Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has urged Armenia not to rush into reorienting its trade toward the European Union. He suggested that Yerevan first assess the prospects of maintaining current export volumes.

The prosecutor's office of occupied Crimea has referred the criminal case against four Crimean Tatar women from the Bakhchysarai district to the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don. This is the first case in occupied Crimea involving the alleged participation of women in Hizb ut-Tahrir.

On the night of October 2, the Volgograd region was among the Russian regions targeted by Ukrainian drones. Governor Andrey Bocharov reported a massive drone attack on the region's industrial infrastructure.

The United Kingdom expanded its sanctions against Russia on 1 October. The new package comprises 31 measures targeting 23 individuals and entities and eight vessels. London said the sanctions target, among other things, sources of funding for Russia’s military campaign, pro-Kremlin information networks and individuals linked to human rights violations in territories of Ukraine occupied by Russia.