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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: September 3, 2026
2026-09-04
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[Korrespondent] 22.59 In Ukraine, the system for responding to emerging threats will be changed. The Cabinet of Ministers has approved new rules that address two levels of concern, changes in business and transport, as well as new benefits to ukritti. The Prime Minister of Ukraine Sergey Koretsky informed about this.

The new warning system is planned to be differentiated depending on the nature of the threat.

"Zhovty" rhubarb - basically deafen in the hour of attacks by Russian drones.
"Chervony" rhubarb - in times of missile insecurity, in the face of the threat of ballistic strikes, and also in the face of mass attacks.

For different levels, please refer to the rules of work.

22.11 At the Kropyvnytskyi Vechery on the 3rd spring, the presence of a Russian drone was recorded at a large number of surface living booths. It became known about one injured person. Information about the legacy of the attack is being clarified. The head of the Kirovograd Regional Military Administration Andriy Raikovich reported this.

21.53 Evening on Thursday, 3rd Versun, Russian troops attacked Kiev again. In the Golosiivsky district, after a fire broke out at the 9th surface of the living building, three people were injured. Also in the Darnytskyi district, where UAVs fell near one of the stores, we already know about two victims. In addition, near the Solomyansky district of the capital, a number of attacks were recorded in the open territory. In another place, the ulamki fell into the territory of non-living oblivion, de Vinikla burned. The consequences of the attack were reported to the Kiev authorities Vitaliy Klitschko, the Kiev Municipal Military Administration and the DSNS.

20.47 At the hour of yesterday's attack, the Russian army attacked the shoe assets of the Naftogaz Group. A number of Ukrnafta manufacturing plants were destroyed during the shelling, the company’s press service reported.

Numerous accidents were recorded at the enterprises, which subsequently resulted in losses. Poshkodzhene obladnannya zupinili.

Nina fakhivtsy assess the legacy of the enemy’s attack.

20.03 British Prime Minister Endy Burnham and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed further details of the construction of local storage lines for long-range SCALP missiles in Ukraine. This was reported to the office of the British head of state.

20.02 Evening on Thursday, 3rd Spring, in the Golosiivsky district of Kiev, as a result of the accident of a Russian drone, a 9-surface living cabin caught fire. Pozhezha vinikla from the fourth to the ninth surface. As soon as the capital Vitaliy Klitschko was informed, emergency services immediately broke down in the area. Then Klitschko clarified that in the living room there is a ruin in the ninth century. 15 people were evacuated from the area. Information about possible casualties and the scale of the destruction is being clarified.

19.44 The Ukrainian PPO the next day shoots down Russian Geran-5 jet drones near Kiev, as reported by the Ukrainian President’s adviser Sergey “Flash” Beskrestnov. The Kiev-INFO Telegram channel reported about the fall of one of these drones on the territory of a residential complex in Kiev and the victim of a 12-year-old girl. According to Beskrestnov, the Russian military is launching Geranium-5 from a distance of about 400 km.

18.49 Ukrainian defenders took another 4 square meters under control. km of territory on the Kup'yansky direct in the Kharkiv region. About this, having informed the 23rd assault regiment R.U.G.

18.14 In Kiev, as a result of an attack by Russian drones, six people were already injured. Vitaliy Klitschko reported about this on Telegram. The incidence of drone attacks has also been recorded in two areas: Golosievsky and Svyatoshinsky.

17.46 President Volodymyr Zelensky visits Kiev with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. The Ukrainian leader told about this on Telegram.

17.39 Russian dictator Volodymyr Putin said that Russians should be prepared for a severe gasoline shortage caused, in his words, by attacks on Russian oil refineries. Just before I spoke at the Economic Forum, Putin learned that the Russian government was not ready for a series of attacks on the energy infrastructure. According to him, the Kremlin has assured that civilian energy facilities will not be targets of attacks.

17.17 The 16th Army Corps of the Ukrainian Defense Forces heard the statements of the Russian Ministry of Defense and the grouping of military forces “North” about the burial of Vasylivka, Dovzhanka, Blagodatne and Slizneve and the “locking of the Vovchansky cauldron.” The corps called this information Russian propaganda and stated that for the remaining six months, the Ukrainian fighters did not lose their position in their defense. The defense forces will continue to streamline the offensive actions of the Russian troops. The Ukrainian military also updated the situation in the Milovoye and Odradnyi areas.

