"Kyiv was hit by a Russian drone attack for the seventh night in a row late in the evening on Sept. 2.
Explosions were heard in the capital shortly before 11 p.m. local time, according to Kyiv Independent reporters on the ground. The sound of the blast suggested a target had been hit. Minutes later, journalists reported another round of explosions.Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that air defense units were actively repelling Russian drones targeting the capital. He urged residents to stay in shelters.
Air raid alerts also sounded in cities far from the front line, including Ternopil in western Ukraine, as the Air Force warned of inbound Russian drones.
Another round of explosions came at around 12:38 a.m. local time, Kyiv Independent journalists on the ground reported. The blasts followed a series of warnings from the Air Force that Russian jet-powered UAVs were heading toward the city.
Odesa Oblast Governor Oleh Kiper reported at 7 a.m. local time that at least 17 people, including three children, were injured in the latest Russian attack on the region.
The attack damaged 20 apartments between the 10th and 17th floors of a high-rise residential building, as well as 12 cars parked nearby." KI
"A very strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred in the South Atlantic Ocean near the coast of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in the evening of Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026 at 9.46 pm local time (Atlantic/South Georgia GMT -2). The quake had a moderate depth of 126 km (78 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter." VD
"Ukraine’s air defense neutralized 141 out of the 174 weapons used by Russian forces to attack Ukraine overnight.Russian forces launched the following at Ukraine:two Iskander-M ballistic missiles from temporarily occupied Crimea; two Kh-59/69 guided air-launched missiles from airspace over the Black Sea; 174 attack drones, including Shahed-type UAVs (about half of them jet-powered), S8000 Banderol loitering munitions, Gerbera UAVs, and Parodiya-type decoy drones. The launches were carried out from the vicinity of the Russian city of Oryol, as well as from the temporarily occupied areas of Hvardiiske in Crimea and Donetsk.
The main targets of the enemy attack were Odesa and Kyiv regions." Ukrin
"There were 215 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders along the front line over the past day.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, Russian forces launched one assault. They carried out 78 shelling attacks and five strikes using 11 guided aerial bombs.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Ukrainian units repelled seven Russian attacks. The enemy attempted to advance toward Lyman, Khatnie, Vodiane, Volokhivka, Mala Vovcha, and Starytsia.
In the Kupiansk sector, Russian forces launched nine assaults toward Radkivka, Kivsharivka, and Hlushkivka.
In the Lyman sector, Russian troops attacked eight times toward Shyikivka, Dibrova, Novoselivka, Drobysheve, and Lyman.
In the Sloviansk sector, the enemy launched eight assaults near Kryva Luka and toward OzernŠµ.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Russian forces carried out one offensive operation toward Yurkivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, 25 enemy attacks were recorded. Russian forces conducted assaults in the areas of Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Novoselivka, Mykolaipillia, Sofiivka, Vilne, and Rusynyi Yar.
Russian forces launched 31 attacks in the Pokrovsk sector, attempting to advance toward Hannivka, Bilytske, Vilne, Dobropillia, Novofedorivka, Novohryshyne, Vasylivka, Serhiivka, and Myrne, as well as near Molodetske, Novopidhorodnie, Hryshyne, and Udachne.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, Russian forces conducted no assault operations.
In the Huliaipole sector, Russian forces attacked four times, attempting to advance toward Dobropillia, Vozdvyzhivka, and Hirke.
In the Orikhiv sector, Ukrainian Defense Forces stopped five Russian attempts to advance near Novoandriivka, Novoiaklivka, Stepove, Prymorske, and Mali Shcherbaky.
In the Dnipro River sector, the enemy made no attempts to improve their positions.
No signs of Russian forces forming offensive groupings were detected in the Volyn and Polissia sectors." Ukrin
