Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,312

On Sunday, September 28, 2018, this is how things are going.

Fighting

• The attacks on the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which has forced the facility to cut off the main power grid for the past four days, have sparked a diplomatic exchange between Moscow and Kyiv.

Regional security

• Following several days of unidentified drone sightings at Danish airports and military installations, NATO has announced that it is upgrading its mission in the Baltic Sea with an air-defence frigate and other military assets.
• Latvia and Lithuania earlier requested that NATO increase its military presence in the Baltic States, citing alleged Russian airstrikes.
• A military spokesman said that Norway has launched an investigation into “possible sightings of drones” close to its biggest military base, Orland, where its cutting-edge F-35 fighter jets are stationed.

military assistance

diplomacy and politics

Sergey Lavrov, the Russian minister of foreign affairs, warned NATO and the European Union in a statement he delivered on Saturday at the UN General Assembly in New York that any aggression against Russia “will be met with a decisive response.” He cautioned against being provoked by Moscow.
• In a separate statement to journalists, Lavrov also made the suggestion that Germany is resuming its Nazi past in an attack on German Chancellor Friedrich Merz as his administration increases defense spending in response to growing Moscow threats.
• In the most recent reproach following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, Russia received 93 votes insufficient to be elected to the UN aviation agency’s governing body. During the Montreal assembly, the organization received 87 votes.
• In New York, Cho Hyun, the South Korean minister of foreign affairs, met with Lavrov, who expressed “grave concern” about Russian-North Korean military cooperation. Russia’s conflict with Ukraine has received the aid of thousands of North Korean troops, and Pyongyang has greatly increased its weapons transfer to Moscow.