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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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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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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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Ukraine asks EU to finance Patriot missiles from €90 billion loan; von der Leyen confirms review
Ukraine has formally requested that the European Commission finance the purchase of US-made PAC-3 interceptor missiles for Patriot air defense systems from the EU's €90 billion support loan. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen confirmed receipt of the request on 2 September ahead of a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Brussels, saying EU member states are reviewing it and that the process is "moving in the right direction." Because PAC-3 missiles are produced outside the EU and Ukraine, the purchase requires a special exemption from the loan's "buy European" rule, with the final decision resting with EU member states.