Drone strike on Dnipro and elimination of Russian National Guard lieutenant colonel - Tuesday brief

Ukrainian intelligence eliminated a lieutenant colonel of the Russian Guard, who led a group of the special forces Avangard. Meanwhile, the Russians massively hit Dnipro with drones.
Read more about what happened on Tuesday, September 30.
Ukrainian intel wipes out Russian Guard colonel leading elite Avangard unit
“A Rosgvardiya lieutenant colonel, who headed the enemy special unit group Avangard, as well as the assistant and driver of the ruscist leader, were destroyed. The group of Muscovites was moving to a training ground, but never made it,” the HUR reported.
Attack on Ukraine's Dnipro: Number of casualties rises to 28, including two children
On Tuesday, September 30, Russian forces carried out a massive strike on Dnipro using Shahed-type kamikaze drones. 28 people were injured as a result of the attack.
Zelenskyy: Six NATO nations fund Patriot and HIMARS missiles for Ukraine under PURL
The first package, worth $578 million, was funded by the Netherlands. The second, worth $495 million, was provided by Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. The third package of $500 million was funded by Germany. Another package of $500 million was announced by Canada. Deliveries of the first two packages began in mid-September.
Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant on generators for seventh day, one already failed – Zelenskyy
"Already for the seventh day – and this has not happened before – there is an emergency at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. The situation is critical. Due to Russian attacks, the plant is disconnected from power, from the electrical grid," he said.
According to the president, the plant is currently supplied with electricity by diesel generators, which are not designed to operate in this mode. Zelenskyy emphasized that one of the generators has already failed.
Ukraine completes legislation screening required for EU accession
Ukraine and the European Union have completed the review of Ukrainian legislation in record time as part of preparations for accession talks.
"In the most difficult circumstances, Ukraine has completed the screening process of its entire legislation at record speed, laying the foundations for its European future," the European Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos, wrote.
Kellogg says US deals with Belarus to keep communication lines with Putin
“We established a relationship to ensure the lines of communication were open so we could make sure all of our messaging was being passed to President Putin. That was the reason we did it; we weren’t going in there initially to get political prisoners out,” he said.