Russian night air strikes kill two and wound dozens across Ukraine
Russian air raids in Sumy killed two people and injured eight, while drone attacks on Kyiv left three wounded and a multi-storey building in Kharkiv’s Szaltyivskij district was hit, raising the total injured there to 25, including nine children.
In Sumy region, Russian guided bombs destroyed residential blocks and schools, resulting in two fatalities and eight injuries. Kyiv endured continuous drone strikes that injured three civilians. Early morning strikes on a multi-storey apartment building in Kharkiv’s Szaltyivskij district added nine child victims to the casualty list, bringing the district’s injured count to 25 by morning. Military governor Oleh Kiper reported the Kharkiv incident on social media, and Ukrainian authorities confirmed the figures.
Why it matters
The attacks show the widening impact of Russia's night bombings on Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure.
How this story developed
- Sep 1 Russia multiplies jet-powered Shahed drone strikes fivefold in one month
- 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 15 Ukrainian troops repelled a Russian assault on Lyman.
- Sep 20 In the early hours of Friday, Russia's anti-aircraft units reported destroying 35 Ukrainian drones heading for the capital. Local authorities said a comparable wave of drones was also intercepted in the Toula district south of Moscow. The incidents occurred as Russia began a three-day parliamentary and local election cycle. No casualties were reported from the interceptions.
- Sep 20 Zelensky said a major Russian oil refinery, a logistics structure and the Voronezh region were hit in the massive attack.
- Sep 20 Officials reported that 249 unmanned aircraft were intercepted in the latest wave of attacks.
- Sep 21 Election commission chair Ella Pamfilova said preliminary results will be announced Monday at 11 hours (10 hours in Paris).
- Sep 21 Russia's defence ministry said it will increase the frequency and precision of its strikes on Kyiv.
- Sep 21 Partial results show United Russia holding at least 338 of the 450 Duma seats.
- Sep 21 The Quai d’Orsay condemns holding the vote in the occupied territories of Crimea and the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, calling it a violation of international law and the UN Charter and stating Fran
- Sep 25 Ukrainian commanders announced further territorial gains around Lyman since the initial report.
- Sep 26 Russian attacks killed four civilians in Ukraine, while a Ukrainian drone strike in Russia's Krasnodar region killed three people.
- Sep 27 German de‑escalation pleas were rejected and talks have stalled.
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