Overview

• Ukrainian officials said Russia launched more than 600 drones and missiles across nine regions on Sept. 20, killing at least three people and injuring dozens.
• Ukraine’s Air Force reported shooting down or neutralising 552 of 579 drones, two of eight ballistic missiles and 29 of 32 cruise missiles during the overnight barrage.
• Kyiv said its drones hit Rosneft’s Saratov and Novokuibyshevsk refineries and struck pumping and production sites tied to the Novorossiysk pipeline, describing the facilities as suppliers to Russia’s military.
• Russia’s defence ministry claimed it intercepted 149 Ukrainian drones, while local reports in Saratov and Samara noted injuries and damage without full confirmation of refinery impacts.
• Energy officials outlined preparations to avert winter blackouts, targeting 17.6 GW of available generation and expanding backup power as DTEK warned air defenses cannot protect every critical site; the EU proposed new sanctions on Russian energy and finance that Zelenskyy welcomed.