Here are the key events on day 1,291 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.Published On 7 Sep 20257 Sep 2025Here is how things stand on Sunday, September 7:Fighting
Explosions were heard in cities across Ukraine, including Kyiv, Kharkiv and Dnipro, late on Saturday, as Russian forces launched another large-scale drone attack on the country, the Kyiv Independent reported, citing officials.
A Russian strike in the town of Putyvl in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region killed one person and wounded several others, regional Governor Oleh Hryhorov said. A nine-year-old child was among those injured.
A separate Russian drone attack in Zaporizhia in the southeast also wounded at least 15 people, four of whom were hospitalised, said Ivan Fedorov, the head of the military administration in the region, which is partially occupied by Russia.
Authorities in Ukraine’s Chernihiv said a Russian drone dropped leaflets in the form of 100 Hryvnia bills, offering residents real money in exchange for coordinates to help Russia target Ukrainian forces.
Ukrainian drones hit the roof of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant training centre, causing no major damage and no increase in radiation levels, the Russian-installed administration of the Russia-held plant in Ukraine said. The strike occurred about 300 metres (984 ft) from a reactor unit, the statement added.
Weapons
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that nearly 60 percent of weapons used by Ukraine’s military were domestically produced, already exceeding a target he set two months ago. Ukraine has been focusing on drone production and providing air defences to counter Russia’s intensiv …