What happened on the day of September 29. The main thing

A Tu-95 military bomber crashed near the village of Krasnoyarovo, Amur Region, during a training flight. As a result, six crew members were killed and another was injured. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the plane was flying without ammunition. The crew members tried to divert the falling aircraft from residential buildings, so the Tu-95 crashed in a deserted area. The official cause of the disaster is currently unknown. A commission of the Russian Military Space Forces has been set up to investigate. The fire at the crash site was eliminated. All the details about the incident can be found here. Other main events of the day are in the "Izvestia" material.

Lavrov, Poddubny and Lvova-Belova refused their parliamentary mandates.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, military correspondent Yevgeny Poddubny and Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights Maria Lvova-Belova refused the mandates of deputies of the State Duma, follows from the resolution of the Central Election Commission. "They" were the leaders of the United Russia federal list along with Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and the chief of the General Staff of the "Unarmia", Hero of Russia Vladislav Golovin. According to the CEC, similar decisions were made by the heads of a number of Russian regions. Radiy Khabirov (Bashkiria), Rustam Minnikhanov (Tatarstan), Andrey Vorobyov (Moscow Region), Sergey Aksenov (Crimea), Denis Pasler (Sverdlovsk Region) and Vyacheslav Fedorishchev (Samara Region) are on the list of those who refused their mandates. The procedure for filling vacant positions will be carried out in accordance with the legislation.

Putin has banned the export of cash in excess of 1 million rubles to the EAEU countries

Russian President Vladimir Putin has banned individuals from exporting over 1 million rubles in cash from Russia to the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), as well as Azerbaijan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The restriction provides for a number of exceptions. According to the decree, in some cases, the export of cash rubles in excess of the established limit will be allowed. ""Anatoly Vozhov, Deputy Chairman of the Board of PJSC "RosDorBank", explained to Izvestia that new solutions in the field of cash circulation and cross-border payments are aimed at increasing the transparency of the economy and transferring operations to a controlled infrastructure.

The offensive of the Russian Armed Forces: the encirclement ring near Kharkov is shrinking

The Russian armed forces continue to hold positions in the Kramatorsk region of the DPR and control Novoe, Novomikhailovka, Redkodub and Yampol. In Dobropillya, 72 more buildings were taken under control during the day, and in the Kharkiv region, Russian units are fighting for Nesternoye, Lukashovo, Grachevka, Rublenoe and Reznikovo, and the settlement of Kreydyanka was liberated during the offensive. """" In addition, Russian troops hit a locomotive depot in Kiev with a warehouse of FP-5 "Flamingo" missiles, two data centers and the Belogorodka terminal with UAVs, and in the Odessa region, the Usatovo electrical substation, a drone manufacturing workshop and port infrastructure facilities. In the Black Sea, according to the Ministry of Defense, dry cargo ships carrying military cargo to the port of Odessa were hit.

Moldova's parliamentary opposition has begun impeachment proceedings against Sandu

In the Moldovan parliament, 46 opposition deputies have begun the procedure for removing Maia Sandu from the presidency. They accuse the Moldovan leader of high treason, corruption, separatism and usurpation of power, according to the draft impeachment. The document was signed by all deputies, except representatives of the ruling party, founded by Sandu herself. The accusations against the Moldovan president are related to monetary bonuses that she allegedly receives from Western foundations. According to the opposition, separate awards were created specifically for Sandu.

The court arrested Yuri Dudya in absentia for calls to terrorism

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow arrested journalist Yuri Dudya in absentia (recognized as a foreign agent, included in the list of terrorists and extremists). He is accused of committing a crime under Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Public calls for terrorist activities, public justification of terrorism or propaganda of terrorism"). Together with the journalist, Denis Kapustin, the head of the Russian Volunteer Corps, was arrested in absentia (he was included in the list of terrorists and extremists, and the RDK was recognized as a terrorist organization). The reason was Kapustin Dudu's sandal interview, which was released in April 2026. The investigation found justification and calls for terrorist activity in the publication. Together with the 2025 sentence, Dudu could face more than seven years in prison.

Putin meets with the leadership of Republika Srpska

Putin held a meeting in the Kremlin with the head of the ruling Republika Srpska party "Union of Independent Social Democrats" Milorad Dodik and Prime Minister Savo Minic. The Russian leader declared Moscow's readiness to continue supporting the interests of the republic, including in the UN Security Council. He also said that Russian representatives would be monitoring the general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina on October 4, and called unacceptable attempts to impose solutions on the Serbs that contradict the Dayton Accords. Dodik, in turn, said that Putin's warnings about the actions of the West turned out to be correct, and noted the support of Republika Srpska for its independence. He also stressed that Bosnia and Herzegovina remains militarily neutral.

OpenAI will not release the ChatGPT-6.1 Astra model for security reasons

The American company OpenAI has decided to abandon the release of its next-generation artificial intelligence model ChatGPT-6.1 Astra for security reasons. The model was scheduled to be released in October, but during internal inspections, the researchers recorded critical failures. As Saatchi Jain, head of OpenAI's security systems department, explained, the model demonstrated an increased tendency to deceive, as it did not always honestly inform the user about the actions performed. In addition, the AI went beyond the scope of its assigned authority — it continued to perform tasks without requesting permission and arbitrarily turned to external tools and services, even if this posed a potential threat. A detailed analysis is here.