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[Korrespondent] 19:33 Zelensky reported following Syrsky's report that all defined tasks of the Kursk operation are being implemented: "And at the moment, this operation of ours continues to be the largest replenishment of the exchange fund thanks to one direction."
18:35 Germany has ordered 17 IRIS-T air defense systems for Ukraine, Scholz said. He specified that this concerns eight medium-range systems and another nine short-range systems. Four of them will be sent by the end of the year, the rest next year.
18:31 Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups are entering Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast, but the Defense Forces are driving them out of the city, said OVA head Vadim Filashkin. According to him, there are about 1,700 residents left in Toretsk, and it is very difficult to bring in humanitarian aid due to constant shelling.
17:59 Russians dropped an aerial bomb on civilian infrastructure in the urban settlement of Yampil in the Shostka district of the Sumy region, four people were injured, the regional prosecutor's office reported. The head of the OVA, Vladimir Artyukh, in turn, announced the decision of local authorities to evacuate five more settlements in the Shostka and Konotop districts.
17:13 Russians attacked Shiroka Balka of the Stanislav community of the Kherson region with drones, two people were injured, OVA reported. Another person was injured in Kindiyka.
16:27 In Krivoy Rog, the number of victims as a result of today's strike has increased to six, said the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA, Serhiy Lysak. More than 50 multi-story buildings, five educational institutions, eight stores, and a business center were damaged in the city.
15:40 Poland is ready to help restore historic buildings damaged in the Russian missile attack on Lviv, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.
14:36 ​​Ukraine and Ireland have signed a bilateral security agreement. According to the agreement, Ireland will provide Ukraine with another 128 million euros in non-lethal military support and at least 40 million in humanitarian aid in 2024. The country will also provide demining systems and explosive disposal equipment, join the Mine Action Coalition, and train Ukrainian military personnel.
13:55 The leader of the "DPR" Denis Pushilin announced a Ukrainian attack allegedly on the Sokol market in Donetsk, three people were killed, five were injured.
13:32 Ireland will provide Ukraine with a new aid package worth 36 million euros, which includes humanitarian aid, funds for rehabilitation and recovery, the country's government announced.
13:20 In Lviv, emergency rescue operations to eliminate the consequences of the morning enemy shelling have been completed: seven people were killed, 53 were injured. Among the dead were two children, the State Emergency Service reported.
12:54 The Russian Defense Ministry stated that Russian troops launched a strike with "precision weapons" this morning, allegedly on "Ukrainian defense industry enterprises" in Lviv. According to Moscow, the "facilities" that were the target of the strike allegedly produced and repaired electronic components for aircraft and missile weapons of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
As for yesterday's strike on Poltava, the Russian Ministry of Defense claims that the strike was allegedly carried out on the 179th joint training center of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, where "under the guidance of foreign instructors" communications and electronic warfare specialists, as well as drone operators, were trained.
12:16 In Lviv, the number of victims as a result of the morning strike has increased to 47, the State Emergency Service reported.
11:59 In the Kamensky district of the Rostov region, a fire at a fuel depot, which began on August 28 after a drone attack, was only localized today, Governor Vasily Golubev reported.
11:23 Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris has arrived in Kyiv, where he will hold a bilateral meeting with Zelensky, Irish broadcaster RTE reports.
11:12 In Poltava, the number of victims as a result of the Russian strike on September 3 has increased to 298 people, 53 people have died, the State Emergency Service reported. Up to five more people may be under the rubble, rescue operations are ongoing. As a result of the attack, a six-story educational building was partially destroyed, three apartment buildings, five private houses, and an office building were damaged.
10:57 The EU has issued a statement expressing condolences over the tragedy in Poltava and declaring its intention to increase military aid to Ukraine.
10:40 As of 9:30, seven people were killed in Lviv, including two children, and 42 were injured, including one child, the State Emergency Service reported. The search and rescue operation continues. The department also reported that rocket debris fell on the territory of the Lviv International Airport, according to preliminary information, the airport infrastructure was not damaged.
