Russian drone and missile barrage kills six and wounds dozens across Ukraine
A Russian overnight strike on an industrial area near Korosten in Zhytomyr Oblast killed two people and injured two, while attacks elsewhere in Ukraine left at least six dead and 34 wounded.
Two civilians died and two more were wounded when Russian forces bombed an industrial zone near Korosten in Zhytomyr Oblast, according to the State Emergency Service. Governor Vitaliy Buchenko noted that the western oblast, once considered relatively safe, is now vulnerable due to the use of jet-powered drones. Ukraine's Air Force confirmed that 93 drones, including 46 jet-powered models, and several Banderol and Dan-T cruise missiles were launched, with most being shot down or jammed.
Nationwide, the attacks left at least six people dead and 34 injured, including a fatal strike on a regional train in Kharkiv and a teenager killed by unexploded ordnance in Sumy. Additional casualties were reported in Kherson, Donetsk, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa regions, highlighting the expanding scope of the conflict.
Why it matters
The strikes show the war spreading into western Ukraine, increasing civilian risk far from the front lines.
How this story developed
- Sep 1 Russia multiplies jet-powered Shahed drone strikes fivefold in one month
- Sep 4 A Russian drone hit central Kyiv, destroying the Zavertailo restaurant beside St. Sophia’s Cathedral and setting an adjacent building ablaze.
- Sep 6 Russian drone and missile attacks across Ukraine have killed civilians and injured dozens in several oblasts.
- Sep 8 The three‑day pause on attacks ended and Russian strikes on Kyiv resumed.
- Sep 8 Casualty toll rises to as many as three dead and sixteen injured.
- Sep 10 Ukraine has started an offensive operation in the north of the Donetsk region, according to Brigadier-General Andrii Biletskyi.
- Sep 12 Russia has broadened deployment of jet‑propelled drones, prompting Kyiv to trial quicker, low‑cost interceptors.
- Sep 14 Donald Trump, speaking on his return trip from Ireland to the United States, again urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to stop attacking Russian diesel refineries. He claimed that many diesel supplies originate from Russia and that Ukrainian strikes on those plants damage the global fuel market. Trump added that the ongoing shortage of gasoline and diesel is driven by the Russia-Ukraine war, not by events in the Middle East. Kyiv has defended the attacks, calling the refineries lawful military objectives that diminish Russia’s oil revenue and hamper its ability to fund the invasion. Recent Ukrainian raids have indeed lowered Russian fuel inventories, prompting concerns about broader energy security. The White House released a recording of the remarks, highlighting Trump’s continued involvement in the conflict’s diplomatic discourse.
- Sep 14 Trump posted on Truth Social that Ukraine and Russia have agreed to halt energy attacks.
- Sep 15 Ukrainian drones and missiles struck an Ozon warehouse in Taganrog and damaged an industrial facility in the Samara region.
- Sep 15 Ukrainian troops repelled a Russian assault on Lyman.
- Sep 16 Lavrov announced Russia's readiness to resume US‑Ukraine‑Russia negotiations and a meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the UN General Assembly.
- Sep 16 A new drone attack on a bus has increased the civilian death toll in the latest wave of strikes.
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