Smoke filled the air in Kyiv due to a fire at the "Aurora" chain's warehouses in the Bucha district, caused by a Russian strike. Traffic heading toward Kyiv has been blocked on the section of the Kyiv–Chop highway.

Throughout August 31, the Russians continued to shell Kherson and the surrounding region with drones and artillery.

Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia have left people injured and damaged cars and a store.

The High Anti-Corruption Court ordered Iryna Mudriy, a suspect in the "Forest Gump" corruption case, to remain in custody or post bail of 20 million hryvnias. By the weekend, this amount had not been paid.

Russian invaders attacked a gas station in Kharkiv with a drone; a woman was killed. A fire broke out at a hardware store in Pavlohrad; seven people were injured.

Overnight, Russian troops in the village of Svyatopetrivske launched drone strikes on "Nova Poshta" warehouses and damaged a nearby manufacturing facility. Meanwhile, in Sumy, the enemy dropped four KAB bombs on a terminal and damaged three trucks.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine had received information from the U.S. side about a series of meetings in Moscow that took place in recent days.

On the morning of Friday, August 28, Russian occupiers used drones to attack the “Epicenter” home improvement store in Zaporizhzhia. Several people were injured in the attack.

A fire broke out in a private home as a result of the Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia on August 28.

Russian occupiers continue to attack the Kherson region with drones.