SES
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine (ДСНС) is the central executive body responsible for civil protection and emergency response in Ukraine.
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Russian drones strike Kiliia in Odesa Oblast overnight, hitting port and civilian infrastructure
Russian forces attacked the city of Kiliia in Odesa Oblast with Shahed drones overnight on September 27, damaging port and civilian infrastructure. The Izmail District State Administration reported no casualties; a fire at the strike site was extinguished by State Emergency Service rescuers.
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Russian drone strikes on Odesa kill one, damage warehouses and homes
Russian drone strikes hit Odesa city and Odesa Oblast on the evening of 26 September and into 27 September, killing one person and wounding two others. The attacks damaged a production workshop, warehouses, residential buildings, a hotel and a medical facility, and sparked a large-scale fire that drew more than 140 rescuers.
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Russia launches massive ballistic missile and drone attack on Kyiv overnight
Russia struck Kyiv overnight on 23–24 September with a combined ballistic missile and drone barrage, killing two people and injuring at least eight across multiple districts. President Zelensky said 60% of the ballistic missiles aimed at Kyiv were intercepted and that the strike coincided with his meeting with U.S. congressmen about the Lindsey Graham sanctions bill. The attack came hours after Ukraine agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire and 51 UN member states called on Russia to follow suit.
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Russian overnight strike hits Odesa hospital, school, residential buildings
Russian forces launched a massive combined attack on Odesa and Odesa Oblast overnight into 24 September, damaging a hospital, a gymnasium, residential buildings, a previously struck hypermarket and other civilian infrastructure. Two people were injured. Ukrainian authorities have opened a war-crime investigation.
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Russia launches large-scale combined missile and drone strike on Ukraine overnight, killing two in Kyiv
On the night of 24 September 2026, Russia attacked Ukraine with Zircon anti-ship missiles, Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 282 drones, with the main strikes directed at Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast and Odesa Oblast. Ukrainian air defence destroyed or suppressed 227 targets. Two people were killed and eight injured in Kyiv, and damage was reported in multiple regions.
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Russian strike on cargo vessel off Odesa kills Ukrainian captain
Russian forces struck a civilian cargo vessel sailing under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda in the Black Sea off Odesa Oblast overnight on September 23, killing the ship's Ukrainian captain. The remaining crew was evacuated and the resulting fire was extinguished. The same night, Russian forces twice hit warehouses storing medicines, household goods and food in Odesa Oblast.
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Russia strikes Kyiv overnight, hitting residential building and damaging five districts
Russia launched a combined missile and drone attack on Kyiv overnight on 22 September 2026, hitting a five-story residential building in the Dnipro district and causing damage in at least four other city districts. Rescuers saved 15 residents from the damaged building; the number of injured reported rose from three to five over the course of the morning. No fatalities were reported from the Kyiv strikes.
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Russian drone strikes hit warehouses in Odesa Oblast, damaging WHO medical storage
Russian drone strikes on warehouse facilities in Odesa Oblast on 22 September caused large-scale fires, killing one person, injuring two, and damaging a World Health Organization warehouse in Chornomorsk that stored temperature-controlled medical supplies. WHO said it was the fourth time in three months that this particular warehouse was hit and the 21st strike on medical storage facilities in 2026.
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Russian drones hit Zaporizhzhia, damaging heritage-listed university building, shopping mall, and apartment blocks
Russian drone strikes hit Zaporizhzhia overnight on September 21, 2026, damaging two nine-story residential buildings, the Intrade shopping mall on Soborny Avenue, and three buildings of Zaporizhzhia National University, including a direct hit on its 1902 heritage-listed Building No. 3. Most Ukrainian sources report five civilians wounded, though later updates cite six. The strike was part of a nationwide overnight barrage of 172 strike UAVs and other munitions, with hits recorded at 14 locations across Ukraine.
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Russian drone and missile strikes damage 34 civilian sites across five districts of Kyiv Oblast
Russian forces attacked Kyiv Oblast almost without pause overnight with drones and missiles, damaging 34 civilian objects across five districts and injuring at least one woman in Obukhiv district, according to the head of the Kyiv Oblast Military Administration, Tymur Tkachenko. State Emergency Service teams extinguished fires at multiple sites, and the air raid alert lasted nearly a full day and night.