17.10 The Russian drone landed on the other part of the road near the Darnytskyi district of Kiev. Vitaliy Klitschko reported about this on Telegram. Chotiri people suffered. They receive necessary medical care.

16.56 At Moscow airports, due to the coronavirus threat, at least 59 flights were affected. According to The Moscow Times, at 12:50 Moscow time on 3rd Sunday, 29 flights from Vnukovo airport were unable to take off, 23 from Domodedovo, and 23 from Sheremetyevo.

Rosaviatsiya in the evening of 2nd spring and 3rd spring repeatedly introduced restrictions on the work of Moscow airports due to the global threat.

Mayor of Moscow Sergei Sobyanin stated that during the course of this effort, the Russian PPO had lost 548 drones that were heading straight to the capital. In his words, 143 of them were killed close to Moscow, and at the distant borders.

16.32 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky at Thursday, April 3, chaired a meeting of the Supreme Headquarters of the Supreme Commander, at which point they discussed the accelerated production of Swedish over-the-top drones to counter the rocket-propelled bombers. According to Zelensky, in Ukraine there are already plant breeders who have developed prototypes of such spitters. They work to improve their effectiveness, after which they plan to scale up the production. Okremo at Stavtsa discussed the acquisition of Ukrainian business before production, the development and adjustment of various types of anti-aircraft defense systems.

16.07 Ukrainian strike drones hit the Russian Kasta radar station in the Vyshnevo area during the immediate occupation of the territory of the Zaporizhzhya region on the 1st spring. I informed the ZSU General Staff about this. Following objective control data, the drones were fed into the radar antenna and hardware station of the radar complex. It is important that the complete set of Kastya-2E2 is valued at up to $60 million, respecting the military.

15.52 On Thursday, April 3, Russian troops attacked the logistics complex of TOV KhFK Biokon near the Boryspil district of the Kiev region, reports Forbes Ukraine. According to Economic Truth, as a result of the attack, a significant supply of pharmaceutical products from marketable manufacturers, such as Pfizer, Novartis, Roche, Teva and AstraZeneca, has been depleted. First of all, shortages due to a shortage of products can cost billions of hryvnias.

15.15 The State Bureau of Investigation discovered a scheme in the military unit in the Zhytomyr region, for which five military servicemen, according to investigators, were not formally serving, but were actually working in a private furniture manufacturing business. Behind the data of the DBR, the suspicion was hidden and reported to six military servicemen: the intercessor of the chief of logistics of one of the army corps of the Ground Forces of the ZSU and five soldiers. The bureau says that the scheme has been in effect since mid-2025. For the first time, five soldiers were freely paid a total of 1.2 million UAH of the sovereign's penny security.

Several soldiers are suspected of cunning military service as a means of deception perpetrated by the front group in the minds of the military camp. The great protector of the commander is accused of organizing this crime, and the military service member is accused of disciplining his crime.

14.50 Russian troops began to use Shahedi as carriers for smaller drones, delivering them to the corners of Ukraine. This was reported by the monitoring Telegram channel єRadar.

“Confirmed in the Kiev region: “Shahed” has resumed its role as a carrier for FPV drones. Previously, we already knew about the occasional episodes of stagnation of hostile drones of the Shahed type, which is what FPV drones do. The tactic was immediately confirmed in the capital region - an FPV drone was found attached to the Shahedi,” the document says.

The Russians actually use the Shahed as a mother drone ("mothership"), which carries smaller FPV drones deep into the territory to launch and drop.

14.26 The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has codified and approved 1,526 new pieces of armored and military equipment for delivery to the Defense Forces over the entire month of 2026. About 91% of them are from Ukrainian production.

During the same period in 2025, the Ministry of Defense codified 983 pieces of modern military technology, while Ukrainian was 86%.

The national arsenal of the Defense Forces has been replenished with new designs of unmanned aircraft systems, including long-range deep strikes, high-tech middle strikes and Swedish super-swimming drones.