10:33 In Lviv, as a result of the night attack, at least seven architectural monuments of local significance were damaged, in particular on Konovaltsia and Kokorudza streets, said the head of the OVA Maksym Kozytskyi. He noted that all the houses are located in the historical area and in the UNESCO buffer zone, they are included in the state register of immovable monuments of Ukraine. Thus, on Konovaltsia street, the regional Center for Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation was damaged. The center is located in the villa of Jozefa Franz, which dates back to 1893 and is an architectural monument of local significance.
09:58 During the night and morning Russian attack, air defense shot down 22 attack UAVs and seven cruise missiles, the Air Force reported. In total, Russia used 42 air targets:
- two aeroballistic missiles Kh-47 M2 Kinzhal;
- two X-22 cruise missiles;
- six X-101 cruise missiles;
- three Iskander-K cruise missiles;
- 29 Shahed-131/136 attack UAVs.
The air defense forces destroyed 29 air targets: four Kh-101 cruise missiles, three Iskander-K cruise missiles and 22 drones. Another six attack drones were lost (probably suppressed by electronic warfare), one flew to Belarus. Air defense operated in the Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Volyn, Ternopil, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Poltava and Sumy regions.
09:46 In the Kherson region, over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, three people were killed and five were wounded, reported the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin.
09:39 In Donetsk Oblast, on September 3, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed - in Vesyoly Gai. Three more people in the region were injured in the past 24 hours, reported the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.
09:34 On Tuesday, September 3, Russians launched a KAB attack on the village of Makarovo in the Bogodukhov district of the Kharkiv region - one person was killed, three were injured, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
09:32 Seven people have already died in Lviv, including three children. There may be people under the rubble, said the city's mayor Andriy Sadovyi. According to him, Russia attacked two districts - Frankivskyi and Zheleznodorozhny, both in the historical part of the city. In Zheleznodorozhny district, 50 houses were damaged, in Frankivskyi - 25 houses.
09:25 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports, citing geolocation footage, that Russian troops have probably captured the village of Galitsynovka in the Pokrovsk district of the Donetsk region and are already approximately 8 km from Pokrovsk. The enemy has also made minor advances near Toretsk and Donetsk.
09:02 The death toll from the Russian strike on Lviv has risen to five, including a 14-year-old child, and more than 30 people have been injured. Residential buildings, schools, and medical facilities have been damaged, Zelensky said.
08:37 At night, Russia launched a combined drone and missile strike on Lviv. Two hits were recorded, residential buildings were damaged, said OVA head Maksym Kozitsky. According to preliminary data, three people were killed and 26 were injured. Kozitsky emphasized that the enemy hit only residential areas where there is no critical or military infrastructure.
Mayor Andriy Sadovy said that more than 50 houses were damaged as a result of the strikes, most of them in the city center, including near the railway station. People will be relocated from six houses due to serious damage. Two hospitals were also damaged.
07:45 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of September 4. At the same time, the total number of cruise missiles was adjusted, and the losses per day are presented in the usual mode:
- personnel - about 620,350 (+1,390) people,
- tanks - 8618 (+7),
- combat armored vehicles - 16,848 (+27),
- artillery systems - 17,694 (+30),
- MLRS - 1177 (+0),
- air defense systems - 940 (+0),
- aircraft - 368 (+0),
- helicopters - 328 (+0),
- Operational-tactical level UAVs - 14,616 (+43),
- cruise missiles - 2580 (+0),
- ships/boats - 28 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 24,007 (+35),
- special equipment - 3014 (+12).
07:38 In the morning, Russians attacked a hotel in Krivoy Rog, five people were injured, including a ten-year-old child, said the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA, Serhiy Lysak.
07:09 In the Zaporizhia region, one person was wounded as a result of Russian attacks on the Polohovsky district, reported the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov.
00:13 The United States is preparing a new package of military aid for Ukraine in the coming weeks, White House spokesman John Kirby said. He stressed that the United States' support for Ukraine remains unwavering, especially in strengthening the Armed Forces and air defense, particularly given Russia's attack on Poltava.