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Ukraine Invasion Day 1,288: dip in RU drone attacks [1]
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Date: 2025-09-01
Russian forces conducted a series of drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of August 31 and September 1.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 86 Shahed-type and decoy drones from Kursk, Oyrol, and Bryansk cities; Millerovo, Rostov Oblast; Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai; and occupied Hvardiiske, Crimea.[113] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed 76 drones and that 10 drones struck six locations in Ukraine. Kyiv Oblast Military Head Mykola Kalashnyk reported that the Russian strike on Kyiv Oblast damaged an enterprise and a warehouse roof.[114]
The Ukrainian Air Force reported on September 1 that Ukrainian forces destroyed 6,346 Shahed-type drones, missiles, and various other drones in August 2025.[115] The Ukrainian Air Force stated that Ukrainian forces downed five M2 Kh-47 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles, 55 Kh-101/Kh-55SM cruise missiles, 20 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, 20 Kalibr cruise missiles, four Kh-59/69 guided aircraft missiles, nine Iskander-K cruise missiles, 2,129 Shahed-type drones, 930 reconnaissance drones, and 3,174 unspecified drones in August 2025.
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Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed 76 drones and that 10 drones struck six locations in Ukraine.
Ukraine reportedly conducted its first strike with its domestically produced FP-5 Flamingo cruise missile on August 30 against occupied Crimea. Russian opposition outlet Astra reported on August 31 that Ukrainian forces conducted a Neptune missile strike against a Russian border post near occupied Voloshyne, Crimea, on August 30.[28] Sources in Ukraine's Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) told Ukrainian outlet Militarnyi on August 31 that Ukrainian forces used a Flamingo cruise missile – not a Neptune missile – to strike the Russian border post.[29] ISW previously reported on August 31 that Ukrainian forces conducted this strike with a Neptune missile based on available evidence at the time.[30] Astra amplified Militarnyi’s reporting on September 1.[31] The Associated Press (AP) reported on August 21 that Ukraine launched mass production of its new Flamingo cruise missiles, which have a range of up to three thousand kilometers and can carry warheads up to 1,150 kilograms.[32]
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