Russia has said no amount of sanctions will be enough to force it to back down in its war against Ukraine amid threats of new measures from US President Donald Trump.
“No sanctions will be able to force the Russian Federation to change the consistent position that our president has repeatedly spoken about," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Petrov told reporters on Monday.
It comes after Trump has said he is ready to push ahead with a new round of sanctions after Russia targeted the main government building in Kyiv for the first time since the Ukraine war began in 2022.
The aerial attack was the largest of the war so far, involving a total of at least 805 drones and 13 missiles fired at cities across Ukraine, killing four people, including a three-month-old baby.
He said European leaders are set to visit the United States this week to discuss ways to end the war in Ukraine, adding he would speak with Russian president Vladimir Putin “soon”.
Trump did not specify what he envisions as the “second stage” of sanctions against Russia, the New York Post reported.
It is the second time Putin has launched a mass Russian drone and missile attack targeting the capital in a span of two weeks, despite claiming to want a peaceful end to the war.
Key Points
- 'No sanctions' will force Russia to make change, spokesperson says
- European leaders to visit US ahead of further Trump-Putin talks
- Russia assaults Ukraine with over 800 drones and decoys, the largest such attack in the war
- Trump ready to push ahead with a new round of sanctions
- EU exploring new sanctions on Russian banks
Why Russia launched the largest aerial strike of the war so far
03:00 , Bryony GoochRussia launched the biggest aerial strikes of the war so far Ukraine over the weekend, killing four people including a mother and her three-month-old baby.
More than 800 drones and 13 missiles were fired at cities across Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv, in the early hours of Sunday 7 September. The strike marked the first attack of the war on the main Ukrainian government building, and is the second major assault on the capital within two weeks.
In response, president Volodymyr Zelensky called the attack “a deliberate crime and prolongation of the war” and called on the US to provide a “strong response” to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Moscow’s aerial attack on Ukraine is the latest in a streak of record-breaking aerial strikes over the past three months.
Below, The Independent looks at how, and why, Russia has decided to target Ukraine’s cities with such devastating force.
Why Russia launched the largest aerial strike of the war so far
Watch: Smoke rises from government building after Russian attack on Kyiv
02:00 , Bryony GoochWhat could Trump’s ‘second phase’ of sanctions against Russia involve?
01:00 , Bryony GoochUS president Donald Trump said he is ready to move into a second phaseof Russian sanctions after Moscow hit Ukraine with its largest air attack of the war.
On Sunday, Mr Trump signalled he may finally escalate sanctions on Moscow or its oil buyers, which he has so far delayed to pursue peace talks.
The European Union followed on Monday with confirmation it is coordinating new sanctions with the US, echoing US treasury secretary Scott Bessent’s comments that Washington would need “European partners to follow us” if they were to exert further economic pressure.
After repeatedly vowing to end the war within 24 hours, the US leader has grown increasingly frustrated with Putin as fighting continues to intensify.
Steffie Banatvala reports:
What could Trump’s ‘second phase’ of sanctions against Russia involve?
Zelensky's chief of staff discusses Russian strikes on Ukrainian targets with Rubio
00:00 , Bryony GoochUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff discussed Russian strikes on Ukrainian targets with US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Monday and told him a government building that came under attack on Sunday was hit by a Russian ballistic missile.
Chief of staff Andriy Yermak, writing on Telegram, also said he and Rubio discussed US military aid for Ukraine, security guarantees for Ukraine that have been under discussion with Kyiv's allies, and increased pressure on Russia.
"I informed him of the constant Russian strikes that attack our cities, our residential buildings with drones and missiles," Yermak wrote.
"They kill civilians and children, destroy our infrastructure. For the first time, the enemy attacked the Ukrainian Government building - the strike was carried out by an Iskander ballistic missile."
In a separate post, Yermak said he had held a video conference with the national security advisers of Britain, France, Germany, and Italy.
He said the discussion was a continuation of a meeting in Paris last week with Ukrainian allies within the Coalition of the Willing and said "a further strengthening of Ukraine's positions in confronting Russian aggression is necessary."
The European Union's top sanctions official was in Washington with a team of experts to discuss what would be the first coordinated transatlantic measures against Russia since President Donald Trump returned to office.
On Sunday, after the war's biggest air attack set fire to a government building in Kyiv, Trump said he was ready to move to a second phase of restrictions.
