Abbey Fenbert

The president revealed that Ukraine produces about 200-300 drones a day — but needs to churn out over three times that number to stay competitive with Moscow.

That number includes a group of 46 Ukrainian tourists traveling in the area of the floods, the ministry said. The ministry received a report the morning of the floods that contact was lost with the tour group following the disaster.

Explosions were heard in the capital shortly before 11 p.m. local time, according to Kyiv Independent reporters on the ground. The sound of the blast suggested a target had been hit. Minutes later, journalists reported another round of explosions.

"(E)veryone agreed that it was necessary to increase pressure on Russia. ... No one said that he definitely would not support this bill. Not a single such opinion," Vlasiuk told reporters.

Grain prices spiked 2.5 points in August from the previous month, partly due to "continued uncertainty surrounding Black Sea export flows," the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization reported

Russia attacked the city of Kamianske in the early hours of Sept. 5, killing four people and injuring five others, regional Governor Oleksandr Hanzha reported. Three of the victims have been hospitalized, with one in intensive care.

The latest projections show AfD leading in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt with around 44.2% of the vote, a result that could earn the party an absolute majority in the state's 83-seat parliament.

At least two residential buildings have been damaged during a combined drone and missile strike on Kyiv overnight on Sept. 8, local officials said. The strike signals a definitive end to Kyiv's brief respite while hosting U.S. envoys.

At the time of the drone violation, Zelensky's plane was taking off from Moldova en route to Norway.

Abbey Fenbert and Tim Zadorozhnyy The Kyiv Independent A suspected Russian Shahed-type drone that violated Moldovan and Romanian