Russia hammers Ukraine's capital with major daytime drone strike

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1. CBS News

   Russia hammers Ukraine's capital with major daytime drone strike ↗ (opens CBS News)

   Published Sep 28, 2026

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   A wave of Russian strikes hit Ukraine Monday, killing at least 7 people, including a woman hit by a daytime strike on the National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv.

2. Oil Price

   Zelenskyy Warns Russia Wants to Widen War Beyond Ukraine ↗ (opens Oil Price)

   Published Sep 28, 2026

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   Russian drone strikes killed at least four people in Ukraine overnight and into September 27, including one person in the capital, Kyiv, and three in the southeastern Zaporizhzhya region, Ukrainian officials said.

3. Euromaidan Press

   Russia’s mass drone attacks on Ukraine have a goal—likely Ukraine’s capitulation by spring 2027, ISW says ↗ (opens Euromaidan Press)

   Published Sep 28, 2026

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   Until his new theory of victory has played out, Putin is unlikely to soften his demands or enter serious ceasefire talks, according to ISW.

4. Euromaidan Press

   Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1678: Russia’s mass drone attacks are designed to bring about Ukraine’s capitulation by spring 2027 ↗ (opens Euromaidan Press)

   Published Sep 29, 2026

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   Meanwhile, Ukrainian marines cleared 5 square kilometers on the Pokrovsk front and captured two Russian soldiers.

5. The Kyiv Independent

   Drone crashes in Moldova amid Russian mass attack on Ukraine ↗ (opens The Kyiv Independent)

   Published Sep 30, 2026

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   Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with 188 drones and various missiles, according to Ukraine's air force.

6. The Kyiv Independent

   Russian attacks kill at least 6, injure 34 across Ukraine as Kyiv faces another overnight missile, drone attack ↗ (opens The Kyiv Independent)

   Published Sep 30, 2026

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   The Air Force said Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with Zircon and Onyx anti-ship missiles, Iskander-M and S-400 ballistic missiles, and 188 attack drones of various types.

7. The Kyiv Independent

   Russian attacks kill at least 6, injure 38 across Ukraine amid another overnight drone barrage nationwide ↗ (opens The Kyiv Independent)

   Published Oct 1, 2026

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   The Air Force said Russia attacked Ukraine with 107 drones, including Shahed-type drones, Gerbera drones, and decoys. Sixty-three of the drones were jet-powered.