Topic: Humanitarian situation
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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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Russia hits Kyiv and Boryspil airports in overnight missile and drone attack
Russia struck Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast overnight on 5 September with ballistic missiles and a large drone salvo, damaging airports in Kyiv and Boryspil, residential buildings and civilian infrastructure. Five people were killed in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in the same wave of attacks. President Zelensky suggested the strikes on the airports may be a Kremlin reaction to discussions of a US visit to Ukraine.
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Russia hits Ukraine with ballistic missiles and 167 drones overnight; air defence downs 128 UAVs
Russia struck Ukraine overnight on 4–5 September with Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles and 167 strike and decoy drones launched from multiple Russian and occupied- Crimean sites. As of 08:30 on 5 September, Ukrainian air defence had downed or suppressed 128 drones. Hits were recorded at 23 locations, with casualties reported in Dnipropetrovsk, Kyiv and Mykolaiv oblasts.
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Russia strikes Ukraine overnight with 167 drones and missiles; passenger train attacked near Kherson
On September 5, Russia launched an overnight attack on Ukraine using ballistic missiles and 167 drones, about half of them jet-powered. Around midday the same day, Russian forces struck a passenger train heading to Kherson with several Shahed-type drones, injuring two people and damaging two diesel locomotives. The overnight attack was the largest in a series of escalating strikes hitting civilian infrastructure.
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Russian drone strike hits 9-story residential building in Boryspil, two women hospitalized
In the night of September 5, a Russian drone strike damaged a 9-story residential building in Boryspil, Kyiv Oblast, setting fire to the roof and an apartment. Two women were hospitalized with acoustic barotrauma and closed chest trauma. The Kyiv Oblast Military Administration initially reported no casualties before the head of the administration, Timur Tkachenko, confirmed the injuries.
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Russian drone strikes SBU headquarters in central Kyiv, hits building opposite Saint Sophia Cathedral
On September 4, a Russian drone struck the central building of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) on Volodymyrska Street in central Kyiv, opposite Saint Sophia Cathedral. A fire broke out and part of the floor structure and outer wall were destroyed. President Volodymyr Zelensky said the drone was directed at the office of acting SBU head Oleksandr Poklad, who was not in the building at the time, and ordered preparation of an adequate, tangible, and where possible mirror response.
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Russian drone strike on marshrutka in central Kherson kills one, wounds more than a dozen
On 4 September, a Russian drone struck a marshrutka (route taxi) and a public transport stop in the Central district of Kherson, killing a 47-year-old man in hospital and wounding multiple civilians. By 14:57 that afternoon the toll from the marshrutka strike alone had climbed to 12 wounded, part of a day of strikes across Kherson Oblast reported by Ukrainian officials.
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Russian drone strike causes fire at Brovary industrial site, no casualties reported
Russian drone strikes on Kyiv Oblast overnight and into the morning of 4 September 2026 caused a fire at an industrial enterprise in Brovary, damaged warehouse premises and led to a temporary deterioration in air quality, local officials said. No casualties from the attack had been reported as of the time of reporting. The broader overnight barrage involved one Kh-31P guided air missile and 121 strike drones, of which Ukrainian air defense said it destroyed 103.
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Russia pounds Ukraine with missiles and over 120 drones overnight; strikes kill civilians and two police officers
In the night of September 3–4, Russia launched a large-scale aerial attack on Ukraine using a Kh-31 guided missile and 121 drones, about half of them jet-powered. Ukrainian air defenses reported intercepting most of the incoming weapons, but strikes hit multiple regions including Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Cherkasy, Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, killing at least two civilians and two police officers. A fire at a Rosneft oil depot in Sochi was also reported during the same night.
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Russian attack hits Teva pharmaceutical warehouse in Ukraine twice in one day
A Teva pharmaceutical warehouse in Kyiv Oblast was struck twice in a single day by Russian drones as part of a massive drone attack, the company said. Teva reported that no employees were injured, stated it is continuing to operate, and is working to preserve medicine supplies for Ukrainian patients.
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Russian drones hit residential building in Zaporizhzhia in overnight attack on multiple oblasts
Russian forces struck Zaporizhzhia with drones overnight on 3–4 September, hitting a multi-storey residential building and starting a fire in two apartments, as part of a broader overnight drone barrage detected across several Ukrainian oblasts. The head of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration, Ivan Fedorov, reported the fire and published footage of the aftermath on Telegram. Casualty reporting shifted across the day: initial accounts said no one was hurt in the building strike, while later reports described one woman injured.
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Ukraine shoots down Russian Geran-5 jet-powered drones near Kyiv for second day running
Ukrainian air defense intercepted Russian Geran-5 jet-powered strike drones in the Kyiv area for the second consecutive day on September 3, according to presidential advisor Serhiy "Flash" Beskrestnov. Six people in Kyiv, including a 12-year-old girl, were injured by falling drone debris as air raid alerts were declared six times across the capital.
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Russian strikes hit 13 oblasts overnight; drone strike on Odesa apartment building injures 17, including 3 children
On the night of September 3, Russian attacks caused destruction or damage in 13 Ukrainian oblasts, President Volodymyr Zelensky reported via social media. A drone hit a residential high-rise in Odesa, injuring 17 people including three children, while strikes on Obukhiv and Boryspil districts in Kyiv Oblast sparked a fire at a pharmaceutical warehouse. Zelensky said Russia is continuing to escalate and called on partners to strengthen Ukraine's air defense, including anti-missile and anti-drone systems.
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Russian drone strikes on Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast damage pharmaceutical warehouse and WHO depot
On 3 September 2026, Russian drones struck targets across Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast, hitting the Biokon pharmaceutical logistics complex and a WHO humanitarian warehouse in the Boryspil district, as well as residential areas in multiple Kyiv districts. Casualty counts in Kyiv climbed through the day as Mayor Klitschko updated figures, while oblast authorities reported four people affected, including two elderly residents with acute stress reactions. Russian forces also struck Ukrnafta production facilities overnight in a concurrent attack on energy infrastructure.
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Ukraine adopts tiered air-raid alerts, shorter Kyiv curfew to adapt to new Russian attack tactics
On 3 September, Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers adopted a package of decisions to adapt civilian life, business operations and government services to Russia's evolving air-attack tactics. Prime Minister Serhiy Koretsky announced recommendations including a shorter curfew in Kyiv, a two-level air-raid alert system with distinct signals, continued metro operation during drone alerts, and a new state application built on the 'Diia' platform to centralize threat notifications.
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Russian missile and drone strike hits Kyiv railway depot, killing at least 12 across Ukraine
Russian forces launched a large-scale overnight missile and drone attack on Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast and other parts of Ukraine on the night of August 31 to September 1. Ballistic missiles struck a railway depot in Kyiv, killing at least seven people there, six of them Ukrzaliznytsia employees, while a separate strike on Boryspil damaged residential buildings and an enterprise. President Zelensky said 12 people were killed nationwide, including one Indian citizen, and dozens were injured.