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Russian drone strike hits commuter train in Kharkiv Oblast, killing one
On 18 September, Russian forces struck a suburban electric train near the Lypkuvativka platform in the Novovodolazka hromada of Kharkiv Oblast with a Geran-4 jet drone. One person was killed and several others injured, even though Ukrzaliznytsia's monitoring group had detected the threat and ordered an evacuation before impact.
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Russian drone attack on Kyiv hits gas stations and warehouses, killing one and wounding eleven
Russia struck Kyiv with drones overnight and throughout the day on 15 September, hitting two Ukrnafta gas stations in the Darnytskyi and Holosiivskyi districts, warehouse premises in Obolonskyi, and garage cooperatives in Solomianskyi and Sviatoshynskyi. Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko and the Kyiv City Military Administration (KMVA) reported one person killed and eleven injured across the day, with air defence active and Kyiv City Express service temporarily suspended.
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Ukrzaliznytsia reroutes Sumy trains via Konotop after Russian drone strike on passenger train
Ukrzaliznytsia has temporarily rerouted trains in Sumy Oblast to terminate at Konotop station, citing intensified Russian strikes on railway infrastructure following a drone attack on the Kyiv–Sumy passenger train. The Sumy Oblast Military Administration and the State Emergency Service (DSNS) have organized bus transfers between Konotop and Sumy to maintain multimodal connectivity. The rail operator warned that the situation could change daily and said full routes would be restored when the risk level decreases.
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Russian drones hit two Kyiv petrol stations, killing two civilians
Russian drone strikes on the morning of September 11 hit two Ukrnafta petrol stations in Kyiv's Dnipro and Obolon districts, killing two people and injuring several others. The Obolon station was hit twice. It was the second consecutive day of strikes on Ukrnafta fuel sites in the capital.
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Russian drone strike on Sumy shopping centre kills two, injures at least 20
Russian forces struck the Manufaktura shopping and entertainment centre in Sumy with a drone on the evening of September 9. Two people were confirmed killed and at least 20 injured, including children. The building, parked cars and surrounding infrastructure were damaged, and authorities warned of the threat of repeated strikes.
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Russia hits Kyiv with massive missile and drone attack hours after Trump envoys leave
Russia launched a combined missile and drone assault on Kyiv overnight on September 7–8, striking the capital with ballistic and cruise missiles, anti-ship missiles, and 166 strike drones. At least two people were killed, more than 50 civilian objects were damaged across multiple districts, and air defenses downed 175 of the incoming targets. The attack came shortly after US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner left the city following talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Russian drone and missile attack hits five districts of Kyiv Oblast on the evening of 7 September
On the evening of 7 September 2026, Russian forces struck five districts of Kyiv Oblast with drones, ballistic and other missiles. The attack caused fires at industrial enterprises in Boryspil district, destroyed seven trucks, and damaged a logistics complex that was hit twice. A man in Bila Tserkva suffered shrapnel wounds, and private houses, apartment buildings and production facilities were damaged across multiple districts. All fires were later extinguished by emergency services.
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Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia Oblast kill at least one, hit shopping centre over 5–7 September
Russian forces pounded Zaporizhzhia city and dozens of settlements across Zaporizhzhia Oblast on 5–7 September with drones, artillery, MLRS and airstrikes, killing at least one civilian and wounding dozens. A drone strike set a shopping centre on fire during the night of 6–7 September, and a separate drone attack on the city on 6 September killed a 74-year-old man and injured three other people.
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Israeli police arrive in Uman to help secure Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage
Israeli police have arrived in Uman, Cherkasy Oblast, to maintain public order alongside Ukrainian law enforcement during the annual Hasidic Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage. Israeli and Ukrainian officers, joined by State Emergency Service rescuers and National Guard troops, are conducting joint patrols and outreach to pilgrims. Police describe the situation in the city as stable and controlled.
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Russia strikes Kyiv and Boryspil airports as US envoys prepare to visit
In the night of September 4–5, Russia launched drone strikes across at least eight Ukrainian regions, with President Zelensky saying the attacks deliberately and for the first time in a long time targeted the Kyiv (Zhuliany) and Boryspil airports. Zelensky linked the airport strikes to discussions about the upcoming visit by US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. A drone hit a nine-story residential building in Boryspil, injuring two women, and a strike on an industrial enterprise in Kamianske killed and wounded civilians. Zelensky announced Ukraine would adjust its operations regarding Russian airspace the following week.