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The captain of an Antigua and Barbuda-flagged cargo ship was killed in a Russian attack in the Black Sea, while drone attacks struck Kyiv, Odesa and Zhytomyr, injuring seven people. Moscow said it had targeted military-industrial, energy and logistics facilities, as well as naval vessels, overnight.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country and the United States were seeking to end the war with Russia before winter, announcing Kyiv’s readiness for a reciprocal truce covering energy facilities. The Kremlin, meanwhile, stressed that Moscow wants lasting peace, not a temporary ceasefire.
Russian missile and drone strikes targeted industrial and military facilities, energy infrastructure and ports in several Ukrainian regions, killing four people and injuring others, according to Ukrainian officials. A strike on an energy facility also cut electricity to around 100,000 customers in the northern Chernihiv region.
Presidents Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron discussed the war in Ukraine and support for Kyiv with air-defence systems in New York, while the European Union called for sanctions on Moscow to be extended. The diplomatic moves coincided with an exchange of attacks and the emergence of a humanitarian crisis in the city of Oleshky in the Kherson region.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced approval for new long-range operations in response to Russian strikes, as fighting intensified and Moscow and Kyiv exchanged statements on casualties, drone attacks and battlefield advances.
The Russian Defence Ministry said its forces had taken control of more than 5,300 square kilometres and 220 towns since the beginning of 2026, and had shot down 344 Ukrainian drones in a single night. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s General Staff said Russian forces had suffered 1,520 casualties over 24 hours.
Russian attacks on Ukrainian regions killed five people and injured 20 others, while Moscow said it had struck military sites and vessels and shot down 344 drones. At the same time, the US State Department approved a possible 2.68-billion-dollar air defence deal for Kyiv, and Congress passed a new package of sanctions on Russia.
Russia’s Defence Ministry said its forces had seized more than 5300 square kilometres and 220 towns in Ukraine since the start of the year, while intercepting 344 drones in a single night. Ukraine’s General Staff, meanwhile, said Russian forces had suffered 1520 killed or wounded over 24 hours.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the launch of a regional grouping bringing together eight parties from the Carpathian region and the European Union during a summit in western Ukraine. The meeting saw the signing of 50 agreements worth more than €1 billion, over half of them related to solar and wind energy.
Five people, including three children, were injured in a Russian drone attack near Kyiv on Friday morning, as strikes were also reported in Odesa and the port of Chornomorsk. Russia’s Defence Ministry, meanwhile, said its air defences had downed 629 Ukrainian drones over several areas, including Moscow and its outskirts.
Russian missile and drone attacks hit several areas of Ukraine, injuring dozens and damaging energy and communications facilities. At the same time, Kyiv plans to spend 4.9 trillion hryvnias on defense and security in 2027, amid growing reliance on foreign aid to meet its financial needs.
Eighteen people, including two children, were injured in a Russian missile and drone attack targeting Kyiv during the night of September 16-17, 2026, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko. The attack damaged buildings, service facilities and railway lines, and temporarily disrupted water supplies in several parts of the city.
Ukraine said a Russian drone targeted a civilian ship flying the Tanzanian flag as it headed to a Ukrainian port in the Black Sea, killing its captain and injuring three crew members, as strikes injured 18 people in Ukrainian cities.
Ukrainian authorities said 18 people, including children, were injured in Russian strikes on Kyiv, Odesa and Zaporizhzhia, damaging residential buildings and an industrial facility. The attacks coincided with Ukrainian drones being launched at targets inside Russia and temporary restrictions being imposed at several Russian airports.
Six people were killed and 20 others injured in separate Russian attacks on Ukrainian regions, according to Ukrainian officials, while Moscow and Kyiv traded claims of downing dozens of drones. Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said his country was ready for serious negotiations, while maintaining its conditions and continuing military operations during any talks.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said drones tried to target his presidential plane twice in recent weeks while it was in Moldova and passing through Chisinau, saying the incidents were part of a Russian policy aimed at intimidating him and other foreign leaders.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry accused Ukrainian authorities of using the presence of Western political figures near trains carrying military equipment to conceal their movements. Moscow also warned of what it said were European attempts to bring nuclear weapons closer to Russian territory, amid rising security concerns and continued exchanges of strikes between Russia and Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country was ready to support a mutual halt to strikes on critical infrastructure if Russia demonstrated a genuine, long-term commitment. The position came amid an escalation in long-range attacks and after US President Donald Trump spoke of an understanding between Moscow and Kyiv regarding energy facilities.
David Petraeus, the former director of the US Central Intelligence Agency, said passengers on his train were evacuated after drones were heard over Ukraine’s Yahodyn station on Sunday morning, before a drone exploded on a nearby locomotive. Ukrainian Railways suggested that a diplomatic train that had left the station early may have been the intended target.
Reciprocal drone attacks killed and injured people in Russia and Ukraine, while Moscow said it had shot down 399 Ukrainian drones overnight and Kyiv said it had intercepted 85 of 108 Russian drones. The Kremlin confirmed that the Russian military would continue its operations in Ukrainian territory.
Russia’s Federal Security Service said it had found Western small arms and containers holding the banned chemical chloropicrin in parts of Donbas, while the Russian Defence Ministry said it had targeted a fuel station in Kyiv and bombed trains and military supplies in several Ukrainian regions.
Poland and Ukraine condemned Russian strikes targeting a railway area near their shared border, with no injuries reported, while Moscow said it had struck infrastructure used to transport military shipments. Warsaw warned that the war could escalate in the coming weeks, as the Kremlin said trilateral talks could resume in October.
Ukrainian authorities said a Russian drone hit a train and set fire to a locomotive near the border with Poland, minutes after Western officials had passed along the same route. A Polish official confirmed that his country’s airspace had not been violated, while no injuries were reported in the attack.
Poland and Ukraine said a Russian drone struck a train carrying 206 passengers from Kyiv to Warsaw near the border, with no injuries reported. The attack damaged the train locomotive and temporarily halted the Dorohusk-Yahodyn crossing, while the journey was delayed by more than six hours before continuing after border procedures were completed.
