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Ukraine's military has intensified strikes on Russian fuel depots, drone launch sites, and S-400 air defence systems, hitting targets in Bryansk, Donetsk, and Luhansk. The campaign aims to degrade Russian logistics and air cover ahead of battlefield operations.

Ukrainian forces used a RAM-2X drone to destroy a $100 million Nebo-M radar near Millerovo airfield. The strike is part of a sustained campaign since late August hitting S-400 systems, radar, EW, and logistics targets inside Russia and occupied Crimea.

Russian drone attacks hit a border crossing and a train near Poland, while strikes on Kyiv railway workers and civilian infrastructure persist. Ukraine faces a Patriot shortage as US envoys shuttle with a peace proposal.

On 4 September 2026, Russian forces struck the administrative building of the Zaporizhzhia Forest Branch, causing structural damage. The attack is part of a recent wave of Russian strikes on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, including a shopping centre in Sumy and an industrial facility in Dnipro. No casualties have been reported.

Ukraine's Armed Forces have hit two Russian oil refineries, fuel depots, drone launch sites and command posts in a week-long campaign across Donetsk, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Bryansk and Crimea. The strikes from 4-11 September aim to degrade Russia's ability to fuel its invasion and control attack drones.

Russia continues near-daily strikes on Kyiv, wounding 10 on Sept 3 and destroying a shopping centre in Mykolaiv on Sept 5. Kyiv expects talks with US envoys as foreign minister accuses Moscow of targeting American businesses.

Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed strikes on a Russian fuel depot, drone launch site, and multiple command posts across occupied Ukraine and Russia between 4 and 8 September. The campaign also hit the Ryazan oil refinery, an airfield, and air defence assets inside Russia. The operations aim to degrade Russian logistics and command capabilities ahead of autumn fighting.

Russian forces destroyed the central warehouse of wine retailer Okwine and distributor Wine Hunters for the second time in two months, with no injuries. The attack is part of a broader wave of strikes on Ukrainian warehouses, including pharmaceutical, steel and other civilian sites, signalling a sustained campaign against economic infrastructure.

Russian forces destroyed the central warehouse of wine retailer Okwine and distributor Wine Hunters in a strike on 1-2 September, the company said. The attack followed a July missile barrage on a separate wine warehouse that caused UAH 300 million in damage, part of a pattern of Russian strikes on civilian commercial infrastructure.

Russian forces have struck Kyiv continuously for at least six days, injuring 10 civilians on 3 September alone. The psychological toll is pushing some residents to consider leaving the capital, as President Zelenskyy prepares for talks with US envoys in the coming days.

Ukrainian forces struck a Russian radar station and S-400 command vehicle in Bryansk Oblast, a communications hub in Belgorod, and logistics warehouses in Crimea, Luhansk, and Kursk on 30-31 August. On 3 September, the Navy hit a Russian support vessel in Sochi port. Russia reported 1,390 daily casualties.

Russian drone and missile strikes on Kyiv and region on 1 September killed 12, including six railway workers, and injured 17. President Zelenskyy cited a shortage of US-made Patriot interceptors. Separate strikes hit Sumy, Zaporizhzhia and Odesa, injuring firefighters and civilians.

Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and the region overnight killed 12 people, including six railway workers from state company Ukrzaliznytsia. The attack, part of a sixth consecutive night of strikes on the capital, also injured 17, among them two children. President Zelensky said nearly 350 rescue workers responded and an Indian national was among the casualties.

The US asked Ukraine to halt strikes on Moscow and St Petersburg while CIA Director Ratcliffe visited Moscow to warn against Russian mobilisation. Ukraine resumed strikes after the visit, hitting a major oil refinery. Russia announced plans to conscript 600,000 troops, and the US later hosted Russia's finance minister at G20 talks, angering Europe.

CIA Director Ratcliffe visited Moscow amid US intelligence of possible Russian mobilisation; Washington asked Ukraine to pause strikes on Moscow and St Petersburg. Meanwhile, a Russian drone strike killed a mother and daughter in Chernihiv, and a Moscow court upheld a 15-year sentence for a Ukrainian pensioner.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe made an unannounced visit to Moscow on 25 August, the first by a CIA chief since 2021. The US asked Ukraine to refrain from striking Moscow and St Petersburg during the trip. Reports indicate the visit was prompted by US intelligence that Russia may be preparing a new military mobilisation.

The US asked Ukraine not to strike Moscow and St Petersburg while CIA Director John Ratcliffe visits Russia — his first trip to Moscow and the highest-level Trump administration visit since January. Ukrainian sources confirmed the narrowed request, raising questions about US-Ukraine relations and the direction of diplomatic efforts.