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Russian drone and artillery attacks killed 10 civilians and wounded over 70 in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast between 10 and 19 September, striking a shopping centre, a minibus and infrastructure. The attacks follow a pattern of strikes on crowded civilian areas, which Ukraine’s foreign minister called a ‘tactic of coercion’.

Russian forces killed two civilians in a double-tap strike on a Dnipro food business on 10 September, then spent a week attacking railways, energy infrastructure and residential areas across Ukraine, including a drone strike that injured three children in Kyiv Oblast on 18 September.

Russian forces struck a food business in Dnipro twice on 10 September, killing two, then hit Kharkiv on 11 September (one killed) and damaged seven facilities in Kyiv Oblast on 15 September. The attacks continue a pattern of targeting civilian infrastructure far from the front line.

Russian forces struck Kyiv on 15 September, injuring two people and igniting fires in the Sviatoshynskyi district. The attack is part of a sustained campaign of jet-powered drone strikes that has killed at least six civilians in the capital since late August, as Russia uses faster Shahed-type drones to overwhelm Ukrainian air defences.

A 30-year-old man injured in Russia's 1 September drone attack on Kyiv has died, raising the death toll to nine. The attack hit a petrol station and warehouses. Separately, a man was killed in a Russian strike on a civilian car in Izium on 9 September.

Russian forces struck a food industry business in Dnipro twice on 10 September, killing two and injuring two, then hit food warehouses in a third attack. Energy infrastructure in three regions was also targeted the same day, according to Ukrainska Pravda.

Russian strikes on Kyiv continued through early September, with a petrol station hit on 10 September and 14 apartment blocks and a metro station damaged on 8 September. The deadliest barrage killed at least 12 people on 1 September, prompting renewed calls for air defences.

Russian drone strikes killed two in Kyiv on 8 September and injured many more in recent days, as Moscow fires hundreds of jet-powered Shahed drones daily. The faster Geran-4 drones overwhelm Ukrainian defences, forcing daytime alerts and stretching emergency services.

Russia's intensified drone campaign, using faster jet-powered Shaheds, hit a residential building in Boryspil on 4 September, injuring two. The attacks, which have included 800 jet drones in four days, have injured dozens and caused widespread fires across Kyiv and other regions since late August.

Russian missile and drone attacks on Odesa Oblast on 1-2 September knocked out power for over 350,000 households; 173,000 remain without electricity. Strikes also injured three in Odesa city and damaged a logistics terminal and petrol station.

A morning drone attack on Kyiv Oblast on 2 September injured two people and damaged warehouses. The strike is part of a five-day wave in which Russia has launched 800 jet-powered drones across Ukraine, killing civilians and straining defences.

Russia attacked Kyiv and the region with ballistic missiles and drones on 31 Aug-1 Sep, killing 12 and wounding 21. An Indian citizen was among the dead. President Zelenskyy called for more air defence as EU ministers met.

Russia launched a massive overnight attack on Ukraine on 31 August–1 September, firing ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and 218 drones, with strikes recorded at 28 locations. Ukrainian air defences destroyed or jammed 199 aerial assets. Meanwhile, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told his Russian counterpart no economic relief is possible until the war ends, and the UK doubled penalties for sanctions breaches.

Russia launched large-scale missile and drone attacks on Odesa on 31 August and 27 August 2026, damaging infrastructure, a petrol station, an educational facility, and a high-rise residential building. No casualties were reported in either attack. The strikes follow a 24 August attack on home improvement stores that injured five.

Russia launched 225 ground attacks in a day, hitting Pokrovsk hardest. Ex-defence minister Fedorov proposes trading Ukraine's drone expertise for Patriot missiles. Elon Musk signals willingness to allow Starlink-equipped drones to strike Russia, pending White House approval.

Russia launched 800 jet-powered drones into Ukraine over four days, hitting residential areas in Kyiv, Sumy, and Donetsk Oblast. The attacks killed at least three civilians, including a child, and injured others, as Kyiv endured hours of air alerts. The new faster Shahed models overwhelm Ukraine's air defence, signalling an escalation in Russia's campaign.

A Russian drone attack on Kyiv on 29 August killed a two-year-old girl and injured several. Over two days, strikes caused fires in residential and commercial buildings across the capital and region.

Russia struck Ukraine with ballistic missiles and drones on two consecutive nights, killing one and injuring three in Odesa Oblast. Ukrainian air defences shot down or jammed hundreds of drones, but hits were recorded at 28 locations over the two nights. A separate strike on a supermarket in Pavlohrad killed a teenager.