Around 2,000 North Korean troops sent to Russia to fight in the war against Ukraine have been killed, according to estimates from South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS).

The Defense Forces of Ukraine have liberated the settlement of Udachne in Donetsk region, driving out Russian troops and raising the Ukrainian flag over the community.

In the Kharkiv region, three civilians were injured and four fires broke out as a result of Russian shelling over the past day.

The Russian army lost 1,304 artillery systems in the war against Ukraine in August, which is roughly equivalent to nearly 73 artillery divisions.

Russian drones attacked Sumy at night, injuring a 14-year-old girl with glass shards.

In Bila Tserkva, Kyiv region, nine high-rise buildings and a school were damaged as a result of an attack by Russian drones, 29 garages were destroyed, and a garage cooperative security guard was killed.

Russians wounded a 53-year-old civilian with a drone in the Kherson community.

In the Zaporizhzhia region, as a result of the attack by Shahed drones and missiles on the night of August 30, 25 apartment buildings and 325 private houses were damaged or destroyed. Some of them cannot be restored.

The enemy army dropped KAB missiles on the Polohy district of the Zaporizhzhia region. A man was killed.

Over the past 24 hours, 172 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded on the frontline.

On September 1, the Russian army killed one resident of the Donetsk region and wounded seven more.

France, together with the Ukrainian side, is working on launching drone production for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which could be established in both countries.

Ukraine’s air defense forces neutralized 120 out of 150 Russian drones.

During the night, Russian forces attacked communities in the Dnipropetrovsk region using drones and artillery, resulting in destruction.

Russia’s total combat losses in manpower since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, have reached approximately 1,083,790 personnel, with 800 Russian soldiers eliminated in the past 24 hours.

Ukraine is actively collaborating with international experts to build a barrier-free environment across the country.

Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces carried out 578 attacks targeting 18 settlements across the Zaporizhzhia region, killing two civilians.

A large-scale fire broke out in the city of Sumy after Russian drones struck non-residential buildings. Several people were injured, including a child.

Soldiers from the 33rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces used drones to halt a Russian assault involving two armored vehicles.

A fire broke out in Bila Tserkva, Kyiv region, following a Russian drone attack. One person was killed and others were injured.

In August 2025, Russian aircraft dropped 4,390 guided aerial bombs on positions of Ukraine’s Defense Forces and frontline settlements, according to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

Law enforcement officials have charged the director of a limited liability company with illegally felling more than 1,000 trees in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, resulting in environmental damage estimated at over UAH 77 million.

Since the beginning of the school year, 1,500 general secondary education institutions have been conducting entirely remote learning.

On September 1, 2025, the Law of Ukraine ‘On Lobbying’ came into force, and the Transparency Register was launched.

The process of transferring the ownership of the unified asset package of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Sea Commercial Port State Enterprise has been completed.

In Ukraine, nearly 2.3 million students will study in person this year, while 103,000 fewer students will study remotely compared to last year.

Soldiers from the 15th Mobile Detachment “Steel Border” of Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service used drones to destroy a Russian ammunition depot, a ground robotic system, and communication equipment in the Kursk sector.

In the occupied areas of Kherson region, Ukrainian forces are destroying Russian logistics in the rear lines, including 153 vehicles and 18 artillery systems hit over the past week.

President Volodymyr Zelensky met with the leaders of Germany’s Bundestag coalition groups, Jens Spahn and Matthias Miersch, to coordinate joint diplomatic efforts and discuss continued support for Ukraine.

Russian forces attacked the town of Horodnia in Chernihiv region with drones late on September 1, injuring a woman and a 14-year-old girl.

President of Ukraine held a conversation with Prime Minister of Ireland Micheál Martin, during which they discussed, in particular, work on security guarantees.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said he thanked NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte for the Alliance’s support during a phone conversation.

Seven people were injured and dozens of private homes damaged in Russian attacks on Sumy region on September 1.

President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the development of security guarantees, the involvement of Portuguese businesses in Ukraine’s recovery, and joint drone production during a conversation with Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro.

An extraordinary meeting of the NATO–Ukraine Council in the format of the Political Affairs Committee took place at NATO headquarters in Brussels, convened at Ukraine’s request following recent massive Russian missile strikes.

A Russian strike on Sumy has partially disrupted water and electricity supplies.

In August 2025, Ukraine’s air defense forces destroyed 6,346 Russian targets.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has congratulated Kirsty Coventry on her election as the new President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Throughout the day, Russian forces launched multiple attacks across the Dnipropetrovsk region, leaving three civilians dead and four others injured.

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.

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.

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.

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.

In the Kupiansk district of Kharkiv region, a 74-year-old man was injured following a Russian FPV drone strike.

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.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin is gradually losing his considerable skills in lying.

In the Kupiansk sector, Russian troops are trying to advance in small groups and accumulate in the “gray zone.”

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.

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.

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.