War update: 166 combat engagements on frontline in past 24 hours, fiercest battles in Pokrovsk, Novopavlivka sectors

According to Ukrinform, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Facebook in an operational update as of 8:00 on September 3.

The Russian military conducted 81 airstrikes, dropping 150 guided bombs. In addition, they carried out 4,809 artillery strikes, including 60 from multiple launch rocket systems, and deployed 5,173 kamikaze drones.

Russian aviation targeted the areas of Znob-Novhorodske and Vyntorivka in Sumy region, and Mykolaivka in Kherson region.

Ukrainian aviation, missile, and artillery units struck four clusters of enemy personnel, weapons, and military equipment, as well as an ammunition depot, a command post, and Russian artillery positions.

In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, Ukrainian forces repelled eight Russian attacks. The enemy carried out eight airstrikes, dropping 17 guided bombs, and conducted 282 artillery strikes, including 12 from MLRS.

In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Ukrainian troops stopped 10 Russian attacks near Krasne Pershe and Vovchansk.

In the Kupiansk sector, Russian attacks targeted Kupiansk, Petropavlivka, and Monachynivka; all were repelled.

In the Lyman sector, the Russians launched 18 attacks near Hrekivka, Karpivka, Kolodiazi, Torske, Dibrova, and in the direction of Dronivka and Drobysheve.

In the Siversk sector, Ukrainian forces repelled 17 attacks near Hryhorivka, Vyimka, Serebrianka, and Fedorivka.

In the Kramatorsk sector, four combat engagements occurred; the enemy tried to advance toward Stupochky and Predtechyne.

In the Toretsk sector, seven attacks took place near Shcherbynivka, Toretsk, Pleshchiivka, Popiv Yar, Yablunivka, and Poltavka.

In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders stopped 39 Russian assault attempts in and around Mayak, Nove Shakhove, Vilne, Dachne, Novoekonomichne, Myroliubivka, Myrnohrad, Promin, Lysivka, Udachne, Volodymyrivka, Ivanivka, Nikanorivka, Vilne, Rodynske, Molodetske, and toward Pokrovsk and Novopavlivka.

In the Novopavlivka sector, 28 Russian attacks were repelled near Ivanivka, Novokhatske, Andriivka-Klevtsove, Oleksandrohrad, Sichneve, Shevchenko, Obratne, and toward Komyshuvakha.

In the Huliaipole and Orikhiv sectors, no Russian offensive actions were reported.

In the Prydniprovske sector, Ukrainian forces successfully repelled three enemy attacks toward Antonivka.

In the Volyn and Polissia sectors, no signs of enemy offensive groupings were detected.

As previously reported by Ukrinform, total Russian combat losses from February 24, 2022, to September 3, 2025, in the war against Ukraine have reached 1,084,570 personnel, including 780 in the past 24 hours.