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History: 29 September 2025

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Retrospective · events of 29 September 2025

Strikes on power and a downed helicopter, 29 September 2025

Security

A look back at how the war's air and energy fronts stood on 29 September 2025, after a heavy Russian barrage and a Ukrainian strike in Belgorod.

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Retrospective · events of 29 September 2025

What the September 2025 diplomatic shifts signalled

Politics

A look back at two developments reported in the days before 29 September 2025: Ukraine's restored ties with Syria and Lithuania's wider rules on shooting down drones.

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Retrospective · events of 29 September 2025

Strikes and counter-strikes on 29 September 2025

Opinion

A look back at a weekend in which long-range attacks on infrastructure on both sides of the front were joined by a helicopter loss in Donetsk Oblast.

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Retrospective · events of 29 September 2025

Mi-8 downed by drone as strikes continued

Security

A look back at reported fighting in Donetsk Oblast on 29 September 2025, after a weekend of large-scale Russian strikes on Ukraine and a Ukrainian strike in Belgorod.

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Retrospective · events of 29 September 2025

Ukraine mends Syria ties as Lithuania tightens air-defence rules

Politics

A look back at diplomatic and security moves reported in the days before 29 September 2025, from restored Ukraine–Syria ties to Lithuania's drone rules.

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