UN documents at least 5,264 civilian casualties in Ukraine since Feb. 24.

Belgorod authorities introduced new restrictions on sharing information about drone attacks in the region, the Astra Telegram channel reported on Sept. 3.

"It's very simple. Some media outlets claim that if Ukrainian soldiers left the eastern regions of our country, peace would be restored. This is not true," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Russia seized four Ukrainian regional centers in 2014, and has not managed to change that number after three and a half years of full-scale war, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said.

The prisoners were accused of conducting sabotage and reconnaissance operations against military and industrial facilities within Russia, including the Shaykovka air base.

"I believe that our work will bring strong security guarantees for Ukraine," Zelensky said after speaking with Macron. This is his eighth visit to Paris since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion.

Russian artillery fire between 10:30 a.m. and 11:50 a.m. killed five men and three women. FPV drone strikes left another woman dead.

"We will put more there if they want," U.S. President Donald Trump said during a meeting with Polish President Karol Nawrocki. "We are with Poland all the way, and we will help Poland protect itself."

Volodymyr Zelensky expressed hope that tighter sanctions would force Russian President Vladimir Putin to shift toward a diplomatic solution to end the war.

"If Zelensky is ready, let him come to Moscow," Vladimir Putin told journalists during his briefing in Beijing.

The offer may also be made available to those already serving in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, President Volodymyr Zelensky's Deputy Chief of Staff Pavlo Palisa said.