Period: 2026-09-04 09:20 KST - 2026-09-05 09:20 KST

1. A Russian drone struck the headquarters of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in central Kyiv on the afternoon of the 4th. The Kyiv City Military Administration said at least 12 people were injured.

2. Ukrainian forces were ordered to halt fighting from September 5 to 8 to coincide with a visit by US envoys. Russia sent drones toward Kyiv shortly after midnight on the 5th.

3. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced that the Norsi refinery in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and the Ust-Luga complex in Leningrad Oblast have ceased operations. This is a Ukrainian-side announcement.

4. The Israeli military struck the area near the Ali al-Taher ridge close to Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, killing 2 people. Lebanon's state news agency reported this.

5. A settler attack in the West Bank village of Umm al-Khair injured 1 child. A senior Israeli military officer said 5 new settlement outposts were established within one week.

6. US President Trump said the United States could soon strike Iran's Pickaxe Mountain facility. The US Treasury Department sanctioned one Turkish bank, saying it was linked to the Iranian government.

In the Russia-Ukraine war, the attack on central Kyiv overlapped with Ukraine's order for a temporary halt to fighting. A Russian drone struck the SBU headquarters building in the Shevchenkivskyi district at around 3 p.m. on the 4th. President Zelensky said the target was the office of Acting SBU Head Poklad. Ukrainian forces decided to halt attacks from the 5th to the 8th, when envoys Witkoff and Kushner visit Moscow and Kyiv. The envoy delegation is scheduled to visit Kyiv on the 6th. The Ukrainian General Staff announced that two Russian refineries stopped operating as a result of drone attacks on August 26 and September 1. There is no independent confirmation yet.

On the Lebanon front, the Israeli military said it had taken control of the Ali al-Taher ridge. Hezbollah did not confirm this. Israeli Defense Minister Katz said he would prevent the enemy from re-establishing itself in the area.

Of the 12 people injured in the attack on the Kyiv SBU headquarters, 7 were taken to hospital. The strike near Nabatieh in Lebanon killed 2 people riding a motorcycle. In Umm al-Khair in the West Bank, settlers cut a protective fence and threw objects at Palestinian children on a soccer field. The Israeli military detained and then released 1 Palestinian resident, and did not detain any settlers.

Ahead of the US envoy delegation's visit to Moscow and Kyiv, Ukraine was the first to propose a halt to fighting. There has been no announcement that Russia has responded to it. The US Treasury Department placed a Turkish bank on its sanctions list, citing links to the Iranian government. President Trump said the Strait of Hormuz is under US control.

1. Whether Russia reciprocates Ukraine's halt to fighting from the 5th to the 8th, and whether strikes on Kyiv continue.

2. The outcome of the US envoy delegation's talks in Moscow, and whether the schedule for the Kyiv visit on the 6th is kept.

3. Whether the United States actually strikes Iran's Pickaxe Mountain facility, and whether Iran continues attacks on merchant ships in the Gulf region.

4. How Hezbollah responds to the Israeli military's claim of taking control of the Ali al-Taher ridge.

1. The Kyiv Independent, drone strike on Kyiv SBU headquarters: https://kyivindependent.com/breaking-russian-drone-hits-kyivs-center/

2. The Kyiv Independent, Ukrainian army ordered to halt fighting: https://kyivindependent.com/units-of-ukraines-army-ordered-to-halt-fighting-as-us-envoys-set-to-visit-ukraine-russia/

3. The Kyiv Independent, announcement that 2 Russian refineries ceased operations: https://kyivindependent.com/2-russian-oil-refineries-cease-operations-after-ukrainian-strikes-general-staff-says/

4. The Times of Israel September 4 liveblog, strike near Nabatieh in Lebanon and settler attack in the West Bank: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-september-04-2026/

5. Al Jazeera Iran war liveblog, Trump's Pickaxe Mountain remarks and Turkish bank sanctions: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/9/4/iran-war-live-us-rules-out-iran-talks-until-ship-attacks-stop