Topic: Air attacks
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Ukraine's military intelligence shows North Korean missile components to Japanese delegation in Kyiv
Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) showed components of a North Korean ballistic missile to a Japanese parliamentary delegation visiting Kyiv on September 19. The delegation was led by Speaker of the House of Representatives Eisuke Mori. HUR said the demonstration underscored that North Korean armaments threaten not only Ukraine but also Japan and other Asia-Pacific states.
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US warns allies of up to five-year delays in missile and air-defense deliveries after Iran war depleted stockpiles
The United States has told allies, including Ukraine, to expect delays of up to five years in deliveries of key missile systems and air-defense equipment because US forces depleted their own arsenals during a war with Iran. Germany, Eastern European buyers of US weapons and Japan are all affected, and the Pentagon's decision to prioritize rebuilding its own stockpiles is complicating Ukraine's efforts to secure additional Patriot interceptors ahead of a difficult winter.
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Russian shelling across Kharkiv region kills five, wounds 15 in a single day
Russian shelling across Kharkiv region killed five civilians and injured 15 others over the course of a day, according to the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration. Head Oleh Syniehubov reported the figures via Telegram, detailing strikes on multiple communities including the city of Balakliya, where four of the five deaths occurred. The attacks combined missiles, KAB bombs and several drone types, damaging residential buildings, a preschool, warehouses and an electric train.
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Russia strikes Ukraine overnight with two Zircon missiles and 174 drones; 141 aerial targets intercepted
On the night of September 18–19, Russia attacked Ukraine with two Zircon anti-ship missiles launched from Kursk Oblast and 174 strike drones of various types. Ukrainian air defense reported shooting down or suppressing 141 of 176 aerial targets as of 08:00 on September 19. Main strike directions were Odesa and Kyiv oblasts. Earlier strikes on the evening of September 18 killed civilians in Sumy and Balakliya and injured people in Kyiv Oblast.
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Russian guided bombs hit residential building in Sumy, killing two city council employees
On the evening of 18 September, Russian forces struck Sumy with 6–7 guided aerial bombs (KABs), directly hitting a nine-storey residential building in the Kovpakivskyi district between the 3rd and 4th floors. Two Sumy City Council employees — Alla Korniienko (45) and Roman Trepalin (52) — were killed; their 7-year-old son was rescued from the rubble and placed in intensive care. Casualty figures rose through the night as rescue operations continued.
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Nova Poshta to halt all sites during any air-raid alert and split parcels across smaller hubs
Ukraine's largest private postal and logistics company, Nova Poshta, announced it will suspend operations at branches, terminals, depots and other logistics sites during any air-raid alert regardless of threat level. The company is also introducing its own threat-monitoring system that can halt individual sites even without an official alert, and is continuing a shift to a decentralized fulfillment model that distributes parcels across many smaller locations instead of large sorting centers.
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Russia mass-launches repurposed training missiles from S-400 systems against Ukraine
Russia has sharply increased its use of RM-48U missiles — originally built for air-defense crew training — against Ukraine, launching them from S-400 systems. The repurposed missiles accounted for more than half of all Russian ballistic and hypersonic strikes in July, according to the General Prosecutor's Office, while the use of precision Iskander missiles dropped sharply. Analysts say the strategy aims to exhaust Ukraine's air-defense interceptors and conserve Iskander, KN-23 and Zircon missiles for a winter campaign.
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Estonian intelligence: Russian weekly losses exceed 10,000 for third week running
Colonel Ants Kiviselg, head of the Estonian Defense Forces Intelligence Centre, told a briefing at the Estonian Ministry of Defense that Russian armed forces losses in the war against Ukraine have exceeded 10,000 servicemembers per week for the third consecutive week, outpacing recruitment. He also outlined ongoing Ukrainian counteroffensive operations in Donetsk Oblast and a series of long-range Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil, chemical, drone and military facilities deep inside Russia.
