What happened on the day of September 28. The main thing

Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Vitaly Saveliev from the post of deputy chairman of the government. The decision is connected with the election of the former deputy Prime Minister as a deputy of the State Duma of the IX convocation - he is a candidate for the post of deputy speaker. Saveliev has served as deputy chairman of the Russian government since May 14, 2024 and was in charge of the transport unit. According to "Izvestia's" source, the new Deputy Prime Minister for transport may be the head of the Ministry of Transport Andrey Nikitin. He, in turn, may be replaced by Anatoly Meshcheryakov, head of the Department of Transport in the government of the Russian Federation. You can find out about Saveliev's career here. Other main events of the day are in the "Izvestia" material.

Metro's Russian assets transferred to temporary management

The assets of the international METRO network specializing in small wholesale trade have been transferred to the temporary management of the joint-stock company "UK Torg RUS". The corresponding decree was signed by Putin. Management will now be carried out by the joint-stock company "UK Torg RUS". "UK """""Trade RUS"" now owns 90% of shares in "Retail Property 5", 54.45% — "METRO Cash and Carry International Holding BV", 45.55% — "METRO Cash and Carry Rush BV" and 10% — in "METRO PROPETIZ Holding GmbH".

""In addition, the President of Russia allowed Softex LLC to acquire 100% of shares in the authorized capital of the non—bank credit organization "Western Union DP Vostok", a subsidiary of the Western Union payment system. The transaction received a special permit in accordance with the presidential decree of August 2022, which regulates certain transactions with assets of companies from unfriendly states. The decree does not specify any other transaction parameters.

Offensive of the Russian Armed Forces: Ulanovo in Sumy region and Novovodyanoye in the DPR were liberated

The Russian Armed Forces have established control over Ulanovo in the Sumy region and Novovodyan in the DPR. In addition, Russian units continued to advance into Dobropillya, where 70 buildings were liberated during the day and a fortified stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed. In the Kharkiv region, the "North" group, according to the Ministry of Defense, continued to tighten the encirclement of Ukrainian formations.

""The Russian military also hit the data processing centers of "Ukrtelekom" and "Dreamline", facilities at the Vasilkov airfield and the fuel infrastructure in Kiev. "Strikes" were also carried out on two dry cargo ships with military supplies in Odessa, a ship in the port of Chernomorsk, the "Novaya Pochta" logistics center and the infrastructure of the "Dunaysudoservice" plant in Izmail.

Magyar was stripped of his immunity due to suspicion of theft

The Hungarian parliament has stripped the immunity of the country's prime Minister Peter Magyar, accused of theft. In 2024, he snatched a mobile phone from a man who was filming a politician in a nightclub and threw the device into the Danube River. At the time of the offense, Magyar was a member of the European Parliament, which then refused to revoke his immunity at the request of Hungarian law enforcement agencies. "Now, "the deputies from the ruling Tisa party and the far-right "Our Motherland" have approved the prosecutor's office's request to lift Magyar's immunity from criminal prosecution. The Prime minister asked for it himself. All the details are here and here.

The EU could not agree on the transfer of Patriot remnants to Kiev

The EU defense ministers could not agree on the transfer of the remaining stocks of Patriot missiles to Ukraine. According to the head of the European Diplomacy, Kai Kallas, one of the possible options is the supply of missiles to Kiev by member states and partners from their own stocks. Subsequently, they will replenish their reserves at the expense of a loan to support Ukraine. Kallas also called on the EU to send Patriot missiles to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, noting the acute shortage of these shells among the Ukrainian troops.

The FSB has opened a terrorism case against the head of the Russian Democratic Society UK

The head of the Russian Democratic Society UK, an organization operating in the United Kingdom (recognized as an undesirable organization in the Russian Federation), Ksenia Maksimova, a Russian woman (listed as a terrorist and extremist by Rosfinmonitoring), became involved in a criminal case on terrorism. According to the FSB, after the start of a special military operation, the girl founded an organization in London, working in the interests of the British elites. In addition, the community brought together relocators from Russia who moved to the United Kingdom. It has been established that the Russian Democratic Society UK is raising money for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and its founder planned to change the constitutional order in Russia and seize power in the country. Maximova has been put on the international wanted list.

SpaceX launches Starship rocket into orbit for the first time to deploy satellites

SpaceX has launched a new generation Starship rocket on its first orbital flight, launching from the Starbase complex in Texas. The unmanned system with a height of about 40 floors includes a Super Heavy accelerator and a Starship ship. The first full-time satellite deployment is planned during the current mission. Initially, the flight program was designed for 10 hours, but SpaceX reduced the time to 3 hours. The decision was made after one of the six engines failed during a full-fledged orbital flight around the Earth. The mission is planned to be completed by landing the ship in the Pacific Ocean to the west of Chile.