ISW says Russia cannot maintain Shahed drone production pace without Chinese components
Russia continues to increase production of long-range drones, partly thanks to support from the People's Republic of China.
09 September 2025
Russia continues to increase production of long-range drones, partly thanks to support from the People's Republic of China.
On the night of September 8, Russian forces shelled the settlement of Bilozerka in the Kherson region, damaging a residential building.
08 September 2025
In the Kupiansk district of the Kharkiv region, two boys born in 2013 were injured as a result of an explosion of ammunition, presumably a grenade.
The Russian army attacked the Vasylivskyi district with a drone. A woman was killed.
Three people were injured in the Sumy region during the day as a result of Russian aggression, two of them were rescuers.
The Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, and the Secretary of State of the United States of America, Marco Rubio, discussed security guarantees and defense support for Ukraine and the strengthening of sanctions against Russia during a telephone conversation.
The key objective of Ukraine's participation in the next Ramstein meeting will be to strengthen air defense.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a Staff meeting on strengthening the air defense of Ukraine's critical infrastructure.
Counterintelligence of the Security Service of Ukraine has detained a Russian agent who was manufacturing explosive devices for terrorist attacks in Odesa.
The Russian army struck the Nikopol and Kryvyi Rih districts of Dnipropetrovsk region during the day, causing damage and injuring two people.
Russian invaders launched a drone strike on the village of Ulianivka in the Mykolaiv community in the Sumy region, damaging buildings.
On the eve of Military Intelligence Day, celebrated on September 7, the Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate, Kyrylo Budanov, visited one of the medical facilities where wounded reconnaissance soldiers are being treated.
Russian occupation forces are increasing pressure on the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad agglomeration, with up to 56 combat engagements occurring on some days.
All services in the new Tax Consultant Offices will be provided free of charge, and in the near future, an electronic queue will become available on the website of the State Tax Service.
In the Kryvyi Rih district of Dnipropetrovsk region, Russians deliberately attacked rescuers while they were extinguishing a fire.
European leaders must calmly yet firmly articulate to U.S. President Donald Trump their expectations of a peace agreement with Russia, as well as the red lines that they share with Ukraine.
Since the beginning of the day, there have been 77 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders. Fighting continues on six sector fronts, with the enemy remaining most active in Pokrovsk.
The European Union considers Russia’s actions in Ukraine to pose a serious threat to nuclear safety and to the monitoring work of IAEA missions.
On September 8, an explosion occurred near military unit 6912 in Khabarovsk, Russia, whose soldiers were directly involved in the aggression against Ukraine.
We tell donors, “Not the time to give up, Ukrainians want to stay in their country”
First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump, received an invitation from Olena Zelenska to the Fifth Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen, but will not be present at the event. The meeting of the First Ladies of the United States and Ukraine will take place in New York at the end of September.
The “epochal changes” [or Zeitenwende, a term used by former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz when he announced an increase in defense spending in response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine] in Germany are not yet completed. The country still avoids risks and adheres to considerations of the past.
Emergency rescue operations have concluded in Kyiv’s Sviatoshynskyi district following a Russian strike.
On September 7, Russian troops killed four civilians and injured ten others in the Donetsk region.
Ukraine is well prepared for the heating season, with sufficient reserves of gas, coal, and petroleum products. At the same time, the greatest threat remains possible Russian strikes on thermal generating facilities in certain cities.
Emergency rescue operations have concluded in Kyiv’s Sviatoshynskyi district following a Russian strike.
Ukraine’s Cyber Corps, part of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR), blocked fuel cards in Russia and launched cyberattacks on dozens of online resources.
Russian forces shelled the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region, injuring two civilians—a woman and a man.
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, at least 92 U.S. citizens have died fighting for Ukraine.
Over the past day, Russian strikes on Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region injured a 74-year-old man and a six-year-old child.