Russian forces launched a combined missile and drone attack on Kyiv early Tuesday, killing two people and injuring seven.

A wave of strong explosions rang out in Kyiv early Tuesday as Russia resumed strikes on the Ukrainian capital after a three-day halt. Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered the pause in attacks as US President Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited the Russian and Ukrainian capitals at the weekend. The fresh explosions triggered fires and car alarms in the city, and Kyiv’s mayor Vitali Klitschko said that six people were wounded. The Ukrainian army’s air force...
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed Russia’s war against Ukraine during a phone call.

It comes as relations between both countries have strengthened since the start of the Ukraine war.

An overnight Russian attack on Kyiv damaged residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure facilities, killed two people and injured at least seven.
Ukrainian energy workers have restored the Ferosplavna-1 power line, which supplies external power to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP).

A series of explosions rocked Kyiv and neighboring cities signaling the end of Russia's three-day ceasefire. DW has the latest.
Explosions were heard in Kyiv overnight as Russian forces launched a combined missile-and-drone attack on the capital, injuring at least six people.

US envoy says 'encouraged' by talks as White House official told Reuters next steps to be announced in coming weeks.

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According to the statement, these actions are "of a preventive nature"

Russia resumed strikes on Kyiv after the expiration of a three-day halt in attacks for a visit to the Ukrainian capital by US envoys, Ukraine's emergency service said late Monday. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the three-day halt in Moscow's strikes on Kyiv as US President Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited the Russian and Ukrainian capitals at the weekend. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

At least two residential buildings have been damaged during a combined drone and missile strike on Kyiv overnight on Sept. 8, local officials said. The strike signals a definitive end to Kyiv's brief respite while hosting U.S. envoys.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has ordered his forces to capture the entire Donbas by the end of 2026, but his "battlefield fiction" remains divorced from the reality of Ukraine's defensive capabilities. At the current pace of advance, Russian forces would not be able to capture the remaining part of the Donetsk region until the fall of 2032.

Kyiv is also stockpiling food and water ahead of winter, bracing for harsher aerial attacks on infrastructure.

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Ukraine inherited a system where officers decided everything and sergeants were senior soldiers with no ladder of their own.
A total of 181 combat engagements between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded on September 7, with more than 30 enemy attacks reported in the Pokrovsk sector.

Off-site power has been gone since 20 August, and the plant has cut its running generators to two to stretch the fuel that is left.

NATO and Ukraine ran the challenge through their first jointly staffed body.
A private house, a passenger car, a warehouse, and an enterprise were damaged in Russian attacks on September 7 in Brovary and Boryspil districts of Kyiv region.
The United States is examining whether Ukraine and Russia can take steps to de-escalate the war during the winter while simultaneously resuming negotiations on a broader peace agreement.
A team of Ukrainian and Polish experts has completed another stage of the search for the remains of people killed during World War II on the site of the former village of Puzhnyky, Ternopil region.

US envoy Steve Witkoff on Monday touted progress in weekend discussions with Ukraine and Russia, raising the prospect of reviving three-way peace talks to end Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II. Ukrainian MP Lisa Yasko says that "we don't trust these talks", describing the US envoys' flattery towards Russian President Vladimir Putin as "disgraceful".

Moscow-Berlin ties -- already massively tense since Russia's Ukraine offensive -- spiralled further last week, with Germany accusing Russia of orchestrating a drone attack on Leipzig airport.
LONDON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, with the two leaders agreeing on "the need to continue working towards a ceasefire" to end Russia's war in Ukraine, Downing Street said. • "The Prime Minister reiterated the UK's support for Ukraine and for recent U.S.-led peace negotiations," a Downing Street spokesperson said.

Amid a temporary attack pause between Kyiv and Moscow, Russian drones are flying above the Ukrainian capital *Russia has enough resources to wage war through 2028, Ukraine's military intelligence says *Ukraine claims strikes on railway bridge and Russian aircraft in Russian-occupied Crimea *Kyiv shortens curfew to 1-5 am *Pro-Ukrainian partisans sabotaged communication tower ahead of oil refinery strike, Atesh group claims *Units of Russian missile brigade equipped with Oreshniks deployed in Bel

In July, Ukrainian troops downed Banderols with Swedish Bofors L70 anti-aircraft guns designed in the late 1940s.

Russian forces struck a warehouse and a facility in Kyiv Oblast on 7 September.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has responded to another propagandistic statement by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov about the alleged need to eradicate “Nazism in Europe.”

You don't need to have followed the Ukraine war closely to recognize the central role that drones have played in the conflict. As I write, the Russian e-commerce giant Ozon is reeling following a third day of long-range drone strikes— an indication not only of the significance of drones, but also of how the drone war has evolved. At the start of the war, such an attack was impossible; now, as of summer 2026, drones shape almost every act as part of wider systems. But readers of this publicatio
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said significant progress had been made in efforts to end Russia’s war against Ukraine, including preparations for the next round of trilateral talks.

Ties between Moscow and Pyongyang have grown extensively amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

A brief drone air raid alert was declared in Kyiv as monitoring channels reported Russian drones moving in the direction of the capital

Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff says his talks in Moscow and Kyiv have made substantial progress, including plans for further trilateral negotiations to end the war.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha commented on a statement by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in which Lavrov cited "the destruction of Nazism in Europe" as the main goal of the war against Ukraine, noting that this should be done on Russian territory itself.
Envoy of U.S. President Donald Trump Stephen Witkoff, following his visit to Moscow and Kyiv aimed at "ending the Russian-Ukrainian war," announced "substantive progress was made, including movement on scheduling additional trilateral talks."
Germany, France and Poland will continue working toward a just peace in Ukraine and ensuring the country has reliable security guarantees.

Ukraine, France, Germany and the UK will coordinate positions and prepare terms for future negotiations with Russia, including security guarantees, territory and sanctions.

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In an escalating air war between Ukraine and Russia, in which each side is pounding the other's energy and logistical assets to force an advantage, Moscow has fired swarms of high-speed jet drones that are more destructive than older models.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will take part in a virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) on Tuesday, September 8.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will take part in a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, known as the "Ramstein" format, to be held virtually on Sept 8.

Carys Garland is pleased to welcome Markus Ziener, Visiting Senior Fellow at the German Marshall Fund. He interprets the AfD’s breakthrough in Saxony-Anhalt as a potentially historic turning point in post-war German politics. For Ziener, the significance lies not only in the scale of the far right’s electoral success, but also in the constituency behind it: many AfD voters, he argues, were previously politically disengaged rather than simply defecting from established parties. This complicates c

Russian President Vladimir Putin remains committed to escalating his war against Ukraine despite a new U.S. push to revive peace talks, people familiar with the matter told the Kyiv Independent following U.S. President Donald Trump's envoys' visits to Moscow and Kyiv. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner brought revised peace proposals to both capitals, but Moscow appears unwilling to make meaningful concessions, the people said. The envoys "genuinely want" to make progress toward a ceasefire befor

Over the past 24 hours, the enemy lost up to 40 troops, an armored combat vehicle, two pickup trucks and three quads
Operators of the Active Operations Department of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) struck a Russian aircraft in temporarily occupied Crimea overnight.
Ground robotic systems (GRS) carried out more than 25,000 logistics and evacuation missions in August, 3.3 times more than in January, Ukraine's Defense Ministry press service said Monday.
Ukraine's long-range campaign is worsening Russia's economic situation, particularly with Russia's budget deficit currently standing at $82 billion.