Russian-installed official reports Ukrainian attacks on Russian-held parts of Donetsk region
23:00 , Bryony GoochThe Russia-installed head of occupied parts of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region said late on Monday that Ukrainian forces had launched heavy drone and missile attacks on two cities in the area, killing two people and injuring 16.
Denis Pushilin, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said Ukrainian forces had struck targets in the region's main city, also called Donetsk, and in Makiivka, an industrial town further north.
There was no comment from Ukrainian officials on the attacks.
Russian news agencies quoted security officials in the occupied areas as saying that at least 20 drones had been deployed in the two assaults and that air defence units were in action. They said explosions had resounded throughout the city of Donetsk and the air was hanging heavy with smoke.
The popular Russian war blog Rybar said there had also been explosions in Yenakiievo, another Russian-held industrial town, where it said at least one apartment block had been hit.
Russian forces, which invaded Ukraine in February 2022, control a little less than 20 per cent of all of Ukraine's territory and about 75 per cent of Donetsk region.
Russia has formally annexed four regions, including Donetsk, and is engaged in a slow drive westward to capture the rest of the area.
ICYMI: The agonising task of repatriating Ukraine’s war dead
22:00 , Nicole Wootton-CaneCooperation between Russia and Ukraine is almost unheard of these days.
But one rare instance where the two warring nations do work together is in repatriating fallen soldiers from both sides of the front line.
The Independent’s Bryony Gooch has spoken to a forensic specialist about the agonising ongoing work to put names to bodies in Ukraine, and how Moscow and Kyiv briefly come together.
Inside the agonising task of identifying Ukraine’s thousands of war dead
UN Refugee Agency reports increase in Ukrainian's displaced from frontline
21:30 , Nicole Wootton-CaneThe UN Refugee Agency has recorded an increase in the number of people evacuated or displaced from frontline areas in Ukraine since mid-2024.
UNHCR Representative Karolina Lindholm Billing said there are currently 3.7 million refugees internally displaced inside Ukraine and around 5.6 million refugees abroad in an interview with news agency Ukrinform.
She added 190,000 Ukrainians have become displaced persons from the frontline areas of Donetsk, Kharkiv, and Sumy regions since the beginning of 2025.
Chinese agency assigns AAA rating to Russian oil major Gazprom
21:00 , Nicole Wootton-CaneChinese rating agency CSCI Pengyuan assigned a domestic triple A rating to US -blacklisted Russian oil giant Gazprom on Friday, as media reported Beijing was preparing to reopen its domestic bond market to major Russian energy firms.
"Gazprom's rating reflects its strategic importance and legal ties to the Russian government," CSCI Pengyuan said.
The firm's credit profile "is underpinned by its strong business profile as one of the market leaders in the global oil and gas industry and its important position in Russia's energy market", it added.
The "AAA" rating with a stable outlook came just days after Russia and China gave their blessings to the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline.
Gazprom made the announcement during Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to China last week.
RECAP: Ukraine struck 60 targets on Russian territory in August, top commander says
20:30 , Nicole Wootton-CaneUkraine struck 60 targets on Russian territory in August, Kyiv's top military commander said on Monday.
"The Russian Federation's capabilities to produce fuel and lubricants for the army, their aviation weapons, missiles and UAVs, and air defence systems have been weakened, and the functioning of the transport system has been disrupted," Oleksandr Syrskyi wrote on social media.
Trump once again 'not happy' about Russian strikes on Ukraine
20:00 , Nicole Wootton-CaneNot for the first time over the last few months, US President Donald Trump has told reporters he is “not happy” after Sunday’s massive aerial attack on Ukraine.
Last week, sources reported Trump was becoming “pessimistic” about ending the war which he once so confidently said he would halt.
"The Russia-Ukraine situation, we're going to get it done," Trump said on Sunday.
'What's the point in sanctions if Putin has alternatives?'
19:30 , Nicole Wootton-CaneSome European leaders have expressed doubts over the effectiveness of further sanctions on Russia if they are not widened to other countries.
"We don't buy his gas, but the rest of the world is buying it," Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said in an interview with Il Tirreno newspaper, published on Monday. "What's the point of sanctions if Putin has alternatives?".
It comes after both US President Donald Trump and EU leaders signalled they are ready to move forwards with a new package of sanctions on Moscow.
On Monday, a Kremlin spokesperson said no amount of sanctions would be enough to get them to end their campaign in Ukraine.
Moscow continuing to expand its long-range strike drone production, analysts say
19:00 , Nicole Wootton-CaneRussia is continuing to expand its long-range strike drone production in part due to support from the People’s Republic of China (PRC), analysts have said.
