Russia-Ukraine Strikes Kill 7 as Aerial War Intensifies — SkimNews
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- Russian forces killed at least four people across Ukraine on September 26, 2026, striking residential areas in Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, and the Odesa, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions.
- Ukraine struck back with long-range drones hitting Russia's southern Krasnodar region, killing three and wounding two in fires at two industrial sites including a local oil refinery, regional governor Veniamin Kondratyev said.
- Russia's Defence Ministry claimed its overnight drone strike on Kyiv damaged a data centre supporting cellphone internet services and Starlink satellite communications — a critical wartime connectivity asset for Ukraine.
- President Zelenskyy appealed to the UN this week to deny Russia war-funding revenue through sanctions and trade bans, writing Saturday that "Russia is escalating every single day" and warning the world must choose "stronger responses."
- Two women died under rubble in Zaporizhzhia and two more were killed in Sumy in separate Russian attacks, while drone strikes injured four in Kyiv and two in the Boryspil district after a warehouse fire.
Why it matters: The mutual escalation — including Russia's apparent targeting of a data centre supporting Starlink and Ukraine's confirmed deep strikes on Russian oil infrastructure — shows both sides are widening the war's target list 4.5 years in, with no diplomatic breakthrough despite Zelenskyy's high-profile UN sanctions push.
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