Also codified are the words for armored vehicles and special armored vehicles, ammunition, communication systems, electronic warfare/reconnaissance systems, ground robotic systems, vehicles of various purposes too bad.

14.18 Minister of Foreign Affairs Andriy Sibiga identifies new dynamics in peaceful forces and speaks of the importance of the United States’ participation. Interfax-Ukraine reported this at a press conference with the head of the Ministry of Health of India, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.

It is unrealistic to achieve the end of the Russian aggression without the participation of the American side.

Recently, President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with Rosmov and the American negotiating team. Contacts with their representatives, according to the minister, are maintained regularly.

“This dialogue is not interrupted. And I recommend that you keep an eye on what’s new,” Sibiga said.

The head of the Ministry of Health emphasized that Ukraine is ready to end the war and makes a realistic proposition.

14.05 Russia’s blocking of the ports of Velikaya Odessa creates a significant loss of exports for Ukraine and eliminates key gaps in the work. According to various estimates, the risk is estimated at $0.8-1.2 billion to $1.5-2 billion in export revenues this month, due to the triviality and scale of the decrease. About this can be found in the materials of the Slawa TV channel with assessments of logistics companies, businesses, the National Bank of Ukraine and Galuzev’s experts.

13.56 The units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces hit the low military targets of the Russian Federation on the 2nd spring and on the 3rd spring, close to the time-occupied Crimea. The press service informed the General Staff about this on Thursday.

So, near Sevastopol, Crimea, the landing boat BK-16 was damaged. The level of the assigned penalties is being clarified as soon as possible.

Also, near the area of ​​the instantly occupied Sevastopol, a mobile radio-electronic warfare station Krasukha-4 was damaged.

Also, near the Mariny area, the Russian UAV control center was hit.

13.52 Russia and Ukraine are to blame for starting the war on their own, and other powers may no longer provide assistance. The chances of obtaining such properties are still being preserved. The ruler of the Russian Federation, Volodimir Putin, stated this.

“What are the chances? In my opinion, they stink,” said the Kremlin official, confirming that there is a minimal prospect for peaceful and constructive negotiations in Ukraine.

With this, Putin said that Russia and Ukraine will have to agree among themselves. In his words, the United States and China are constantly showing respect for this topic “and strive in every way to ensure that the problem is solved for us before peaceful means.”

"If, after all, this problem may be solved, it is in front of the countries that were captured before the conflict. This is Russia and Ukraine. This is the right approach. We wish everyone who wants to earn their contribution from regulation of this diet,” said the Kremlin official.

At the same time, Putin added that “attacks on Russian civilian ships and threats of attacks on civilian aircraft” complicate the possibility of peace negotiations with Ukraine.

13.18 An officer of the Russian Aerospace Forces was shot at in the town of Engels, Saratov region of the Russian Federation. He was hospitalized for serious illness. The pro-Kremlin Telegram channel Mash reported about this.

And the Telegram channel Spy Dossier informs that there has been an attack on the life of the commander of the 22nd important bomber aviation division of the long-range aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces, Major General Mikoli Varpakhovich.

12.55 Russia attacked the Dnieper. As a result of the attack, a fire broke out near the bridge - the warehouses of the logistics company caught fire. One person died, five were injured.

12.24 The legacy of the Russian attack on the village of Pechenigi, Chuguivsky district, injured at least 10 people. The head of the Kharkiv Regional Police Department, Oleg Sinegubov, reported this on Telegram.

11.19 Attacks by Russian aggressors on Thursday night caused ruin in 13 regions of Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this on Telegram.

He noted that in many places and communities, anxiety practically does not subside due to the threat of Russian jet drones: “the enemy is not at the gates - the Russians have recognized a new escalation and do not plan to change its wraps.”

11.01 At the port of the Russian city of Sochi, the moon broke after an attack by probably unsafe boats. This was reported on the ASTRA Telegram channel. The main purpose was a supply vessel designed to ensure the safety of offshore oil and gas operations.

10.48 Russia is spreading the fake about “zero aid” to Estonia and Ukraine in the EU English community. Despite the fact that Estonia's extra aid in 2022-2027 amounts to 1.41 billion euros. This was stated by the Center for Counteracting Disinformation at the RNBO.

