The Russian military struck the Northern Bridge in Kyiv during the day, the Defense Ministry said. Two vessels delivering products for the Ukrainian Armed Forces to Odesa were also hit in the northwestern part of the Black Sea.
Ukraine's population has been falling sharply since the collapse of the USSR, and even Kyiv analysts see no prospect of improvement, RIA Novosti reports.
The Russian Defense Ministry said Geran drones struck a Nova Poshta logistics center in Chornomorsk and a data center in Odesa, publishing footage of the strikes.
Six people, including three children, were injured in a strike by Ukrainian forces on the center and residential areas of Belgorod, Governor Alexander Shuvayev said.
Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said the European Commission will not be able to cover the $8 billion deficit in funding for Ukraine's military needs that emerged in 2026.
Supporters of Ukrainian serviceman Oleksandr Todorov, who had called for protests outside Volodymyr Zelensky's office, held a rally on Maidan in Kyiv demanding peace in Ukraine, Strana.ua reports.
The Russian Foreign Ministry has repeated its call for foreigners and diplomatic staff to avoid Ukraine, citing continued massive retaliatory strikes.
The Russian Defense Ministry said troops are tightening the encirclement of Ukrainian formations in the northeast of the Kharkiv region, with fighting under way inside the pocket.
The Russian Defense Ministry said the Northern road bridge over the Dnipro in Kyiv was hit in overnight drone strikes; it said the bridge was used to move troops and military cargo for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The Russian Foreign Ministry told RIA Novosti that Moscow is seriously concerned that military exercises involving Japan have ceased to be purely defensive.
Ukraine's National Bank says grain exports fell 63.3 percent in August compared with the same month last year.
Kyiv Defense Council to hold an emergency meeting over the situation with bridges, Ukrainska Pravda reports. Earlier, Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced traffic restrictions on three bridges across the Dnipro, with social media posting footage of huge traffic jams.
The Defense Ministry reported control over Grachevka and Serdobino and losses by the enemy in the pocket in the northeast of the Kharkiv region.
Russian President spoke at the plenary session of the XXIII Valdai Discussion Club, addressing escalation, nuclear weapons risks, artificial intelligence and the formation of a multipolar world.
Presidential aide Nikolai Patrushev said Vladimir Putin has given all necessary orders on ensuring the security of the Kaliningrad region, and relevant agencies are dealing with the issue thoroughly.
Russia's MFA said staff of Hungarian diplomatic missions must leave Russia within two weeks, in response to Hungary's September 8 expulsion of ten Russian diplomats.
Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces Andrei Mordvichev said an additional cover echelon at extremely low altitudes has been created in the air defense system.
The Russian Defense Ministry says Russian troops attacked logistics and communications facilities in Ukraine used for military purposes.
Russian security structures told RIA Novosti that a Ukrainian counterattack from outside the encirclement on the Volchansk direction failed: Ukrainian units withdrew to their initial positions with losses.
Colonel-General Yevgeny Burdinsky, head of the Main Organizational and Mobilization Directorate of the General Staff, told Krasnaya Zvezda that about 120,000 conscripts are planned to be sent to the Armed Forces in autumn 2026, with dispatch beginning on October 10.
The government has submitted a draft federal budget for 2027 and the 2028-2029 planning period to the State Duma, with priorities including social obligations, defense and technological leadership.
Global oil and gas exploration is yielding disappointing results as easy-to-access reserves run out, raising questions about future supply and which countries' reserves will run dry first.
A Flydubai flight from Israel to the UAE sent a hijack signal and landed in Saudi Arabia; according to N12, the cause was a fight between two pilots, a Russian and a Ukrainian; 174 people were on board, including 27 children.
The Russian Defense Ministry said Russian troops struck a communications center in Kyiv overnight with ground-based precision weapons and long-range attack drones, also hitting energy facilities in Kyiv region and port infrastructure in Izmail.
A Tu-95 aircraft crashed during a training flight in the Amur Region, the Defense Ministry said. Six crew members died and one person was injured.