Zaporizhzhia
city and administrative centre of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine
Photo: Alexey Tolmachov, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- yesterday
Russian jet drone strike on Lutsk kills six and injures 12 in western Ukraine
A Russian jet drone struck a wholesale store in Lutsk, about 80 km from the Polish border, on 14 October. Ukrainian authorities put the death toll at six, with 12 people injured, while Kyiv reported five dead the same day.
- 5d ago
Russian glide bombs kill at least 20 in Zaporizhzhia as Zelensky links attack to US diesel deal
Russian guided bombs hit a five-storey residential building in Zaporizhzhia early on Saturday, and Ukraine's emergency service now reports 20 dead, including three children. Large-scale power outages hit Kyiv the same day.
- Oct 9
European Parliament rejects legitimacy of Russia's new State Duma and calls for sanctions
The resolution, passed 482 to 41 with 39 abstentions, asks EU states to cut official contact with the Duma and says the 18-20 September vote was neither free nor fair.
- Oct 7
Russian barrage of 70 missiles and 46 drones kills at least 20 across Ukraine
A Russian missile and drone attack on 7 October 2026 struck 11 regions across Ukraine, hitting residential buildings and energy infrastructure, leaving at least 20 people dead.
- Oct 5
ArcelorMittal halts Kryvyi Rih steel plant as Russian missile strikes deepen Ukraine's budget deficit
ArcelorMittal is idling Ukraine's largest operating steel plant in Kryvyi Rih after four missile strikes killed five workers, halting output across the nation's primary steelmakers and widening a $56 billion state financing gap.
- 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 4
UN reports 15,280 Ukrainian civilian casualties in 2026 as weekly toll climbs 55%
UN Human Rights chief Volker Türk presented casualty figures to the Human Rights Council in Geneva, detailing a 55% increase in weekly civilian harm and widespread sexual violence.
- Oct 1
Russian drone strikes Kyiv school as 160 students and staff shelter underground
A Russian drone struck a four-storey school in western Kyiv on Thursday morning, triggering a fire while more than 160 students and staff took refuge in an underground shelter without reported injuries.
- 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 26
Russia strikes Kyiv and Kharkiv as data shows Ukraine launched three times more long-range drones
Russian drone raids killed two people in Zaporizhzhia and hit Kyiv and Kharkiv on 26 September, while a Ukrainian drone strike set fire to the Ilsky oil refinery in Krasnodar.
- Sep 26
Lavrov Accuses Europe of Blocking Ukraine Peace Talks in UN Assembly Speech
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the United Nations General Assembly that Moscow will achieve its military goals in Ukraine, accusing European governments of obstructing peace negotiations supported by the Trump administration.
- 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 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 22
Russian strikes kill five across Dnipro and Mykolaiv as Zelensky visits New York
Overnight Russian missile, drone, and artillery strikes killed four people in Dnipro and a child in Mykolaiv, while Volodymyr Zelensky traveled to New York for talks with Donald Trump.
- 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 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 strikes kill at least six in Ukraine as Zelensky proposes meeting Putin at Miami G20
Russian missile and drone attacks struck ten Ukrainian regions overnight, killing at least six people, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is willing to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin at the December G20 summit in Miami.
- 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.
- Sep 1
Putin claims rapid Russian advances in Ukraine as observers report battlefield standstill
Speaking at the SCO summit in Bishkek, Vladimir Putin claimed Russian troops entered Orikhiv and approached Sloviansk, while observers noted a deceleration across the front.
- Aug 29
Ukraine asks UN aviation agency to ban flights in Russian airspace
Kyiv has formally asked the International Civil Aviation Organization to urge member states to ban flights in Russian airspace, citing drone operations, while Moscow rejected the warning and reported standard defense coordination.
