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What did security news look like by 1 October 2024?
Summary
A look back at the Ukraine-related security developments reported in the days before 1 October 2024, from a Kryvyi Rih strike to new US aid.
What was the security picture as of 1 October 2024? In the days leading up to that date, reports pointed to continued Russian strikes, a large US aid announcement and sharp diplomatic exchanges over peace proposals.
On 27 September 2024, a Russian missile strike hit a police department in Kryvyi Rih, in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. At least one person was killed and five others were injured.
The same day, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko warned that Belarus would use Russian nuclear weapons if NATO attacked the country.
On 26 September 2024, ahead of a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US President Joe Biden announced a military aid package of more than $8 billion for Ukraine. He also directed the Pentagon to allocate all remaining security funds to Ukraine by the end of his term in January 2025.
On 25 September 2024, Zelenskyy accused Brazil and China of using their proposed peace plan to increase their geopolitical power "at Ukraine's expense", by urging developing nations to agree to it.
