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- 15h ago
Russia and Ukraine escalate drone strikes as Moscow airports restrict flights and Ukrainian cities are hit
Russia says it downed 610 Ukrainian drones overnight and restricted flights at Moscow's four main airports, while Ukrainian officials report deaths in Kherson and Sloviansk.
- 2d ago
Russia plans month-long strike campaign to cut power, water and heat in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa
A plan reported by The New York Times envisions a month of missile and drone strikes to cut Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa off from electricity, water and heating. Reporting cites depleted Ukrainian air defences as the central weakness.
- 5d ago
Leaked Russian plan targets 60 Ukrainian energy sites, with 90% of power in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa
A document dated August 2026 that Ukrainian sources obtained, according to Radio Swoboda, names 60 energy facilities and the weapons Russia could use against them. Kyiv meanwhile tells residents to keep food stocks for at least three days as power cuts are expected.
- Oct 5
Ukraine evacuated 5,831 trains in September following Russian drone strikes on railway network
Ukrainian state rail operator Ukrzaliznytsia halted an average of 205 trains per day in September 2026 as Russian drone incursions forced passengers into trackside fields and caused network delays of up to 18 hours.
- Oct 3
Russian strike hits Liberian-flagged cargo ship in Odesa port, killing one crew member
A Russian attack on a Liberian-flagged commercial vessel in Ukraine's Odesa region killed a motorman and injured three crew members on 3 October 2026, forcing the evacuation of 13 people.
- Oct 3
Russian missiles and drones detonate across Moldova during barrage on Ukraine
Moldovan authorities recorded six unauthorized aerial incursions on Saturday morning, with five Russian projectiles exploding in rural districts near the Ukrainian border.
- Oct 1
Estonia bans Russian and Belarusian grain transit through Baltic ports
The Estonian government enacted national sanctions on 1 October prohibiting the transit of grain from Russia and Belarus, closing off potential alternative routes for Moscow.
- Oct 1
Russia launches 107 drones at Ukraine as ground forces stall around Lyman
Ukrainian air defenses intercepted or jammed 87 incoming drones by 08:00, while overnight strikes injured two people across Kyiv and Odesa and killed a 50-year-old man in Mykolaiv.
- Sep 25
Russian drone strikes kill seven in Kyiv as allies clear €6.6B fund and Patriot licences
Russian daytime and overnight drone barrages killed seven people and injured 46 across Kyiv on Friday, striking residential areas, data centres, and commercial facilities.
- Sep 24
Russian ballistic missile strikes kill two in Kyiv as Zelenskyy seeks US air defense aid
At least two people died after Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv and damaged a maternity clinic, while Ukrainian officials requested additional air defense support in Washington.
- Sep 24
Russian strikes kill nine across Ukraine as Moscow rejects ceasefire pause
Russian ballistic missiles and drones hit Kyiv, Odessa, and Donetsk over 23 and 24 September 2026, killing at least nine people while Moscow rejected any pause in military operations at the UN Security Council.
- Sep 24
Russian strikes hit Kyiv maternity hospital and regional hubs across Ukraine
Russian drones and missiles hit Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Izyum, and Odesa, damaging a maternity clinic, halting urban rail lines, and killing at least three people.
- Sep 20
Ukraine approves deeper strikes in Russia following hypersonic missile barrage
President Volodymyr Zelensky authorized expanded long-range operations into Russian territory following a Russian overnight attack involving two hypersonic Zircon missiles and 174 drones.
- Sep 17
Russian drone strikes Tanzanian cargo ship off Odesa, killing captain
A Russian drone strike killed the captain of a Tanzanian-flagged freighter and injured three crew members 11 kilometres off Odesa as Turkey proposed a Black Sea shipping agreement.
- Sep 13
Russian drones strike passenger train and truck near Polish border at Yahodyn
Russian drones hit a Kyiv-Warsaw passenger train and a truck near the Yahodyn-Dorohusk crossing on 13 September 2026, causing a 370-minute rail delay but no casualties.
- Sep 13
Ukraine reports first naval drone duel after Sargan-3000 destroys Russian craft
A Ukrainian Sargan-3000 naval drone armed with a 12.7 mm remote turret destroyed a Russian unmanned vessel in the Black Sea following reconnaissance by military intelligence.
- Sep 13
Ukraine prepares for October talks as Moscow rejects Miami meeting and strikes continue
Kyiv is preparing for trilateral peace talks mediated by the United States in October, while the Kremlin rejects a bilateral summit in Miami and European Union sanctions renewal stalls.
- Sep 12
Russian missile destroys Dayana Yastremska family apartment in Odesa strike
Ukrainian tennis player Dayana Yastremska said a Russian Kalibr cruise missile destroyed her family's apartment in Odesa on Friday night, during a wave of strikes that injured 37 people in the city.
- Sep 12
Russian missile strike destroys tennis player Dayana Yastremska's Odesa home
A Kalibr cruise missile strike on an Odesa apartment building injured at least 35 people and prompted the Ukrainian athlete to condemn WTA neutrality policies.
- Sep 12
Russia and Ukraine trade drone and missile strikes as Kyiv reports $10B in infrastructure damage
Mutual drone and missile strikes hit civilian and industrial facilities across Ukraine and Russia over the weekend, as Ukrainian officials warned that $10 billion in damage and port blockades threaten the economy ahead of winter.
