drone strike

A Russian drone strike on a Kyiv apartment block on 2 September damaged a school and a clinic. Subsequent missile attacks on 17 September wounded 12, including two children. The strikes are part of a broader pattern targeting civilian infrastructure.

A Russian drone strike on an ammunition depot in Myla, near Kyiv, killed 38 people, destroyed homes, and sparked local fury over storing weapons near residential areas. The attack also destroyed a warehouse storing props from President Zelenskyy’s production studio. A separate drone attack in Kherson killed a utility worker.

Russian drone and missile strikes killed at least 16 people across Ukraine in mid-September 2026, including two police officers in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and two civilians at the Ukraine-Moldova border, as Moscow resumed near-constant attacks on Kyiv and other cities despite renewed US diplomatic efforts.

All three of Lukoil's major Russian refineries are offline after Ukrainian drone strikes in July–August 2026. New attacks hit a Caspian port in Dagestan and refineries in Tatarstan in September, widening the pressure on Russia's fuel production and exports.

Russian drone strikes have killed eight people across Ukraine in a week, including two police officers in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Attacks hit Kyiv, the Moldova border crossing, Mykolaiv and Kherson, as Moscow escalates long-range strikes despite peace talks.

Two police officers died in a 4 September drone strike in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast; subsequent Russian attacks across Ukraine killed more civilians and injured dozens. The US has renewed diplomatic efforts to bring Russia and Ukraine to direct talks.

Two Ukrainian police officers were killed in a Russian drone strike in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on 4 September; two days later, separate attacks in Kherson left five injured, including two children. The incidents highlight the ongoing danger to first responders and civilians.

A Russian drone struck the SSU headquarters in Kyiv on 4 September, injuring five and targeting the agency chief's office. Zelenskyy met acting head Poklad, vowed repairs and a response, and pressed NATO for air defences. The next day, he reported strikes on Zhuliany and Boryspil airports.

A Russian drone struck the headquarters of Ukraine's Security Service in central Kyiv on 4 September, targeting the office of acting chief Oleksandr Poklad. Five people were injured. President Zelensky said he instructed Poklad to prepare a mirror response, as the attack comes ahead of US mediation talks.

A Russian drone struck a six-storey apartment block in Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district on 2 September, causing partial collapse and damaging a medical facility and an educational institution. No casualties reported.