Deputy defense minister: Kyiv remains Kremlin’s key target.

"The decision to withdraw from the Convention for the Prevention of Torture only reinforces this reality and firmly places Russia among the countries where human life and dignity are worth nothing," Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said.

Ukrainian forces downed 74 out of the 95 drones, including Shahed-type attack drones and decoys, launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported.

Vilnius reportedly proposes launching technical-level accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova without Hungary, provided the other 26 member states agree.

The moves follows Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil infrastructure, as the paralyzed refineries freed up additional crude oil volumes for export.

As a result of the "powerful explosion... the transportation of petroleum products to Moscow (via the pipeline) has been suspended indefinitely," a HUR source claimed. The cause of the explosion was not specified.

Vitalii Mazurenko, a Ukrainian journalist and deputy editor-in-chief of the Polish outlet Obserwator Międzynarodowy, was dismissed after insulting Polish President Karol Nawrocki, according to the outlet's statement published on Aug. 27.

The French representative in the U.N. said that "by making the (Security) Council meet many times, the Russian Federation is putting pressure on Germany’s investigation, which is unacceptable."

The visit comes amid what the Moldovan presidency described as Russia ramping up its "interference activities ahead of the high-stakes elections" scheduled for September.

"It doesn't matter what they say. Everybody's posturing," U.S. President Donald Trump said during a Cabinet Meeting on Aug. 26.

"The Ukrainian Defense Forces have stopped the advance of the Russian invaders and continue to control the village of Zaporizke, despite all the efforts of... (Russian forces), who (are) trying to capture this settlement," the General Staff said in a statement on social media.

The number includes 920 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

State-owned and private processors, including energy giant Reliance Industries, plan to trim daily purchases to 1.4-1.6 million barrels from the current 1.8 million barrels, Bloomberg reported.

"I'm meeting with the Ukrainians this week. So I will be meeting with them this week in New York, and that's a big signal," U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said.

German fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea on Aug. 26, Deutsche Welle (DW) reported.