Experts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) have said that Moscow has “significantly” scaled up its domestic production of Shahed-type drones, including Gerans (Russian Shahed analogues), Garpiyas (Shahed analogues with PRC components), and Gerberas (decoy Shahed variants).
Shahed drones, also known as kamikaze drones, are unmanned combat aerial vehicles developed by Shahed Aviation Industries.
EU's top sanctions official visits Washington
18:30 , Nicole Wootton-CaneThe EU’s top sanctions official visited Washington on Monday after both the US and Europe look to step up measures against Russia.
The EU gave few details about the mission by its sanctions envoy David O'Sullivan to the United States. But should he succeed in coordinating a package with the Americans, it would be the first time that has happened since Trump returned to office. Sanctions were regularly coordinated between Europe and the United States under Trump's predecessor, Joe Biden.
On Sunday, after the war's biggest air attack so far set fire to government buildings in Kyiv, Trump said he was ready to move to a second phase of restrictions, the closest he has come yet to announcing new sanctions.
On Friday, Trump said he would get the war settled "or there'll be hell to pay". On Sunday, when asked by a reporter at the White House if he was ready to move to "the second phase" of sanctions against Russia, Trump responded: "Yeah, I am."
Costa visits Sweden amid sanctions discussions
18:00 , Nicole Wootton-CaneEuropean Council leader Antonio Costa has visited Sweden to discuss its ongoing support of Ukraine.
In a post on X, Mr Costa said he and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson “agreed on the need to push ahead with increasing pressure on Russia through further sanctions”.
However, earlier on Monday a Kremlin spokesperson said no amount of sanctions could make Russia change its position on Ukraine.
Great to be in Stockholm with 🇸🇪 @SwedishPM Ulf Kristersson.
— António Costa (@eucopresident) September 8, 2025
Sweden has been a strong and steady supporter of Ukraine 🇺🇦 and EU unity 🇪🇺 in the face of Russian aggression. We agreed on the need to push ahead with increasing pressure on Russia through further sanctions.
We also… pic.twitter.com/kSKSi4BmgU
Russia plans to produce nearly 2,500 high-precision missiles in 2025, Ukrainian military says
17:30 , Nicole Wootton-CaneRussia is set to manufacture close to 2,500 high-precision missiles in 2025, according to a top Ukrainian intelligence official.
Major General Vadym Skibitskyi told Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform that the weapons span cruise, ballistic, and hypersonic classes.
“In addition, we are observing a significant growth in the output of unmanned aerial vehicles, primarily such as Geran, Garpiya, and FPV drones,” Skibitskyi added.
WATCH: Ukraine's government building hit by Russian strikes
17:00 , Nicole Wootton-CaneWhy Russia launched the largest aerial strike of the war so far
16:48 , Nicole Wootton-CaneSunday saw Russia launch over 800 drones and missiles across Ukraine in its largest aerial assault of the war so far.
New analysis from The Independent shows the intensity of Moscow’s strikes has shot up since the beginning of June - and if this trend continues in September, it could be Ukraine’s most difficult month yet.
Federico Borsari, a Fellow with the Transatlantic Defence and Security Program at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), has told The Independent that Russia has been trying to “instil fear and create a sense of panic among the population”.
Why Russia launched the largest aerial strike of the war so far
US tells Europe to stop buying Russian oil and gas and switch to American if they want sanctions
16:30 , Nicole Wootton-CaneWashington has told European countries they must stop importing Russian oil and gas if they want the US to place further sanctions on Russia, the Financial Times has reported.
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright told the FT that Europe barring Russian imports and instead choosing American liquefied natural gas (LNG) would have a “positive impact” on Washington’s decisions.
"If the Europeans drew a line and said: 'We're not going to buy more Russian gas, we're not going to buy Russian oil.' Would that have a positive influence on the U.S. leaning in more aggressively (on sanctions) as well? Absolutely," Wright said.
Zelenksy marks day of Ukrainian National Intelligence with intelligence personnel
16:00 , Nicole Wootton-CanePresident Zelensky has marked a day celebrating Ukrainian intelligence agencies with staff members.
The Ukrainian leader presented state awards at a ceremony on Monday, pictures posted to his X showed.
Every year on September 7, we mark the Day of Military Intelligence of Ukraine – a day that honors many of our brave Ukrainians, courageous hearts who significantly broaden the scope of our capabilities, our active operations at the front, and our state policy.
