Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Pokrovsk and Novopavlivka directions on September 1 but did not make any advances.

Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Pokrovsk and Novopavlivka directions on September 1 but did not advance.

On 1 September and on the night of 1-2 September, units of Ukraine's defence forces also struck a number of military targets belonging to Russia, including an ammunition depot belonging to the Russian forces in Volodymyrivka, Donetsk Oblast

Ukrainian forces have rolled back Russian incursions into the nearby villages of Yarova and Pryshyb, on a small Russian bridgehead on the river’s southern bank.

As of 22:00 on September 1, there had been 178 combat engagements between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops, with the enemy most actively attempting to attack in the Kostiantynivka and Pokrovsk sectors.

The Ukrainian drone unit Phoenix, a veteran air strike outfit drawn from Ukraine’s border troops forces, on Sept. 1 published imagery it said was from operations in air space above the Lyman sector.

The footage shows first person view (FPV) and bomber drones attacking Russian motorcycles and trucks, individual infantrymen, and fortifications thought to hold Russian troops.

Russian forces are within 15 km of Druzhkivka and gradually approaching the city.

Russian military operations are causing widespread destruction of residential buildings, markets, and shops along the front line.

Capturing the entire Donbas remains a primary goal of Vladimir Putin.

In the Sloviansk sector, the enemy carried out three assaults towards the settlements of Ozerne, Mykolaivka and in the Kryva Luka area.