Russia says it expects Kyiv to accept its demands, including claims on occupied territories.

The Rosneft-owned Saratov refinery is a major oil-processing facility that has been targeted by Ukrainian forces in multiple previous strikes.

The attack has killed at least two people and injured seven others, according to local officials. The strike signals a definitive end to Kyiv's brief respite while hosting U.S. envoys.

“My feeling (is) that Putin needs Trump,” Zelensky told Axios, adding that the Russian leader does not want to upset the U.S. president.

Ukrainian Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko said on Sept. 7 that he had submitted his resignation.

NATO fighter jets were scrambled three times between Aug. 31 and Sept. 6 in response to Russian military aircraft operating near the Baltic states, according to data from Lithuania's Defense Ministry.

The step comes after Germany accused Russia of an attempted drone attack at Leipzig Airport in early August and said it was closing the Russian consulate in Bonn and the Russian House in Berlin.

A brief drone air raid alert was declared in Kyiv as monitoring channels reported Russian drones moving in the direction of the capital

Ukraine struck several targets across occupied Crimea overnight, targeting logistics and a Russian aircraft

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 statement comes after U.S. envoy Jared Kushner said Washington hopes to resume negotiations in a trilateral format.

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.

Ukraine's military intelligence chief Oleh Ivashchenko said Ukrainian strikes are contributing to Russia's budget deficit, "which today stands at $82 billion."