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) September 8, 2025
Today, I… pic.twitter.com/RIHiY36SZQ
What could Trump’s ‘second phase’ of sanctions against Russia involve?
15:30 , Nicole Wootton-CaneUS President Donald Trump has said he is ready to impose a new wave of sanctions on Russia following its huge aerial attack on Ukraine on Sunday.
Our reporter Steffie Banatvala has been looking at what those could actually involve and how they could impact Russia.
What could Trump’s ‘second phase’ of sanctions against Russia involve?
EU Commission expected to propose 19th package of Russia sanctions by Friday
15:00 , Nicole Wootton-CaneThe European Commission is expected to propose a 19th package of sanctions against Russia by Friday and list banks in two central Asian countries, EU diplomats said.
The EU has stepped up its listings and is no longer shying away from larger entities in third countries.
In its 18th package, the bloc listed two Chinese banks and India's major Nayara refinery at Vadinar.
The diplomats declined to provide further details of the upcoming new package.
NATO boss to visit UK for Ukraine discussions
14:50 , Nicole Wootton-CaneNATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will visit the UK on Tuesday to attend a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG), the organisation said.
The UDCG is an alliance of 56 nations, including all NATO member states, which aims to provide military support to Ukraine.
Rules of war being 'shredded' amid global rights violations, says UN human rights chief
13:30 , Nicole Wootton-CaneThe United Nations human rights' chief warned on Monday that "disturbing trends", including the glorification of violence, are undermining human rights and the international order worldwide.
"Rules of war are being shredded - with virtually no accountability," said Volker Turk, who heads the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), in his opening address to the 60th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
He condemned widespread violations in Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine as well as the conflicts in Sudan, Myanmar, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Gaza.
Foreign diplomats visit damaged Ukraine government building
13:00 , Nicole Wootton-CaneForeign diplomats have visited Ukraine’s damaged government building that was hit by Russian strikes over the weekend.
On Monday, Ukraine’s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said diplomats were given a briefing on the “destruction and deaths” caused by the Russian attack.
“We emphasized to our foreign colleagues that with such barbaric attacks, Russia is rejecting peace efforts and diplomacy,” he wrote in a post on X. “Therefore, to achieve peace, it is necessary to increase sanctions on Moscow and strengthen Ukraine.
“I am grateful to all the foreign diplomats who condemned Russian terror and affirmed their governments' readiness to take concrete steps to support our country and pressure Moscow.”
Today, we began the day with a visit alongside members of the foreign diplomatic corps to Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers building damaged by a Russian strike.
— Andrii Sybiha 🇺🇦 (@andrii_sybiha) September 8, 2025
Prime Minister @Svyrydenko_Y spoke about the government's efforts to protect Ukraine from Russian terror, while @MVS_UA… pic.twitter.com/ocuRAMuEHZ
Ukraine's foreign minister to visit Hungary amid tensions between Kyiv and Budapest
12:30 , Nicole Wootton-CaneUkraine’s foreign minister will visit Hungary this week, Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told a briefing on Monday.
It comes amid tensions between Kyiv and Budapest driven by conflicts over minority rights in Ukraine.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is a vehement critic of Ukraine and its fight to ward off Russia's full-scale invasion.
Hungary, which gets most of its energy from Russia, has refused to send weapons to Ukraine, and Orban is also strongly opposed to Ukraine joining the EU.
ICYMI: Ukrainian children forced into weapons training and tortured by Russia
12:06 , Nicole Wootton-CaneUkrainian children have been subjected to military training, sexual violence and detention in Russian camps since Putin’s invasion in 2022, according to a new report.
The study from War Child UK and Save Ukraine found that 41 per cent were forced to take part in weapons training or join paramilitary youth movements such as Yunarmiya.
You can read more from Holly Evans below...
Ukrainian children forced into weapons training and tortured by Russia
Berlin says Russia's latest escalation shows Putin does not want to negotiate
12:00 , Nicole Wootton-CaneThe German government said on Monday that Russia's latest attacks on Ukraine mark an escalation that shows Putin's unwillingness to negotiate.
"This ongoing escalation of the war shows that Putin does not want to negotiate - he wants to continue to create facts," the spokesperson said.
"And this can only be stopped by enabling Ukraine to maintain its defence and not allowing Putin to succeed."
Ukraine suffers local gas outages following Russian strike, Kyiv says
11:30 , Nicole Wootton-CaneUkraine's energy ministry said the country is experiencing localised blackouts and gas outages on Monday.
