Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhii Tykhyi says Ukraine has received no requests or notifications from foreign diplomatic missions about plans to relocate from Kyiv, rejecting a report by The Guardian.

Russian forces deliberately targeted a fire and rescue unit in the Zaporizhzhia district with a drone on 2 September, injuring a firefighter.

The joint Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund (URIF) has signed its first critical minerals deal and approved four other projects, bringing its current portfolio to about US$70 million, according to DFC investment chief Conor Coleman.

A jet-powered drone attack on central Dnipro overnight caused a fire on the roof of a business centre, while debris fell onto a car park near the city council building.

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has criticised the EU's accession promises to Ukraine, saying the standard membership criteria are unrealistic for Kyiv.

An 8-year-old girl and a man were injured when a Russian strike caused a warehouse fire in Hostomel.

Ukrainian citizen Liubov Rozhanska was detained in Astana while trying to collect her grandson, triggering Ukrainian diplomatic efforts to prevent her extradition.

Relatives and motorcyclists gathered in Vyshhorod to honor 14-year-old Illia Honcharov, who died in a Russian attack after evacuating from Sumy Oblast.

Russia's Investigative Committee placed former Ukrainian defence ministers Oleksii Reznikov and Mykhailo Fedorov on an international wanted list.

Mayor Klitschko reported another Russian hit on Kyiv's Pivdennyi Bridge, with emergency crews responding to the closed infrastructure site.

France has started preparing Ukrainian pilots for Rafale fighter jets ahead of planned transfers of 16 aircraft expected between 2028 and 2029.

The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on seven people involved in Russia's programme of forced deportation and "re-education" of Ukrainian children.