Overview

• Russia launched 172 drones and two missiles in a fresh barrage that damaged Ukrainian power infrastructure and delayed rail services, with Kyiv reporting 136 interceptions.
• Ukraine and Poland signed a joint training and technology-sharing task force to counter attack drones, with exercises planned at Poland’s Lipa range and shared aerial tracking data.
• Allies bolstered air defenses on NATO’s eastern flank under the new Eastern Sentry posture following the Sept. 9–10 drone incursion into Polish airspace, with UK, Danish, French and German jets joining patrols.
• During a UK press conference, President Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin had disappointed him and urged Europeans to curb purchases of Russian oil, noting limited progress in recent ceasefire talks.
• Ukraine reported receiving 1,000 bodies said by Russia to be fallen Ukrainian soldiers and said at least five people were killed in a Russian strike on Kostiantynivka in Donetsk.