Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukrainian attacks inflicted damage equivalent to about 1% of Russia’s gross domestic product during a 40-day campaign of strikes ordered by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Tensions have have escalated between the UK and Russia after Prime Minister Andy Burnham agreed to provide Ukraine with blueprints to build long-range missiles

A Ukrainian drone attack damaged the Russian Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga in Leningrad Oblast early on Sept. 1, regional Governor Alexander Drozdenko said.

The faster, high-flying drones are difficult, if not impossible, for most Ukrainian interceptor drones to catch, posing a new crisis for Kyiv.

Four people are still missing after the strike on an ammunition warehouse west of Kyiv as Russia threatens new “massive strikes” on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

Russia has launched its own fleet of Rassvet satellites, which could challenge Ukraine’s use of Starlink for combat.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy suggested warehouse near a residential area hit by a Russian strike was used to store ammunition.

As children arrived at the Ukrainian Global School in Kyiv for the start of a new school year on Tuesday, they went straight to the basement.

Putin said Russia was advancing in Ukraine and said Moscow could not negotiate with 'terrorists'. He also said Russia remained open to talks to end the war while acknowledging damage from Ukrainian drone strikes.