Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1286: Ukraine investigates Russian assassination plot against longtime anti-Kremlin politician

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Ukraine investigates Russian link to assassination of politician who opposed Kremlin for 30 years. Ukrainian police detained a 52-year-old man suspected of assassinating the longtime anti-Kremlin politician who was involved in organizing Ukraine's biggest pro-democracy revolutions and called for Russia's "complete destruction" during the full-scale invasion.

A Russian drone boat hunted down Ukraine’s lucky intelligence ship. Russia has explosive drone boats, too—now Ukrainian ships and planes are no longer safe from surface attack.

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Mon Sep 01 2025

HUR: Russia amassed 260 foreign machines for tank production since 2007 war planning. Intelligence documents expose how European CNC technology powers Russian tank production, creating leverage points for coordinated sanctions enforcement. Ukraine exposes Russian death lists of prominent figures after parliament speaker’s assassination in Lviv. The 52-year-old Euromaidan leader survived grenade attacks and multiple murder attempts since 2014 before the 2025 Russian operation. Ukraine destroys irreplaceable Soviet radio telescope in Crimea, opening path to more operations. Ukrainian Navy officials revealed the strikes specifically target layered defenses protecting both the strategic bridge and Novorossiysk naval base where Russian missile carriers operate. US pressures Europe to sanction India while importing Russian uranium and palladium. he 50% tariff escalation followed India's rejection of Trump's request for Nobel Peace Prize nomination, according to sources, pushing New Delhi toward stronger ties with China. Ukraine blows up another rail substation in southern Russia powering rail traffic to occupied Crimea. Kropotkin’s transformer station was targeted in Kyiv’s latest round of a campaign to disrupt Russian military supply chains. Ukrainian foreign minister warns West against appeasing Russia as Kyiv marks WWII anniversary. Avoiding difficult decisions and favoring weakness over strength allowed evil to grow stronger in 1939, he said. Poland’s defense chief warns against “getting used to Russia’s war” at WWII anniversary. He also called Russia an "empire of evil." Business mood lifts as $17.8B in aid props up Ukraine’s economy. Ukrainian businesses are less pessimistic about prospects, while the economy survives increasingly on foreign aid. Ukraine’s Kyivstar lists on NASDAQ, world’s second-largest exchange in New York, during war. The historic achievement follows government reforms that cut telecom permit times from two years to 25 days, spurring broader international investment. Russian tanks rolled toward Pokrovsk. Then HIMARS and drones turned the whole convoy into wreckage (video). The 79th Air Assault Brigade exposed and destroyed the rare Russian column movement. Kremlin deploys nuclear threats and war nostalgia to spook Western capitals into silence. Russian officials evoke Hiroshima and WWII to warn France and Germany against supporting Kyiv. Ukraine seeks to tame war risk with state-backed insurance scheme. Ukraine is preparing a nationwide war-risk insurance program to finally open the door for private capital. Man crashes car through Russian consulate gates in Sydney, police officer injured. A 39-year-old man injured a police constable and crashed his SUV through the Russian consulate gates in Sydney the morning of 1 Sept. Australian authorities arrested a man German parliamentary chiefs arrive to Kyiv for first bipartisan Ukraine mission. Two key figures from Germany's ruling coalition landed in Kyiv on 1 Sept., marking the first time parliamentary leaders from both the CDU/CSU and SPD have visited Ukraine together since Russia's invasion began. Read our previous daily report here.