Ukrainian air defense destroys over 6,300 Russian targets in August
In August 2025, Ukraine’s air defense forces destroyed 6,346 Russian targets.
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01 September 2025
Zelensky speaks with new IOC President Kirsty Coventry
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has congratulated Kirsty Coventry on her election as the new President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Russian attacks on Dnipropetrovsk region leave three dead, four injured
Throughout the day, Russian forces launched multiple attacks across the Dnipropetrovsk region, leaving three civilians dead and four others injured.
Ukrainian forces liberate Novoekonomichne in Donetsk region
Assault units from the 425th “Skelia” Regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have liberated the settlement of Novoekonomichne in the Donetsk region and raised the Ukrainian flag in the center of the town.
Ukrainian forces repel Russian mechanized assault, destroy 12 units of equipment
Soldiers from the 118th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces repelled a Russian assault, destroying two tanks, five infantry fighting vehicles, a Tigr armored vehicle, and four motorcycles.
Minerals deal: First meeting of Reconstruction Investment Fund board scheduled for Sept 3
The Cabinet of Ministers has delegated representatives to the governing board of the U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund. The board’s first meeting is set to take place on September 3.
Russian army lost nearly 29,000 troops in August – CinC Syrskyi
In August 2025 alone, Russian military personnel losses in the war against Ukraine totaled 28,790, according to Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi.
Russian drone attacks Kharkiv region: Man injured, fire breaks out in Slatyne
In the Kupiansk district of Kharkiv region, a 74-year-old man was injured following a Russian FPV drone strike.
63 clashes on frontline, Pokrovsk sector remains toughest
Since the beginning of the day, there have been 63 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Russian troops. Fighting continues on six fronts, with the enemy remaining most active in the Pokrovsk sector.
MFA on Putin's statements at SCO: He is gradually losing his skills in lying
Russian leader Vladimir Putin is gradually losing his considerable skills in lying.
In Kupiansk sector, Russians try to advance in small groups and accumulate in “gray zone”
In the Kupiansk sector, Russian troops are trying to advance in small groups and accumulate in the “gray zone.”
16-year-old Ukrainian girl pushed under train in Germany
In Germany, a 16-year-old girl died after being hit by a train when she was pushed onto the tracks by an Iraqi refugee who had long been due for deportation.
Zelensky instructs to ensure procurement of additional air defense systems to shoot down Shaheds
President Volodymyr Zelensky instructed NSDC Secretary Rustem Umerov to coordinate government officials, regional administrations, and energy companies in procuring additional air defense systems, in particular to shoot down Shaheds.
SSU: Russian special services may be involved in organizing Parubiy's murder
Russian special services may be involved in organizing the murder of former Verkhovna Rada Chairman and MP Andriy Parubiy, according to employees of the Security Service of Ukraine, the National Police, and the Office of the Prosecutor General.
Abductions, torture, and killings: What is happening in occupied Skadovsk community
In the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson region, at least five cases have been documented in the Skadovsk community where civilians abducted by the occupiers were later found dead with signs of violent death.
DIU hits two Russian Mi-8 helicopters, tug in Crimea
Units of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) attacked Russian forces with drones at an airbase in Hvardiiske near Simferopol, destroying two Mi-8 helicopters, and also targeted a tug in the Sevastopol Bay.
Retired couple blown up by enemy mine in Sumy region
Near one of the villages in the Seredyna-Buda community in the Sumy region, a retired couple on a motorcycle with a sidecar hit an enemy mine. The victims, a 75-year-old man and a 76-year-old woman, were hospitalized.
European Commission confirms GPS interference with von der Leyen’s plane in Bulgaria, Russian role not ruled out
The charter plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to Bulgaria on Sunday indeed encountered GPS signal interference during its landing at Plovdiv airport.
FM: NATO-Ukraine Council to hold extraordinary meeting due to Russian attacks
An extraordinary meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council will be held in Brussels on Monday, September 1, due to Russia's massive attacks.
MP: About 2 million Ukrainian schoolchildren are abroad
About 2 million Ukrainian schoolchildren are abroad, with nearly 400,000 of them studying Ukrainian curricula in Ukrainian schools online.
Parubiy murder: investigators do not rule out that suspect intended to flee abroad
Investigators do not rule out that the suspect in the murder of former Verkhovna Rada chairman and MP of the IX convocation Andriy Parubiy intended to flee abroad.
Ireland liquidates companies, allocating billions for Russian banks
In Ireland, several companies that had previously raised billions of dollars for Russian banks and state-owned corporations were forcibly liquidated.
Murder of Parubiy: Regional Prosecutor’s Office signs suspicion against 52-year-old Lviv resident
Head of the Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office Mykola Meret signed a suspicion notice against a 52-year-old Lviv resident in the case of the murder of former Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada and Member of Parliament of the 9th convocation Andriy Parubiy.
Occupiers load ships with stolen Ukrainian grain and coal in Mariupol
In the seaport of temporarily occupied Mariupol, Russian invaders are loading ships with stolen Ukrainian grain and coal.
SSU detains Russian agents preparing new missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and Odesa
The Security Service of Ukraine detained Russian agents who were preparing new missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and Odesa.
Merz: Ukraine’s war must end quickly, but not at cost of its capitulation
Kyiv and its partners seek to end Russia’s war as soon as possible, but not at the price of Ukraine’s capitulation.
DIU hits two Russian Mi-8 helicopters, tug in Crimea
Units of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) attacked Russian forces with drones at an airbase in Hvardiiske near Simferopol, destroying two Mi-8 helicopters, and also targeted a tug in the Sevastopol Bay.
National Police release photos of Parubiy’s murder suspect
The National Police of Ukraine have released photographs of the suspect in the murder of former Verkhovna Rada Speaker and Member of Parliament of the 9th convocation Andriy Parubiy.
Leaders of two German coalition factions arrive in Kyiv
The leaders of two Bundestag coalition factions — Jens Spahn of the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) bloc and Matthias Miersch of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) — have arrived in Kyiv.
Russian strikes on Kharkiv region leave civilian casualties, damage homes
Over the past day, 11 settlements in Kharkiv region came under Russian attack leaving one person dead and three others injured.