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Two Ukrainian firms pass combat trials of new interceptors for jet 'Shaheds', Zelensky says
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced at the Carpathian Eight summit on September 18 that two Ukrainian companies have successfully completed combat trials of new interceptors capable of shooting down Russian jet-powered "Shahed" drones. Contracts with the firms are already being signed, and 67 companies overall are working on solutions. Zelensky said he had discussed addressing funding shortfalls with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
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ICAO relays Ukraine's warning on Russian airspace risks to all member states
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) officially responded to Ukraine's letter on the dangers of Russian airspace and conveyed Kyiv's position to all member states, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said. Sybiha urged international airlines, insurers and aviation operators to stop flying in Russian airspace and framed Russian drone and missile activity as a civil-aviation safety threat reaching beyond Ukraine.
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Russia hits Ukraine with 93 drones overnight; 69 downed as of 08:00, attack still ongoing
On the night of September 18, Russia struck Ukraine with 93 strike drones and Banderol/Dan-T loitering munitions launched from multiple directions. Ukrainian air defense had neutralized 69 drones and 3 loitering munitions as of 08:00, with the attack still ongoing and direct hits recorded at 13 locations.
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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 strike destroys Amstor shopping mall in Zaporizhzhia
A Russian drone strike hit the Amstor shopping mall in Zaporizhzhia on the evening of September 17, 2026, destroying the building and triggering a fire that covered more than 10,000 square meters. Firefighting was repeatedly interrupted by threats of follow-up strikes, and one injury was reported as of the morning of September 18.
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Russian drone attack damages schools, hospital, railway and homes in Konotop
Russian forces carried out a massive drone attack on the city of Konotop in Sumy Oblast overnight on September 18, damaging schools, a kindergarten, medical facilities, the railway, residential houses, shops, gas distribution infrastructure and power lines. Two women were injured. Konotop mayor Artem Semenikhin reported the consequences.
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Ukrainian drones force one of Russia's largest refineries to halt after strike hits key unit
A Ukrainian drone strike damaged the AVT-3 primary processing unit at the Slavneft-Yaroslavnefteorgsintez (YANOS) refinery near Yaroslavl, about 250 km northeast of Moscow, forcing the plant to halt crude oil processing on 17 September. AVT-3 accounts for roughly 40% of the refinery's capacity, and a second large unit was already offline from an earlier strike. Fuel from the plant disappeared from Russia's domestic commodity exchange the same day.
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EU to send Ukraine additional €3.3 billion for missiles and drones
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced, after a phone call with President Volodymyr Zelensky, that the EU would allocate an additional €3.3 billion to Ukraine for missiles and drones, to be disbursed on Friday, 18 September, under the Ukraine Support Loan program. The announcement was paired with a proposed new joint EU–Ukraine defense initiative, funded through remaining SAFE program funds, aimed at developing a European air and missile defense system based on the joint Freya/Freyja anti-ballistic system.
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Czech PM Babiš proposes joint European missile defense system called Euro Patriot
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš proposed creating a joint European missile defense system named Euro Patriot at the Prague Defense Summit. He framed the proposal as a response to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's call for Europe to develop its own ballistic, anti-ballistic, and counter-drone defense capabilities, and suggested Europe could acquire licenses to manufacture Patriot interceptor missiles.
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Zelensky announces another successful test of Ukrainian interceptor against jet-powered Shahed drones
On 17 September, President Volodymyr Zelensky reported a new successful test of a Ukrainian-made interceptor against Russian jet-powered Shahed-type drones, including at least one confirmed shoot-down. He said production would be scaled up, thanked the developers and military, and noted that contracts were being signed with two companies whose interceptors had passed combat trials.
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Ukraine's central bank raises key rate to 16% as inflation overshoots forecast
The National Bank of Ukraine lifted its key policy rate by 0.5 percentage points to 16%, the second consecutive hike, citing sustained inflationary pressure and war-related supply shocks. Consumer inflation accelerated to 8.1% year-on-year in August, slightly above the NBU's July forecast, driven by fuel prices linked to Middle East escalation and higher administrative tariffs after Russian strikes on infrastructure.
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Russian strike drone falls near Polish border; Poland scrambles jets, shuts airports
On 17 September 2026, a Russian strike drone fell or was destroyed approximately 4 km from the Polish-Ukrainian border on Ukrainian territory in Volyn Oblast, near the Dorohusk–Yahodyn crossing. Poland scrambled fighter jets, put air-defence and radar systems on alert, and temporarily suspended operations at Lublin and Rzeszów airports. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the drone likely hit a petrol station, and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announced increased F-16 and helicopter activity in response.