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The anniversary of Ukraine’s defense intelligence, which is celebrating its 33rd year on September 7, is being marked in its own way in the capital of Russia.

Russia fired its biggest-ever aerial barrage at Ukraine early on Sunday, killing four people and setting government offices in Kyiv ablaze, an attack Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned would prolong the war. Flames could be seen rising from the roof of the sprawling government complex that houses Ukraine’s cabinet of ministers in the heart of the city — the first time it has been hit during the three-and-a-half-year conflict. Drone strikes also damaged several high-rise buildings in the Ukrainian capital, according to emergency services. Russia has shown no sign of halting its onslaught despite efforts by the United States to broker a peace deal, and Kyiv residents have become hardened to the daily rhythm of strikes and alerts. “This is already routine for us, unfortunately,” Olga, a 30-year-old resident of a damaged building, told AFP after the latest strikes. An AFP reporter saw helicopters dropping buckets of water over the government building’s roof, as emergency services rushed to the scene. E...

As a result of Russia’s overnight attack on Ukraine, four people were killed and 44 others were injured.

Ukraine is working to increase funding for the PURL program.

Since the beginning of September, Russia has used more than 1,300 strike drones, nearly 900 guided aerial bombs, and up to 50 missiles of various types against Ukraine.

Russia has damaged 1,700 schools in Ukraine and destroyed 226, with kindergartens, vocational schools, and higher education institutions also suffering damage.

From January to August 2025, Ukraine’s total trade turnover amounted to $78.9 billion.

Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot has confirmed his country's strong opposition to the transfer of frozen Russian assets, most of which are held in Belgian banks, to help Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine is counting on Slovakia’s support in its peace efforts and described it as the right move for Slovakia to become part of a new security framework.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine is ready to supply gas and oil to Slovakia—if they are not of Russian origin.

Ukraine does not see China as a security guarantor and calls on it to adhere to the position that Beijing does not support Russia and the war.

European Council President António Costa said that despite Hungary's blocking of negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU, the negotiation process with Ukraine must continue.

Ukraine’s international reserves increased by 7% in August 2025, reaching $46.03 billion as of September 1.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated on Thursday, after the Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris, that Poland would not deploy troops to Ukraine as part of a European mission under security guarantees. Instead, Warsaw will take responsibility for logistics.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni confirmed Italy’s readiness to support a potential ceasefire through initiatives involving monitoring and training outside Ukraine’s borders.

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, stated that Ukraine’s Defense Forces are actively working to boost capabilities to counter Russian Shahed strike drones.

Twenty-six nations have pledged to provide postwar security guarantees to Ukraine, which will include an international force on land and sea and in the air, French President Emmanuel Macron said after a summit meeting of Kyiv’s allies on Thursday. Macron said he, fellow European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy held a call with United States President Donald Trump after their summit, and US contributions to the guarantees would be finalised in the coming days. The meeting of 35 leaders from the “coalition of the willing” — of mainly European countries — was intended to finalise security guarantees and ask Trump for the backing that Europeans say is vital to make such guarantees viable. Security guarantees are intended to reassure Ukraine and deter Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, from attacking its neighbour again. “The day the conflict stops, the security guarantees will be deployed,” Macron told a press conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, standing alo...

Ukraine is awaiting a positive signal from the United States regarding a new format for protecting its airspace.

The draft law passed its first reading with 246 votes and proposes an 18% income tax, 5% military tax, along with a temporary 5% rate on fiat conversions in its first year. The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, passed the first reading of a bill to legalize and tax cryptocurrency on Wednesday, according to lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak. If signed into law, the bill would significantly shape the digital asset economy in the country, which ranks among the world's top in crypto adoption. According to Zhelezniak’s announcement on a Telegram channel, the bill passed the first reading with 246 lawmakers voting in support. The legislation's draft outlines an income tax of 18% and a military tax of 5% on digital asset profits. The bill also sets a preferential 5% tax rate on fiat conversions its first year, according to the announcement. The proposed taxation rate of 23% is in line with the April recommendation of Ukraine’s financial regulator. The initial recommendation exempted crypto-to-crypto and stablecoins t...

Ukraine will definitely receive security guarantees that will be the result of a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing.