Overview

• Ukraine reports at least 23 civilians killed, including four children, after nearly 600 drones and 31 missiles hit Kyiv and other regions, with the EU delegation building and British Council offices damaged.
• The U.S. State Department notified Congress of an $825 million sale including 3,350 extended‑range ERAM missiles and support equipment, financed by NATO partners and U.S. foreign military funding.
• Kyiv and allied governments set a Sept. 1 deadline for Russia to show readiness for a bilateral summit; the Kremlin says a leaders’ meeting is not ruled out but must be well prepared.
• The EU and UK summoned Russian ambassadors over the strikes as Kaja Kallas pushed new penalties targeting energy, access to capital and potential secondary sanctions, with 26 EU states backing her statement after Hungary’s veto.
• Russia said it sank a Ukrainian reconnaissance vessel near the Danube, while the IDF designated Gaza City a dangerous combat zone and suspended daytime aid pauses; Yemeni outlet Al‑Jumhuriya reported the Houthi prime minister was killed in a strike attributed to Israel.