Reporting on Russia-Ukraine War.
Ukraine says air defenses downed 112 of 165 overnight drones as midday strikes set the Academy of Sciences ablaze and Kharkiv KABs injure children.
Russian hybrid attacks on NATO states are rising, from drone incursions to sabotage, as Moscow stakes its Ukraine war on a winter strike campaign.
A Ukrainian drone attack suspended Russia’s Novoshakhtinsk refinery on September 25, 2026, while Moscow and Kyiv traded competing drone-count claims.
Sergei Lavrov told the UN Security Council Russia will not pause the war for talks, as Marco Rubio said both sides show interest in limited ceasefires.
Suspected Russian drones strayed into Romania and Moldova during a strike on Ukraine; one crashed near Solca and Gerbera wreckage was found in Florești.
Russia fired 282 drones plus Zircon and ballistic missiles at Ukraine, killing at least eight, as Zelenskyy said about 60% of ballistic missiles were downed.
Zelenskyy offered Russia a reciprocal energy ceasefire, halting refinery strikes if Moscow spares Ukraine’s grid, and urged Trump to set up talks with Putin.
Russia hit Kyiv with 161 drones and three missiles, striking gas stations, warehouses and rail lines hours after Zelenskyy met Trump in New York.
Ukraine struck the Kuibyshev refinery in Samara and the Ufa refinery in Bashkortostan, more than 1,300 km from its border, in a new deep-strike wave.
Russia launched 212 drones plus cruise and ballistic missiles at Ukraine, killing four at Dnipro’s Interpipe plant ahead of a Zelenskyy–Trump meeting.
Trump’s UNGA week packs at least 11 leader meetings, from Zelenskyy to six Gulf states, amid the Iran war and a 32% approval rating.
Russia launched 172 drones, including 64 jet Shaheds, at Ukraine overnight, with Zaporizhzhia hit after Kyiv’s 1,000-drone weekend strikes on Russia.
Moscow’s mayor said about 450 Ukrainian drones targeted the capital in an “unprecedented” attack that set the Moscow Refinery on fire during Duma voting.
Poland’s Donald Tusk warned Russia is preparing hybrid strikes on Ukraine’s allies disguised as accidents, then flew to Kyiv to discuss air defense.
Moscow’s mayor said over 350 Ukrainian drones targeted the capital overnight as Russia opened a three-day wartime Duma election that excludes anti-war parties.
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