Ukraine kills Russian Major General Vitaly Gerasimov near Kharkiv,

Zelensky pledged that, for the safety of the U.S. negotiators, Ukraine would refrain from conducting aerial strikes against Russia during their visit and urged Moscow to do the same.

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.

Ferrexpo's board welcomed the investment, with Lucio Genovese, the board’s non-executive chair, writing in a statement that the company will be able to resume exports to international customers, resume spending it had previously postponed and increase production when conditions in Ukraine improve.

According to the Head of Policy of Bring Kids Back UA, Oleksandra Dvoretska, the number of children Ukraine is managing to bring back from Russian-occupied territories has recently increased compared with previous periods.

Both facilities targeted in Ukrainian attacks are located more than 800 kilometers (nearly 500 miles) from the Ukrainian border, the General Staff said.

Bulgarian Prime Minister said "of course we stand firmly by Germany, by our biggest, closest ally," but he went on to attack Western support for Ukraine. He has a track record of sympathizing with Russia.

The suspension comes after Air Tanzania flight TC 422, traveling from Zanzibar to Moscow, was forced to divert to St. Petersburg on Sept. 3 instead of landing at Moscow's Vnukovo International Airport due to the closure of airspace around the capital.

"We need, first of all, to reach out to countries outside of the EU because the idea was that one third of Ukraine's needs will be covered by other partners," said Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Vsevolod Chentsov.

Russia launched 121 Shahed-type attack drones against targets across Ukraine, half of them jet-powered models, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 103 Russian drones and other munitions of various types

The figure includes 1,440 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Ukrainian drones reportedly struck a military-industrial facility in Sterlitamak in Russia’s Bashkortostan Republic more than 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) from Ukraine, according to local reports and footage circulating on social media on Sept. 4.

The U.S. Army is backing away from a specialized experimental drone warfare unit less than a year after it was created, as U.S. lawmakers raise concern over the loss of battlefield expertise stemming from Ukraine’s drone innovation.