On Ukraine's Defenders Remembrance Day, three fallen Ukrainian defenders whose identities have not yet been established were buried at the National Military Memorial Cemetery.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stresses that ammunition depots and other similar facilities must not be located near civilian buildings or places where civilians are present.

Ukraine must develop its own method of conducting military operations, according to Defense Minister Yevhen Khmara.

A secret complex of biological laboratories has been discovered in the Tver Region of the Russian Federation, where Russians are conducting experiments with dangerous viruses and pathogens.

On Sunday, August 30, a day of mourning for the victims of the Russian attack has been declared in the Kyiv region.

The Primorsky District Court of St. Petersburg has ordered the arrest in absentia of journalist and publicist Alexander Nevzorov, who is accused under laws concerning the financing of extremism and failure to comply with the obligations of a "foreign agent."

In Kyiv, several floors of a building in the Obolon district are on fire following a drone attack.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Yevhen Khmara and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mykhailo Drapatiy discussed the priority needs of the Defense Forces and the rapid delivery of necessary equipment during a meeting with Latvian Defense Minister Raivis Melnis.

In Kharkiv, an enemy drone struck a gas station; a fire has broken out at the scene, and there is no information on casualties yet.

On the Day of Remembrance for the Defenders of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky, together with the country’s top military leadership, honored the heroism of Ukrainian soldiers and laid flowers at the Wall of Remembrance for the fallen defenders of Ukraine in the Russian-Ukrainian war.

Two men were injured in the Dnipro district of Kherson as a result of a Russian drone attack.

On Saturday, August 29, the Russian army attacked five districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region nearly 50 times, injuring one civilian.

Air defense forces shot down 199 attack drones used by Russian troops to attack Ukraine beginning on the morning of August 29. 

This morning, police officer Oleksiш Zahvazdin was killed as a result of Russian shelling in the Kharkiv region.

The number of people injured in the Russian drone attack on the capital has risen to eight, three of whom have been hospitalized.

Four people are currently considered missing following a Russian strike on warehouses in Myla, Kyiv region. The search is ongoing.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has called on defense industry leaders to conduct a full audit of locations where weapons and ammunition are stored.

President Volodymyr Zelensky presented awards to the families of fallen heroes on Ukraine's Defenders Remembrance Day and emphasized that August 29 is not only a day of honor but also a day of pain for all Ukrainians.

According to preliminary information, around 80 sites have been damaged in Bucha district, where an explosion occurred at warehouses containing military supplies following Russian shelling.

Russian forces struck a hospital building in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, with two drones.

Russian forces struck a nine-story residential building in Sloviansk, Donetsk region. Information about casualties is still being clarified.

Rescue workers continue clearing the rubble in the village of Myla in Kyiv region's Bucha district following explosions at warehouses containing military supplies. At least 37 people are currently known to have been killed, but the death toll could rise.

Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen commented on the Russian attack on Kyiv region's Bucha district, which killed at least 37 people.

Today, August 29, a Russian drone destroyed a Ukrposhta vehicle in Donetsk region carrying around 500 shipments. The driver suffered blast-related trauma.

Russia's escalation is continuing, and Ukraine therefore needs greater air support. The next six months could be decisive for the situation in the region.

A two-year-old girl who was injured in Kyiv's Obolon district after a Russian drone crashed has died.

Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna called for increased pressure on Russia and deeper international isolation of the Kremlin over the continued Russian attacks on Ukraine's civilian population.

The death toll in the Bucha District of Kyiv region following the Russian attack on the evening of August 28 has risen to 37.

Poland was the first country in the world to recognize Ukraine’s independence, as this was very important to Warsaw for several reasons, including the convictions of the leaders of “Solidarity” and a promise made to the Ukrainian side.

In Kyiv, a child was injured as a result of a Russian drone attack.

Units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck launch sites for Russian attack UAVs in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Crimea.

The number of Ukrainian citizens missing as a result of floods and landslides in Nepal has risen to 64. There is currently no information on whether any Ukrainian citizens are among the injured or deceased.

In the Bucha District of the Kyiv Region, 27 people are known to have died as a result of the Russian attack.

A localized blackout occurred in the Mykolaiv region due to a massive attack by Russian strike drones, leaving 300,000 customers without power.

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has tasked the military leadership with advancing to the administrative borders of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions by December 31 of this year.

Taras Didych, head of the Dmytrivka settlement community in the Bucha District of the Kyiv Region, was killed in a Russian attack.

Russian forces attacked Kherson with drones this morning, striking the Korabelnyi district. One man was killed and another was injured.

A logistics facility belonging to the Ozon marketplace in Russia's Rostov region was attacked by drones overnight on Saturday, August 29.

Russian forces attacked ambulances in Sumy overnight.

Ukraine's air defense forces neutralized 233 of the 267 drones with which Russian forces attacked Ukraine from the evening of August 28.

The total combat losses of Russian forces since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, from February 24, 2022, to August 29, 2026, amount to approximately 1,485,200 personnel, including 1,420 over the past 24 hours.

Over the past day, August 28, Ukraine's Defense Forces engaged in 242 combat clashes with Russian forces.

A Russian attack in the Odesa region killed one person and injured three others, while trucks carrying food products caught fire.

A Russian attack caused a fire in a high-rise residential building in Kyiv's Sviatoshynskyi district.

One person was killed and others were injured as a result of an overnight attack on the Izmail district. Transport infrastructure facilities were also damaged.

Russian drones attacked Kharkiv, with strikes reported in the Nemyshlianskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha plans to visit Ireland to participate in an informal meeting of the foreign ministers of European Union countries on September 2.

On Saturday, August 29, partly cloudy weather will persist across Ukraine, with no precipitation expected, except for occasional short-term rain and thunderstorms in some western areas.

Due to an enemy attack, traffic has been restricted on Beresteiskyi Avenue and the Zhytomyr Highway in Kyiv, which may result in changes to bus routes.

In Transcarpathia, on the Runa mountain pasture, the first wind turbine is being built—the foundation is already in place, and the blades are being installed; at the same time, two more wind farms are being set up on the pasture.