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Latest Developments in Ukraine: Oct. 1 The latest developments in Russia’s war on Ukraine. All times EDT. 12:30 p.m.: Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said Saturday that Russia should consider using low-yield nuclear weapons after Moscow's troops were forced out of a key city in eastern Ukraine, reports Agence France-Presse. “In my personal opinion, more drastic measures should be taken, up to the declaration of martial law in the border areas and use of low-yield nuclear weapons,” Kadyrov said on his Telegram channel. He said that there is “no place for nepotism in the army” and called Colonel-General  Alexander Lapin, who is in charge of Russia's forces fighting in the region, “mediocre.” He said Lapin did not provide the “necessary communication, interaction and supply of ammunition” to pro-Russian troops in Lyman, a city in the eastern Donetsk region that Moscow annexed a day earlier. Moscow said it was withdrawing troops from Lyman Saturday after capturing the tow...

The U.S. has warned Russia of “catastrophic consequences” if it launches a nuclear attack on Ukraine President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, said Sunday. Sullivan, speaking on ABC’s “This Week” show, said U.S. officials have told Russian officials privately that Biden “will respond decisively” if Russian President Vladimir Putin orders a nuclear strike but did not say how the U.S. would respond. Sullivan said the U.S. would “not engage in a game of rhetorical tit-for-tat” with Russia. But Sullivan, in a separate interview, told NBC’s “Meet the Press” show that “Russia understands very well what the United States would do in response to the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine because we have spelled it out for them.” The U.S. response came after Putin signaled the possibility of a nuclear attack last week as he called up 300,000 military reservists to help fight in its seven-month invasion of Ukraine.  The troop augmentation came after Russian battl...

Latest Developments in Ukraine: Sept. 25 The latest developments in Russia’s war on Ukraine. All times EDT 9:11 a.m.: Seven more ships laden with agricultural produce left Ukrainian ports on Sunday, the country's infrastructure ministry said, and Reuters reported. This brings the total to 218 since a U.N.-brokered corridor through the Black Sea came into force at the start of August. In a post on Facebook, the ministry said this brought the total amount of agricultural produce shipped through the corridor to 4.85 million tons. "On September 25 ... seven ships with 146.2 thousand tons of agricultural produce for countries in Africa, Asia and Europe left the ports of Odesa, Chornomorsk and Pivdennyi," the ministry said. Ukraine shipped up to six million tons of grain per month before the war. 8:40 a.m.: Ukraine and Russia traded accusations on Sunday of attacks on civilians in southern Ukraine, according to Reuters. Ukraine's military said Russian fo...

Russia released 10 foreign prisoners of war captured in Ukraine Russia released 10 foreign prisoners of war captured in Ukraine, following a mediation by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said. The list includes American, British, Croatian, Moroccan and Swedish nationals, the ministry said in a statement, adding that a plane carrying the prisoners landed in the kingdom. "The relevant Saudi authorities received and transferred them from Russia to the kingdom and are facilitating procedures for their respective countries," the statement said. The ministry did not identify the prisoners. A Saudi official said they were five Britons, two Americans, a Croatian, a Moroccan and a Swedish national. Large numbers of foreigners have traveled to Ukraine to fight since Russia's February 24 invasion. Some of them have been caught by Russian forces, along with other foreigners in the country who say they were not fighters.