Armed conflicts and attacks
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russian forces claim that they captured the village of Bazhane Druhe in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (The Economic Times)
Ukrainian forces say that they have shot down a Russian aircraft near Kostiantynivka. The aircraft crashed into a house, causing it to catch fire. No casualties are reported. The aircraft is later reported to be a S-70 Okhotnik-B and was reportedly shot down by a Russian Su-57 jet to prevent its capture by Ukraine. (Defence Blog) (Forbes) (AP)
Israel–Hezbollah conflict
September 2024 Lebanon strikes
Hamas says that an Israeli strike killed Saeed Atallah, a leader in the Al-Qassam Brigades, along with three family members in a Palestinian refugee camp in Tripoli, Lebanon. (Reuters)
Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
Indian police claim that 31 Naxalite rebels were killed in a shootout with Indian soldiers in the Abujhmad forest in Chhattisgarh, India. (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
Royal New Zealand Navy vessel HMNZS Manawanui runs aground off the coast of Samoa before catching fire and later capsizing. All 75 crew members are evacuated onto lifeboats and rescued. It is the first loss of a New Zealand naval ship at sea since World War II. (BBC News)
English Channel migrant crossings
Four people, including a child, are killed in two separate incidents while attempting to cross the English Channel in boats. (BBC News)