of sanctions against Russia

Japan has included 33 companies and nine individuals from the Russian Federation in the sanctions lists. The restrictions included Vladislav Kostin, CEO of VNIIR-Progress, and Dmitry Lelikov, Deputy head of Rostec. Among the companies are Voentorg, Uralvagonzavoda, VNIIR-Progress and others.

In addition, sanctions have been imposed on 35 vessels that, according to Tokyo, are allegedly related to Russia. Four companies from Turkey and the United Arab Emirates were also affected by the new sanctions.

Swiss President leaves Government

Swiss President Guy Parmelin has announced that he will leave the Federal Council at the end of 2026 after 11 years in government. He explained the decision by the desire to give way to a younger generation.

Parmelin also stressed that the decision to resign was not related to his state of health. According to him, the government needs new forces, especially in times of geopolitical difficulties. The politician intends to leave office after completing his second term as president of Switzerland.

FSB liquidated a drug laboratory in the Leningrad region

Employees of the Russian FSB directorate for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region have liquidated an underground laboratory for the production of mephedrone.

It is specified that the drug laboratory was organized by a Russian citizen born in 1998 for the manufacture of drugs on an especially large scale and its subsequent sale.

During the operational search measures, the security forces found and seized at least 4 kg of mephedrone. In addition, law enforcement officers found synthesis equipment, as well as more than 300 liters of precursors.