Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that more than just victory is needed for people to come back to Ukraine: the refugees themselves have to want to come back. Source
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Davyd Arakhamiia, the leader of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s ruling party, Sluha Narodu (Servant of the People), has said that Ukrainians liable for military service who left Ukraine on the basis of forged certificates of their unfitness for service may be extradited home. Source
The sounds of explosions were heard again in the Russian city of Pskov. The region’s governor reported the sighting of an unidentified object. Source
Over the past day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces killed 45 Russian occupiers and destroyed 15 pieces of Russian military equipment on the Tavriia front. Moreover, the Ukrainians wounded 135 Russian invaders. Source
It has become apparent that a video has surfaced on the web, which displays a German Leopard 2, participating in active warfare within Ukrainian territories. Source
The 10 US-made Abrams tanks are expected to arrive in Ukraine in mid-September. Source
Ukrainian R-360 Neptune anti-ship missile system hit Russian S-300 surface-to-air launcher – information confirmed by both Ukrainian and Russian sources. Source
New satellite images showing the aftermath of the attack on the airbase near Pskov, where Il-76 aircraft were destroyed, have emerged online. Source
Reports are surfacing that a Russian KILO class submarine under the command of the Russian Navy has potentially been targeted by Ukrainian forces in Sevastopol. Source
The US Department of Defense has ordered AMRAAM medium-range air-to-air missiles for Ukraine from Raytheon company. Source
First FPV drone comes from the left side of the tank and directly cuts into the turret. The hit was actually accurate but the cumulative charge does not explode Source
Analysts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) have confirmed that the Ukrainian Defence Forces advanced in a counteroffensive on 31 August near the city of Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast and in the western part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Source
Russian and Ukrainian Telegram channels published a short video of the already evacuated first destroyed Danish 155mm Caesar SPH on a Tatra T815 chassis. Source
In a letter to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres offered a set of concrete proposals to resume the Black Sea Grain Initiative. Source
Su-24 foiled an amphibious operation by Ukrainian armed forces in an attempt to capture Cape Tarkhankut. This was claimed by Russian think tank Rybar in Twitter Source
Over the past day, the Ukrainian Air Force carried out 14 strikes on areas where Russian military personnel were concentrated. Source
Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports were temporarily closed for arrivals and departures on the morning of 1 September, with 32 flights delayed and 20 cancelled. Source
Austria cannot answer what an 'Austrian soldier' is doing in Ukraine – this is clear from the answer sent by the MoD of Austria to the deputies in the country. Source
The UAVs have supposedly attacked Russias city of Kurchatov while heading for Moscow. Source
Ukrainian defenders have killed 470 more Russian soldiers and destroyed 23 tanks, 23 artillery systems and other Russian vehicles over the past 24 hours. Source