KMDA (Kyiv City State Administration)
KMDA (Kyiv City State Administration) is the executive body of local self-government in the Ukrainian capital. It is headed by the Mayor of Kyiv, who holds the position of head of the administration by virtue of the office. The KMDA is responsible for managing the city's economy, communal property, transport, education, and healthcare.
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Russia launches large-scale drone attack on multiple Ukrainian regions overnight
On the night of 2–3 September, Russia carried out a large-scale drone attack across multiple Ukrainian regions, including Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, Odesa, Khmelnytskyi, Kharkiv, Vinnytsia, and Zaporizhzhia. Ukrainian authorities reported damage to residential buildings, industrial sites, and infrastructure, with casualties including injuries and at least one death. Air defence intercepted 135 of 163 launched drones.
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Shooting between SBU and HUR in Kyiv leads to dismissals and dismissal announcements at top of both services
On the night of 1 September into the morning of 2 September 2026, a shooting on Yurii Shumskoho Street in Kyiv's Berezniaky district brought the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and military intelligence (HUR) into an armed confrontation during investigative actions at the apartment of Stepan Kaplunov, deputy combat commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK), who had been missing since 23 August. Three HUR servicemembers were wounded. President Volodymyr Zelensky called the incident "absolutely shameful," signed a decree dismissing Oleh Khramov from the SBU Department of State Secrets Protection and Licensing, and announced that deputies of the heads of both the SBU and HUR would also be dismissed. On 3 September, Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko said two participants — an SBU officer and a HUR servicemember — had been served with notices of suspicion.
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Zelensky offers Zaporizhzhia OVA head Fedorov the post of Restoration Agency chief
President Volodymyr Zelensky has offered Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration, the position of head of the State Agency for Restoration and Infrastructure Development. Fedorov disclosed the offer during a report marking his 1,000 days in office and said the new role would combine heading the agency with continuing as co-chair of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Defense Council. As of reporting, no official decision on his dismissal from the OVA or his appointment to the new post had been made.
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Russian drone strikes hit Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast, damaging major pharmaceutical warehouse and injuring civilians
On September 3, Russian drone strikes hit multiple locations in Kyiv city and Kyiv Oblast, setting fire to one of Ukraine's largest pharmaceutical warehouse complexes in the Boryspil district and damaging a WHO humanitarian supplies warehouse. At least nine people were injured in Kyiv, including a 12-year-old girl, and one fatality was reported by the Kyiv City Military Administration. Four people were reported injured across the region. Separately, overnight strikes hit Ukrnafta (Naftogaz Group) production facilities in Sumy region. Russian forces struck the burning warehouse site twice more during firefighting, forcing rescuers to halt work repeatedly.