"The goal is obvious: to cause even more hardship to the peaceful population of Ukraine, to leave Ukrainian homes, hospitals, kindergartens and schools without light and heat," the ministry wrote on the Telegram messaging app.
It comes after Russian forces claimed to have hit Ukrainian energy infrastructure, according to Interfax.
The Russian news agency reported the claims on Monday after Ukraine's energy ministry said Russia attacked a thermal power generation facility in the Kyiv region.
Poland finds debris of drone near Belarus border
11:00 , Nicole Wootton-CanePolish border guards found drone debris in a village near the border with Belarus, a prosecutor said on Monday.
It is the latest in a series of similar incidents in the NATO member country that borders Ukraine.
Poland has been on high alert for objects entering its airspace since two people died after a stray Ukrainian missile struck a southern Polish village in 2022.
"This drone crashed at the border crossing, approximately 300 meters from the border crossing, in the village of Polatycze. The drone is unarmed, and there are Cyrillic inscriptions on it," said Agnieszka Kepka from the prosecutor's office in the eastern city of Lublin.
Military police are questioning witnesses and were checking surveillance data to determine the trajectory of the drone, she said in a televised press conference.
No one was injured in the incident, police said.
On Saturday, an object likely to be a smuggling drone rather than a weapon fell in eastern Poland, a defence ministry spokesperson said.
In August, a drone crashed into a cornfield in eastern Poland, scorching crops and shattering windows in nearby homes. A prosecutor investigating the incident said at the time it appeared to have entered Poland from the direction of Belarus, an ally of Russia.
Military drones have also crashed in Romania and the Baltic states.
Kyiv attack marks 'new stage' in war, Ukraine's PM says
10:30 , Nicole Wootton-CaneUkraine’s Prime Minister has said Russia’s aerial attack on Kyiv has marked a “new stage” in the war.
Posting on X, she said on Monday she had met with sixty heads of diplomatic missions to brief them on the attack.
“For Ukraine, yesterday’s attack marks a new stage of this war,” Yulia Svyrydenk wrote. “Russia has doubled the number of drones aimed at civilians, is deliberately striking energy infrastructure on the eve of winter, systematically hunting down our enterprises, and now targeting state institutions themselves.
“This is not the conduct of a country seeking peace. It is a direct mockery of every diplomatic effort made by the civilized world.”
Today, we met with sixty heads of diplomatic missions to brief them on the consequences of yesterday's Russian attack – one of the largest air assaults since the start of the full-scale invasion.
— Yulia Svyrydenko (@Svyrydenko_Y) September 8, 2025
Together with Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko and Minister of Foreign… pic.twitter.com/PghOYIsFUC
'No sanctions' will force Russia to make change, spokesperson says
10:15 , Nicole Wootton-Cane“No sanctions” will be enough to make Russia change its position, a Kremlin spokesperson has said.
Speaking to reporters on Monday, Dmitry Peskov said: "No sanctions will be able to force the Russian Federation to change the consistent position that our president has repeatedly spoken about.”
He added Europe and Ukraine are doing everything they can to draw the United States into their orbit.
He said the Kremlin's preference was to resolve the conflict through diplomatic means but if that was impossible then what Putin calls the "special military operation" would continue.
It comes just hours after both the United States and European Union indicated they were considering additional sanctions.
EU and US 'closely coordinating' new Russia sanctions, Costa says
10:00 , Nicole Wootton-CaneThe European Union's preparation of new sanctions against Russia is being closely coordinated with the United States, EU Council President Antonio Costa said on Monday.
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he is ready to move to a second phase of sanctioning Russia, and that individual European leaders would visit the US on Monday or Tuesday to discuss how to resolve the Russian-Ukraine war.
Pictured: Firefighters work at the site of a power facility hit by Russian drones
09:30 , Nicole Wootton-Cane
Germany's Wadephul: Russia is shirking peace summit with Ukraine, US
09:00 , Nicole Wootton-CaneGermany's foreign minister said on Monday that Russia is going out of its way to avoid a summit with Ukraine and the United States and instead continues to attack Ukraine.
"Three weeks after the Alaska summit, we have to realise that Russia is using every excuse to continue its war and to avoid a tripartite summit," Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said in a speech to a gathering of ambassadors in Berlin.
Canadian PM reacts to Russian attack on Kyiv
08:30 , Nicole Wootton-CaneCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has condemned Russian attacks on Kyiv over the weekend as “cowardly” and “brutal”.
