Overview

• Overnight waves of drones and missiles struck multiple cities including Kyiv, Odesa, Kharkiv and Dnipro, with Kyiv reporting three dead—among them an infant—and at least 18 injured as fires tore through residential blocks and the main government building.
• Ukraine’s Air Force said defenses neutralized 68 of 91 Shahed-type and decoy drones launched in a concentrated attack that began the evening of September 5.
• President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia has used more than 1,300 strike drones, nearly 900 guided aerial bombs and up to 50 missiles since the start of September.
• Ukraine’s General Staff reported 184 combat clashes in 24 hours, with the fiercest fighting near Pokrovsk and Novopavlivka, while Russia’s Defence Ministry claimed the capture of Markovo and Fedorovka in Donetsk—claims not independently verified.
• In Zaporizhzhia, regional officials reported at least 15 people wounded in a drone strike, with significant damage that included a heavily hit kindergarten and an industrial site.