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EU Ambassador Katarína Mathernová describes sleeping in a bathroom due to Russian attacks on Kyiv. Meanwhile, EU states fail to extend sanctions on Putin, Lavrov and Yanukovych, but advance sanctions on 27 entities linked to child deportation.

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.

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.

Russian drone attacks hit a border crossing and a train near Poland, while strikes on Kyiv railway workers and civilian infrastructure persist. Ukraine faces a Patriot shortage as US envoys shuttle with a peace proposal.

Russia has intensified drone attacks on Kyiv since late August, hitting logistics hubs, a university, and petrol stations. Air defence intercepts many, but debris and direct hits have killed one, injured at least nine, and damaged civilian infrastructure across multiple districts.

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.

Russia's new tactic of round-the-clock drone strikes on Kyiv has caused record air raid alerts, forcing Ukraine to plan a two-tier warning system. Over 38 civilians were killed in a single strike on Myla, while air defense maintains high interception rates. Russia threatens large-scale strikes on energy infrastructure.

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.

Russian drone and missile strikes on Kyiv and region on 1 September killed 12, including six railway workers, and injured 17. President Zelenskyy cited a shortage of US-made Patriot interceptors. Separate strikes hit Sumy, Zaporizhzhia and Odesa, injuring firefighters and civilians.

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.

Russian forces attacked Kyiv with jet-powered UAVs on 1 September, causing fires in three districts. The strike follows a week of intensifying drone attacks targeting logistics hubs and civilian areas, killing one and damaging warehouses.

Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and the region overnight killed 12 people, including six railway workers from state company Ukrzaliznytsia. The attack, part of a sixth consecutive night of strikes on the capital, also injured 17, among them two children. President Zelensky said nearly 350 rescue workers responded and an Indian national was among the casualties.

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 launched at least 484 attack drones at Kyiv over three days (27-29 August), killing a two-year-old girl and injuring eight. Ukraine's Air Force shot down or jammed most, but the sustained daytime assaults signal a tactical shift. Russia's Defence Ministry now threatens large-scale strikes on energy infrastructure.

Over 48 hours, Russia launched 260+ drones at Ukraine, primarily targeting Kyiv. Ukrainian air defenses shot down or jammed 210+ drones, but debris damaged a residential building and a student dormitory. The attacks included new S8000 Banderol missile drones.

Russia launched 140 drones at Kyiv on 27-28 August, destroying warehouses of Comfy, Aurora, and Nova Poshta. One person was killed and two injured. The strikes target civilian logistics infrastructure, with repeat attacks on emergency responders.

Russian drones struck Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast on 27 August, damaging a Comfy distribution centre and civilian property in two districts. No injuries were reported. Air defences were active throughout the morning.