In a post on X, he wrote: “Russia brutally attacked Ukraine last night, killing innocent civilians in residential areas and damaging the Cabinet of Ministers building.
“My thoughts are with the injured and everyone who is mourning their loved ones.”
Russia brutally attacked Ukraine last night, killing innocent civilians in residential areas and damaging the Cabinet of Ministers building. My thoughts are with the injured and everyone who is mourning their loved ones.
— Mark Carney (@MarkJCarney) September 7, 2025
A just and lasting peace for Ukraine will require robust…
Smoke rises from government building after Russian attack on Kyiv - ICYMI
08:18 , Alex CroftEU exploring new sanctions on Russian banks
08:08 , Alex CroftThe European Union is exploring new sanctions on about half a dozen Russian banks and energy companies, Bloomberg News reported on Monday.
The package could also see the EU target Russia's payment and credit card systems and crypto exchanges, as well as further restrictions on the country's oil trade, the report said.
It comes after Donald Trump said he is ready to levy more sanctions against Russia after its forces targeted a Ukrainian government building.
Pictured: Ukrainian air defences shoot down Russian missile over Kyiv
07:53 , Alex Croft
European leaders to visit US ahead of further Trump-Putin talks
07:40 , Alex CroftEuropean leaders will visit the United States this week to discuss ways to end the war in Ukraine, US president Donald Trump said.
Speaking to reporters after returning from the US Open in New York City, Trump also said he would speak to Russian president Vladimir Putin soon.
"Certain European leaders are coming over to our country on Monday or Tuesday individually," Trump said, without confirming which leaders would attend.
Trump added that he was "not happy" about the status of the Russia-Ukraine war, after reporters asked about a massive Russian air assault overnight on Sunday that Ukrainian officials said had set the main government building in Kyiv on fire.
It comes after he said he was ready to push ahead with a new round of sanctions without specifying what the “second stage” of sanctions against Russia would look like.
Russia attacks energy facility in Kyiv region
07:29 , Alex CroftUkraine’s military has accused Russian forces of attacking a thermal power generation facility in the Kyiv region.
Kyiv’s energy ministry released a statement on Monday morning regarding the attack, as rescuers and energy specialists work on the site.
"The goal is obvious: to cause even more hardship to the peaceful population of Ukraine, to leave Ukrainian homes, hospitals, kindergartens and schools without light and heat," the ministry wrote on Telegram.
Ukraine strikes 60 Russian targets during August, says Kyiv
07:16 , Alex CroftUkraine struck 60 targets on Russian territory in August, Kyiv’s top military commander said on Monday.
"The Russian Federation's capabilities to produce fuel and lubricants for the army, their aviation weapons, missiles and UAVs, and air defence systems have been weakened, and the functioning of the transport system has been disrupted," Oleksandr Syrskyi wrote on social media.
Mass mortuaries, forensics and rare cooperation with Russia: The agonising task of identifying Ukraine’s war dead
06:33 , Maroosha MuzaffarBryony Gooch speaks to a forensic specialist about the ongoing work to put names to bodies in Ukraine after Moscow agreed to return thousands of the fallen. Read here:
Inside the agonising task of identifying Ukraine’s thousands of war dead
Russia’s attack shows Kremlin not interested in diplomatic peace, Trump’s envoy saysRussia appears to be escalating its war against Ukraine rather than seeking a negotiated peace, US special envoy Keith Kellogg said on Sunday, following Russia’s record-breaking drone and missile attack.
Over 800 Shahed-type drones struck Ukraine overnight, injuring over 40 people and hitting the cabinet of ministers building in central Kyiv, the largest drone strike of the full-scale war.
Kellogg said on social media: “The danger in any war is escalation.”
The danger in any war is escalation. Russia appears to be escalating with the largest attack of the war hitting offices of the UKR Cabinet in Kyiv. I was with their PM @Svyrydenko_Y two weeks ago in that building. History shows events can escalate out of control through actions… https://t.co/7ZskfAkh9e
— Keith Kellogg (@generalkellogg) September 7, 2025
He added: “Russia appears to be escalating with the largest attack of the war hitting offices of the (Ukrainian) Cabinet in Kyiv. ... History shows events can escalate out of control through actions as these. It is why President Trump is working to stop this war.”
Pointing to his recent visit to the targeted building, Kellogg said: “The attack was not a signal that Russia wants to diplomatically end this war.”
