In the seaport of temporarily occupied Mariupol, Russian invaders are loading ships with stolen Ukrainian grain and coal.

The Security Service of Ukraine detained Russian agents who were preparing new missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and Odesa.

Kyiv and its partners seek to end Russia’s war as soon as possible, but not at the price of Ukraine’s capitulation.

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.

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.

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.

Over the past day, 11 settlements in Kharkiv region came under Russian attack leaving one person dead and three others injured.

Russian forces carried out more than 150 strikes on 49 settlements in Sumy region in the past 24 hours, leaving civilians injured.

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SOF) destroyed a Russian radar station of an S-300 system at the military airfield in Saky, Crimea.

Ukraine’s air defense forces neutralized 76 out of 86 drones launched by Russia in an attack on Ukraine late on August 31.

On Sunday, August 31, there were 190 combat engagements between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian invaders along the frontlines.

Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces launched attacks on more than 30 settlements across the Kherson region, resulting in one death and injuries to 13 civilians.

On August 31, Russian forces killed two residents of the Donetsk region and wounded eight others.

Russia’s total combat losses in manpower since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, have reached approximately 1,082,990 personnel, with 850 Russian soldiers eliminated in the past 24 hours.

Two people were killed following a Russian airstrike using guided aerial bombs on the Polohy district of Zaporizhzhia region.

Residents of the temporarily occupied territories of Luhansk region are being disconnected from gas and electricity services over even minor utility debts.

As part of ongoing discussions around post-war security guarantees, European countries are preparing “pretty precise plans” for the possible deployment of troops in Ukraine, supported by the United States.

Law enforcement officers in the Khmelnytskyi region have detained a suspect in the murder of former Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Andriy Parubiy.

In July, 198 out of 218 incidents (91%) related to Territorial Recruitment Centers (TRCs) were found to be fakes or manipulations.

Ukrainian midfielder Georgiy Sudakov, 22, has completed his transfer from Shakhtar Donetsk to Portugal's Benfica.

In the temporarily occupied part of the Kherson region, a shootout broke out between units of Russia's 127th Reconnaissance Brigade and 24th Motor Rifle Regiment, leaving 21 Russian soldiers dead and 17 wounded.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has awarded state honors to 956 more Ukrainian servicemembers, including 527 posthumously.

In the first half of 2025, large and medium-sized businesses in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries generated nearly UAH 4.2 billion in pre-tax profit, which is 71.6% higher than during the same period last year.

In Russia, metallurgical and coal enterprises are facing a deep crisis, showing significant declines in production.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed gratitude to Pope Leo XIV for his appeal to end the war and killings in Ukraine.

One man was killed and another injured in a shooting incident in Fastiv, Kyiv region, the regional police said.

Ukraine expects to raise at least $1 billion every month under the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) program, which enables Kyiv to directly purchase weapons from the United States.

A shooting occurred on Volodymyra Velykoho Street in Lviv.

Ukraine expects the G20 countries to take a strong and united position regarding Russia's attempts to drag out the war.

All necessary resources have been mobilized to investigate the murder of former Ukrainian parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy, with the police, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), and the prosecutor's office working virtually around the clock to establish all the circumstances of the crime.

Ukrainian forces are actively defending their positions across all key sectors of the frontline, particularly on the Donetsk front.

Russian forces shelled the village of Preobrazhenka in the Zaporizhzhia region, injuring a woman.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has released footage from the village of Dachne in the Dnipropetrovsk region, refuting claims that the settlement was captured by Russian forces.

Throughout the day, six people were injured in Russian attacks on the Dnipropetrovsk region, including a child.

Russian shelling across the Kherson region throughout the day left one civilian dead and twelve others injured.

On September 4 and 5, the Deposit Guarantee Fund of Ukraine will hold a series of art auctions featuring paintings from the collection of PJSC Prominvestbank, which is currently undergoing liquidation.

Ukrainian air defense units are actively targeting Russian drones spotted over the Kyiv region.

In Crimea, Phantoms special forces unit of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) struck the Utyos-T radar system, the RT-70 radio telescope, the Glonass dome complex, the MR-10M1 Mys airborne radar, and 96L6-AP radar of the Russian S-400 missile system.

The prime targets of Russian disinformation operations in Canada are Ukrainian, Baltic, and Belarusian communities.

Since the start of the day, Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops have engaged in 77 combat encounters, with fighting ongoing on four fronts.

Russia has been conducting various disinformation operations around the world for more than 80 years, aimed at justifying its imperial ambitions.

At the conclusion of Sunday prayer, Pope Leo XIV prayed for those affected by the recent massive Russian airstrikes on Ukraine, urging an immediate ceasefire and serious steps toward dialogue.

Russia is still not showing genuine interest in a peaceful settlement and must be forced to sit down at the negotiating table.

Two people were injured as a result of Russian strikes on Kupiansk district in Kharkiv region.

Former Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Andrii Parubii, who was killed in an armed attack on August 30, will be buried at the Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv on September 2.

In central Kherson, artillery shelling damaged an administrative building, a residential house, as well as medical and educational institutions. Utility workers are currently eliminating the consequences of the attack.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky received a report from the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, on the frontline situation, particularly in the Pokrovsk sector, where Russian forces are concentrating their main efforts.

On Sunday, August 31, a massive fire broke out at a chemical plant in the Moscow region.

In Kherson's Dniprovskyi district, a woman was killed after Russian forces dropped an explosive device from a drone.

A civilian vessel struck an unidentified explosive device in the Black Sea near the coast of Odesa.