Russian drone strikes kill mother and two toddlers near Kyiv, injure dozens elsewhere
A Russian drone hit a family home near Kyiv, killing a mother and her two three-year-old children, while other strikes wounded civilians in several regions.
Authorities reported that a Russian drone struck a family dwelling near Kyiv, killing a mother and her two three-year-old children. In the Kharkiv region town of Lozove, one person died and three were wounded by a drone. In Zaporizhzhia, five people sustained injuries during night-time attacks that also damaged multi-storey apartments, a shopping centre and a school.
Odessa and Kyiv regions saw hits on warehouse buildings, residential blocks and various infrastructure, causing further casualties. The Russian defence ministry claimed its air defence downed 244 Ukrainian drones over 18 regions and the Black Sea. Russian news agency RIA Novosti cited Ukrainian attempts to rescue trapped soldiers in Kharkiv that failed.
How this story developed
- Aug 14 Russia claims strikes on Ukrainian rail hub and vessels as drones hit Russian ports
- Sep 9 Trump said Putin signaled willingness to reach a Ukraine peace deal.
- Sep 10 Zelenskyy met Norwegian leaders in Oslo to discuss further military aid after the drone near‑miss.
- Sep 10 Ukraine has started an offensive operation in the north of the Donetsk region, according to Brigadier-General Andrii Biletskyi.
- Sep 11 Russia has deployed the new “Web” shield to safeguard energy infrastructure.
- Sep 12 Trump publicly singled out the Putin‑Zelensky personal clash as the chief barrier to a settlement.
- Sep 12 Zelensky said missile assistance will be a key agenda item for the September meeting.
- Sep 12 Kremlin invites Zelensky to Moscow for a possible meeting with Putin.
- 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.
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