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In the past 24 hours the war’s center of gravity shifted decisively toward Pokrovsk–Mirnograd, where Russia is pressing with relentless assaults. Elsewhere the front stagnates in positional fighting and deep strikes, but the cumulative effect of small assault groups and flanking pressure is steadily raising the cost of Ukraine’s defense.
Air Picture
Between 00:00 and 06:30 Moscow time, Russian air-defense units destroyed or intercepted 69 Ukrainian fixed-wing UAVs.
Later that night, on September 7, Russia carried out one of the largest combined strikes of the war across Ukrainian territory. A total of 818 aerial threats were recorded, including 805 UAVs and decoys, along with 13 missiles. Ukrainian air defenses claimed 751 targets destroyed or suppressed. Nonetheless, reports indicate strikes and damage in Kiev, Kryvyi Rih, Odesa, Sumy, Poltava, and other regions. In Kiev, a fire broke out at the Cabinet of Ministers building—the first such incident since the war began. Taken together, these actions reflect a systematic shaping campaign aimed at degrading logistics and command-and-control nodes.
Kiev: consequences of a strike on the top floor of the government building (housing the Ukrainian Prime Minister and his staff)
Fronts
The heaviest clashes on September 7 were around Pokrovsk. Russian forces attacked on multiple subsectors, advancing near Udachnoye and Lazurnoye and pushing toward the outskirts of Mirnograd and Rodynske. Battles raged for shelterbelts along the E-50 highway as both sides fought over vital supply routes. Reports point to Ukrainian losses in men and materiel, while Russian units consolidated new lines and set conditions for deeper penetration into the city. Localized breakthroughs on the southern and western edges now threaten the stability of the whole agglomeration.
Pressure also mounted along the Konstantinovka axis, with Russian gains around Markovo and fighting southeast of the city. On the northern arc, operations near Shandrigolovo and the Serebryansky Forestry are tightening the Seversk salient and tying down Ukrainian reserves.
Destruction of a 2S3 Akatsiya self‑propelled howitzer by fiber‑optic FPV drones
In short, the main effort of the ground offensive is now concentrated on Pokrovsk and Konstantinovka. This is where Russian forces are preparing to advance on Ukraine’s primary defensive strongpoints in Donbas.
Kharkiv–Kupyansk and the northeast. Russian forces continue methodical forward movement around Volchansk, consolidating on the northern and eastern outskirts. Reports mention clearing in the industrial zone and fighting in residential blocks; Ukrainian units are said to be taking losses and withdrawing to secondary lines. Russian formations are building on success toward Ambarnoye and Kamenka, with artillery and glide bombs used to reduce fortified positions and ammunition depots.
On the Kupyansk axis, advances are reported near Novaya Kruglyakovka and the shelterbelts by Sinkovka, with sequential clearance of strongpoints. Russian artillery and ISR drones are striking supply routes into Kupyansk, complicating Ukrainian resupply and setting conditions for further pressure on the city.
Destruction of a Ukrainian pickup truck equipped with an EW system
In the Kursk border areas and across the northeastern sector, air activity remains high: regular guided bomb strikes and heavy artillery fires are reported against Ukrainian positions. Russian sources underscore that UAF elements are being systematically pushed from the “gray zone,” with the line of contact gradually pressing deeper into Ukrainian defenses. Simultaneously, reports from the Volchansk area point to the deployment of the Ukrainian State Border Guard’s “Dozor” special unit, indicating difficulties in holding positions and the need for urgent reinforcement on that segment.
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Zaporizhzhia and southern sectors. Russian forces maintain offensive actions near Novodanilovka and Malaya Tokmachka, methodically dislodging the enemy from entrenched shelterbelts. Glide bombs, artillery, and strike FPV drones are actively employed to destroy Ukrainian hardened strongpoints and equipment on the approaches to the front. Reports note forward movement on select lines and consolidation at new positions south of Orekhov.
Gulyaypole, Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Russian FPV drone work
Notable clip from Zaporizhzhia: a Russian drone helps a Ukrainian civilian evade TCC (territorial recruitment center) personnel. In light of recent strikes on TCC facilities, “manhunters” are increasingly treated as lawful military targets
Kherson axis. Russia conducts counter battery warfare and strikes boat crossings used to supply Ukrainian groups on the left bank of the Dnipro. Several watercraft carrying ammunition and personnel were destroyed. Additional strikes targeted depots and temporary staging areas in the rear.
Southern outlook: Russian artillery and airpower retain the advantage; the systematic use of precision munitions and drones is steadily degrading UAF ability to hold strongpoints and sustain isolated elements.
Political Front
India openly rejected U.S. demands and confirmed it will keep buying Russian oil despite Trump’s 50% tariffs on Indian goods. Modi’s decision to skip the U.N. General Assembly in New York underscored the rift. Meanwhile, Washington is shutting down Section 333, the program that supplied most U.S. military aid to Lithuania and Estonia; similar schemes for other Eastern European states are at risk.
In Kiev, MP Oleksiy Honcharenko claimed the “coalition of the willing” has decided to deploy 20,000–50,000 foreign troops to Ukraine, mainly from France. Moscow warned again that any such forces will be treated as lawful targets, stressing it is ready to use the full spectrum of its arsenal against NATO troops on Ukrainian soil.
Adding to this international dimension, Iraqi lawmakers stated that a significant number of Iraqi citizens are serving in Russian units in Ukraine. According to them, these volunteers expect Russian citizenship, contract payments, and in some regions land grants for participants in the operation—mirroring recent reports about North Korean fighters acknowledged on the Russian side.
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nice update. cabinet of ministers building? or money launderer? many nations issue mockingbird propaganda in attempt to get sympathy for ukraine. but there is little or none among the masses. nato mafia relentlessly scours all nations on the earth for any troops they might send to death. false flag alert !
the globalist cabal is on ukrainian ground since 2014, steeling their own citizen revenues to finance this war with a slavic bodycount of 3 million til now. when will they stop lying about it and when does mr. putin come clear and stops calling it a special military operation? it started to look, move and smell like a world war, so call it so.