Russia–Ukraine war: reported attacks in September 2026
The ledger logged 21 reported events in the Russia–Ukraine war theater in September 2026, the same as in August 2026. 19 were attributed to Russia, the most of any party.
The ledger logs incidents covered in our own reporting that we could tie to a named source. It is not an exhaustive count of every attack in these conflicts.
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- September 28, 2026
September 2026: every logged event
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| Date | Place | Actor | Target | What was reported | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyiv (National Academy of Sciences and other sites) | Russia | MixedDrones + missiles | A Russian drone struck Kyiv's National Academy of Sciences and other sites across the city, part of a wave of strikes that killed eight people and injured dozens, officials said.Reported: 8 killedOur report | Al Jazeera ↗ | |
| Ukraine | Russia | Mixed | Russian strikes killed two people in Ukraine after Moscow rejected German calls to de-escalate the conflict.Reported: 2 killedOur report | BBC ↗ | |
| Multiple locations, Ukraine | Russia | MixedDrones + missiles | Overnight Russian and Ukrainian strikes left 10 people dead, as Trump urged Zelenskyy to settle with Putin.Reported: 10 killedOur report | Al Jazeera ↗ | |
| Kyiv | Russia | ResidentialDrone | A Russian drone strike hit a residential building in Kyiv, killing five people including a 14-year-old Israeli citizen and injuring at least 20 others.Reported: 5 killed, 20 injuredOur report | Times of Israel ↗ | |
| Multiple regions, Ukraine | Russia | Civilian infrastructure | Russian strikes hit eight Ukrainian regions, killing eight people and shutting down the country's largest steelmaker.Reported: 8 killedOur report | Al Jazeera ↗ | |
| Kyiv | Russia | MixedDrone | Russian drone strikes on Kyiv killed two people and wounded 23 hours before President Zelenskyy's UN General Assembly address, AP reported.Reported: 2 killed, 23 injuredOur report | AP News ↗ | |
| Multiple locations, Ukraine | Russia | MixedDrones + missiles | Russian drone and missile strikes killed six people across Ukraine hours after Zelenskyy met Trump to discuss a possible energy ceasefire.Reported: 6 killedOur report | Al Jazeera ↗ | |
| Multiple regions | Russia | MixedDrones + missiles | Russia launched missile and drone strikes against at least four Ukrainian regions overnight, killing five people, Ukrainian officials said.Reported: 5 killedOur report | The Hill ↗ | |
| Kyiv region | Russia | ResidentialDrone | Russian drone strikes on Ukraine's Kyiv region killed three children and one woman, Ukrainian officials said.Reported: 4 killedOur report | BBC ↗ | |
| Moscow region | Ukraine | EnergyDrone | Ukraine fired more than 1,000 drones at Russia overnight in its largest-ever assault on Moscow, killing two and hitting an oil refinery.Reported: 2 killedOur report | BBC ↗ | |
| Kyiv | Russia | MixedDrones + missiles | Russia launched a coordinated missile and drone barrage against Kyiv overnight, injuring at least 20 people.Reported: 20 injuredOur report | Al Jazeera ↗ | |
| Multiple locations across Ukraine | Russia | MixedDrones + missiles | Russian strikes killed nine people and wounded dozens across Ukraine in the latest wave of attacks, as Putin warned Europe against deploying troops.Reported: 9 killedOur report | The Guardian ↗ | |
| Near the Ukraine-Poland border | Russia | Civilian infrastructureDrone | A Russian drone struck a passenger train near the Ukraine-Poland border, with a supply truck also hit in the same area, prompting NATO concern over proximity to Polish territory.Our report | Jerusalem Post ↗ | |
| Multiple sites across Ukraine | Russia | MixedMissile | Russian forces struck cargo vessels and steel plants across Ukraine, killing at least three people.Reported: 3 killedOur report | Al Jazeera ↗ | |
| Odesa | Russia | ResidentialMissile | A Russian missile scored a direct hit on the Odesa apartment of Ukrainian tennis player Dayana Yastremska, destroying her home.Our report | BBC ↗ | |
| Kyiv | Russia | EnergyDrone | Russian drones struck Kyiv's gas stations for a second consecutive day, killing two people in what Al Jazeera described as a campaign targeting the capital's civilian fuel supply.Reported: 2 killedOur report | Al Jazeera ↗ | |
| Caspian Sea port, Dagestan | Ukraine | PortDrone | Ukrainian drones struck a Caspian Sea port in Dagestan used to supply Iran-made Shahed drones to Russia, sparking fires and explosions.Our report | Al Jazeera ↗ | |
| Multiple Ukrainian cities | Russia | MixedDrones + missiles | Russian attacks killed at least seven people across Ukraine as Kyiv simultaneously targeted gas plants deep in Russia's Arctic.Reported: 7 killedOur report | Al Jazeera ↗ | |
| Kyiv | Russia | ResidentialDrones + missiles | Russian drone and missile strikes hit Kyiv overnight, killing two people and collapsing a roof, ending a three-day pause that coincided with U.S. peace envoy visits.Reported: 2 killedOur report | Al Jazeera ↗ | |
| Kyiv | Russia | GovernmentDrone | A Russian drone struck Ukraine's domestic intelligence service headquarters in central Kyiv, injuring five people.Reported: 5 injuredOur report | BBC ↗ | |
| Kyiv | Russia | Civilian infrastructureDrones + missiles | A Russian drone-and-missile barrage struck Kyiv's capital region, hitting rail infrastructure and triggering air raid alerts on the first day of school, killing at least 12.Reported: 12 killedOur report | Al Jazeera ↗ |
No events match these filters.
Our Ukraine reporting, September 2026
- Russian Drone Strike Hits Kyiv Science Academy, Killing One
- NATO Commander: Russia Aims to Break Will of Ukraine's Allies
- Zelensky Says Russia Fired Nearly 4,000 Weapons in a Week as 8 Die
- Russian Attacks Kill Three in Ukrainian Cities, Nine Hurt in Kyiv
- Russian Strikes Kill 2 in Ukraine After Moscow Rejects German Appeal
- Russia Scales Up Ukraine Strikes as Top Steelmaker Halts Operations
- Trump Tells Zelenskyy to 'Settle' With Putin as Strikes Kill 10
- Russian Drone Strike Kills Israeli Teen in Kyiv Apartment Attack
- Russian Strikes Shut Ukraine's Biggest Steelmaker
- Russia Links Black Sea Grain Deal to Halt in Refinery Strikes
- NATO Jets Scrambled Over Poland and Romania as Russia Strikes Kyiv
- Russia Kills Six in Ukraine Strikes After Zelenskyy-Trump Talks
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