The Kyiv Independent news desk

Key developments on Sept. 8: * Russia's deadline to capture Donbas slips again as military asks for more time, Ukraine says * Germany 'ready to provide missiles for Patriots,' Zelensky says * Russia pounds Kyiv in overnight attack, killing 5, injuring 29, as brief truce ends in missile fire * Ukrainian drones ignite blaze at Russia's Saratov Oil Refinery, locals report * Russian drone violates Moldovan and Romanian airspace, crashes in Moldova Russia has again postponed its deadline to fu

The figure includes 1,410 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Key developments on Sept. 7: * Russian drones fly toward Kyiv amid temporary attack pause on capitals * Russia has enough resources to wage war through 2028, Ukraine's military intelligence says * Ukraine claims strikes on railway bridge and Russian aircraft in Russian-occupied Crimea * Kyiv shortens curfew to 1-5 am * Pro-Ukrainian partisans sabotaged communication tower ahead of oil refinery strike, Atesh group claims * Ukrainian drone blitz hits 3 Russian oil refineries, Zelensky confi

Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko said on Sept. 7 that he has no plans to resign and would do so at the request of his colleagues, the president, or parliament, public broadcaster Suspilne reported.

The changes will take effect at midnight on Sept. 10, and the public transportation schedule in Kyiv will also be extended by an hour, according to Klitschko.

The Oreshnik is a missile believed to be a modified version of the Rubezh surface-to-surface missile.

The figure includes 1,540 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

The AfD's victory in Saxony-Anhalt gives the party a strong chance to form Germany's first far-right state government since World War II.

Key developments on Sept. 5-6: * 'The war will continue' — US peace push fails to achieve deal after Witkoff, Kushner's first visit to Kyiv * US envoys Witkoff, Kushner conclude over 3-hour talks with Putin on ending Russia's war * Russia, Ukraine agree to halt aerial strikes on each other's capitals during US envoys' visits * Russia 'deliberately' targeted Kyiv, Boryspil airports ahead of US envoys' visit, Zelensky says * Ukrainian drones strike Russia's Ryazan oil refinery, Rostov air de

"I have no involvement whatsoever in covering up illegal call centers, I have not issued any instructions to facilitate such activities, and I have not used the powers of the Prosecutor General for this purpose," Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko said.

The latest peace talks in Kyiv and Moscow did not appear to yield a diplomatic breakthrough. "We expect the war will continue," Zelensky said, adding that Ukraine is counting on U.S. energy and air defense support this winter.

Ukraine has now downed more than half a million aerial drones since the full-scale invasion began, according to the General Staff.

The figure includes 1,260 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day, according to the General Staff.

In Boryspil, just 29 kilometers (18 miles) east of Kyiv, two women were injured in the attack, according to Kyiv City Administration Head Tymur Tkachenko. Both victims have been hospitalized.

An air raid alert was activated in Kyiv at around 3 p.m. local time, followed by explosions in the city center about half an hour later. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the attack damaged a non-residential building in the Shevchenkivskyi district, without providing further details.