Russia attacked Ukraine overnight into 29 September 2026 with 152 attack drones (82 jet-powered), one anti-ship missile, and two ballistic missiles, killing 1 and injuring 56 across the country. Ukrainian air defenses reported intercepting significant portions of the assault before it struck Kyiv and other targets.
Russia launched 170 Shahed-type attack drones across Ukraine overnight on September 27, 2026, resulting in at least 14 killed and 57 injured, with Odesa Oblast targeted in a mass strike. The attack marked the third consecutive strike on Kyiv in two days.
Russia launched a coordinated attack across Ukraine on September 24, 2026, deploying 282 attack drones, Zircon anti-ship missiles, and multiple ballistic missile types. At least 16 people were killed and 59 injured in strikes including waves of attacks on Kyiv.
Russian forces fired at least 174 drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight September 18–19, killing at least 11 people and injuring over 64; Ukrainian air defenses intercepted most drones. By September 20, a child injured in the September 19 attack died in hospital, with new strikes killing at least 8 more.
Russian airstrikes on September 17 struck apartment buildings and warehouses in the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv and Odesa, injuring several people including a child. The attacks continued Russia's ongoing air campaign against Ukrainian targets.
Between September 11–13, 2026, Russia conducted sustained attack campaigns across Ukraine. On September 11, Russian forces killed 9 and injured 145, launching 161 drones including cruise missiles; on September 12, attacks killed 11 and injured 96 as Odesa suffered mass strikes; by September 13, Ukraine's air force reported 453 attack drones overnight with air defenses suppressing or downing 409.
Russian forces conducted a fifth consecutive day of airstrikes against major Ukrainian cities on September 1, 2026, killing at least 16 people and injuring 54 nationwide. Kyiv and its surrounding oblast bore the heaviest toll with at least 12 dead and 21 injured.
Russian forces conducted sustained drone attacks across Ukraine from August 14–19, 2026, killing at least 17 civilians and injuring 54 over the single bloodiest day (August 19). On August 17, a jet-powered drone struck a shopping center in Odesa Oblast, and August 19 saw a deadly strike on a minibus in Kherson. Russia launched between 65 and 152 Shahed-type drones per night, along with ballistic missiles.