Russia fires 35 cruise and ballistic missiles, 23 Shaheds; Explosions heard in Kyiv, Dnipro, Poltava, Kharkiv

"Russian forces launched cruise missiles and several groups of Shahed drones toward Ukraine on Sept. 2 with air raid alerts declared in several oblasts, and explosions were reported in Kyiv, Kryvyi Rih, Dnipro, Kharkiv, and Poltava.

09:28 Russia launched 58 aerial targets overnight: 35 missiles of various types and 23 Shaheds. Ukrainian forces managed to shoot down 44 targets, including 22 missiles (nine ballistic) and 20 Shaheds.
Combat operations were carried out in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Mykolaiv, and Zaporizhzhya oblasts." NV