Russian parliament to consider ban on exchanging Azov POWs.

"This decision protects Hungary's security and sovereignty," Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orban said.

EU countries have already backed the request, but the European Commission is set to give a final green light on Sept. 11, EU and national diplomats confirmed to the Kyiv Independent.

As of 8:30 a.m., with the attack still ongoing, air defenses had downed or suppressed two ballistic missiles, 31 cruise missiles, and 142 drones. Strikes were recorded at 29 locations, while debris from intercepted drones and missiles fell at nine additional sites, the Air Force said.

The attack has killed at least three people and injured 16 others, according to local officials. The strike signals a definitive end to Kyiv's brief respite while hosting U.S. envoys.

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

President Volodymyr Zelensky also said he hopes to meet U.S. President Donald Trump around Sept. 20 and plans to raise Ukraine's need for additional anti-ballistic missiles.

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

Two Russian Su-35S fighter jets collided while flying over Russia's Kursk Oblast, Russian media and Telegram channels reported on Sept. 7.

"They have already postponed the deadlines for reaching the oblast's administrative borders 15 times," Deputy Presidential Office head Pavlo Palisa said.

The package will include air defence interceptors, large-calibre artillery rounds, and drones to help Ukraine defend itself against Russian attacks this winter, and will be provided through NATO's Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL).

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

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

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.