Overview

• Ukraine’s General Staff reported 160 combat engagements on September 26, including one rocket strike, 50 air strikes, 101 guided bombs, about 2,000 kamikaze drones and 3,277 artillery and rocket attacks.
• On the Pokrovsk axis, Russian forces tried 43 times to breach defenses, with Ukrainian officials reporting about 156 enemy casualties and the destruction or damage of vehicles, artillery and drones.
• President Volodymyr Zelensky ordered a full military investigation into reconnaissance drones detected crossing the Ukraine–Hungary border and directed forces to respond if such incursions recur.
• Copenhagen’s main airport temporarily halted flights after 2–3 large drones were spotted nearby, and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called it a serious attack on critical infrastructure.
• Danish outlet Ekstra Bladet reported a Russian Baltic Fleet ship near Denmark’s waters during the drone incidents, while British intelligence continues to assess Pokrovsk as a key Russian logistics and offensive hub.