10.29 In four and five regions of Ukraine, power outages were recorded due to Russian attacks on civil energy infrastructure. Ukrenergo reported about this.

10.22 A native of the Pokrovsky district, who is procrastinating in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, asking a resident of the Dnieper to help him get out of the military department at the health camp for further travel beyond the border.

In his words, the necessary documents can be completed directly with special contacts from the doctors of the medical installation of one of the RTCC and SP of the Donetsk region. The person may formally undergo a medical examination and be recognized as ineligible before military service.

He withdrew 20,000 hryvnias for a bank account, and three days later, at the hour of the rush on the Dnieper, another 18,200 dollars. The client's refund will be transferred 2-3 months after the “white receipt” is issued.

The law enforcement forces were in charge of bringing the scheme to an end - the organizer was screamed at and harassed. Within an hour of searching, they obtained 14,000 dollars, 138,000 hryvnia, a telephone, as well as copies of special and medical documents. The man was informed about the suspicion of the evil spirit.

09.48 In the Donetsk region, six people were injured as a result of Russian shelling, among them a child. The police recorded 1,119 attacks along the front line and residential areas of the region, law enforcement reported.

09.37 Russia is at war against Ukraine and cannot achieve adequate progress on the front. However, we may risk provocations or attacks against one of the NATO countries. This was stated by the permanent US representative to NATO, Matthew Whitaker.

In his words, the United States has given its allegiance to the principle of collective defense of NATO. Currently, Washington is calling on European allies to contribute to their defense capabilities to stem the threat from Russia. Zokrema, hybrid attacks.

“Russia is immediately stuck in Ukraine. It has not been able and cannot achieve any progress on the front,” Whitaker said.

At the same time, the diplomat spoke about those that cannot be turned off, that Russia may try to take action against one of the NATO countries.

“These aggressive actions - the invasion of Ukraine, the annexation of Crimea - I think they all make us aware that Russia may not be defeated and may be ready to take action against the edge of NATO,” Whitaker said.

In his words, if Russia had gone to such lengths, it would have fought with “an even stronger and more powerful Alliance, which is becoming stronger every day.”

09.29 The army of the aggressor country continues massive attacks on the Sumy region. Over the course of the fire, the enemy launched a total of 40 attacks on 24 settlements in the region. Eight people were injured due to the shelling.

09.11 Russian military forces attacked the Khmelnitsky region with strike drones overnight.

Near Khmelnitsky, UAVs fell into the territory of the enterprise - the vantazhivka caught fire, the warehouse was damaged. He was injured in a car and was hospitalized. Just before the second attack, a fire broke out on the territory of yet another enterprise in the region. Pozhezhi were liquidated.

09.05 Over the past few days, Russian troops have been attacking the settlements of the Kherson region with aircraft, drones and artillery. Є dead and 16 injured.

09.00 Near the Boryspil district of the Kiev region, as a result of the Russian attack on the 3rd, the head was wounded by shrapnel. You were hospitalized.

The warehouse premises, the administrative office, the store and the MAFI were damaged.

08.42 At night, Russia attacked Ukraine with 163 attack UAVs of the Shahed type (about half are reactive), S8000 Banderol, Gerbera and simulator drones of the Parody type.

The anti-aircraft defense destroyed/suppressed 135 UAVs of the Shahed type (including jets), Gerbera and drones of other types. The occurrence of enemy attacks in 15 locations, as well as the fall of the killed (tricks) in several locations, was recorded.

07.59 At the beginning of the 3rd spring in Odessa, as a result of the Russian attack, 21 surface housing units were damaged. Poshkodzheni apartments from the 10th to the 17th surface, as well as cars. 17 people were injured, including three children.

07.22 From February 24, 2022 to June 3, 2026, the military’s military spending in the special warehouse of the Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 1,492,350 people (+1320 per additional amount).

04.12 In Odessa, eight people were injured as a result of the accident.

01.25 Zelensky’s statement about “unsafety in the Russian sky” caused a sharp decline in flights at Moscow airports. At Moscow airports on Wednesday, 2nd Sunday, 27 flights of foreign airlines were grounded.

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