Archive · 18 Sep 2026
Russian barrage hits Ukrainian cities, one dead west of Kyiv
Russian forces carried out attacks on several Ukrainian cities on Thursday.
One strike hit an industrial park near Korosten, west of Kyiv, and one person died.
Kyiv also had many air alerts, and one person was hurt there.
A market in Zaporizhzhia caught fire after an alleged attack, but no deaths were reported.
Another fire in Dnipro injured two people.
Russian officials said Ukrainian drones were flying toward Moscow and that 29 were stopped.
A Russian-held Donetsk official said a Ukrainian drone strike killed three people and injured 10 others.
The reported casualties and damage come from officials on opposing sides of the conflict.
A Russian strike on an industrial park near Korosten, west of Kyiv, killed one person, according to a Ukrainian regional governor.
Kyiv experienced multiple air alerts; one strike hit a non-residential building and injured one person, the mayor said.
Russian forces reportedly attacked a market in Zaporizhzhia, causing a large fire but no recorded casualties.
An attack caused a fire in Dnipro and injured two people, according to a regional official.
Moscow’s mayor said 29 Ukrainian drones were downed, while a Russian-held Donetsk official reported three deaths in a Ukrainian drone strike on trucks.
- Who
- Russian forces and Ukrainian forces, according to officials from both sides.
- What
- A series of attacks, air-defense interceptions, fires, injuries and reported deaths affected Ukrainian cities and areas in Russia and Russian-held Donetsk.
- When
- Thursday, September 17; the report does not specify the year.
- Where
- Kyiv, Korosten and other locations in Ukraine, as well as Moscow and Russian-held parts of Donetsk.
- Why
- The incidents occurred amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict; the report does not provide specific reasons for the individual strikes.
Ukrainian officials' account
Russian officials' account
Reported attacks and casualties
Ukrainian officials' account
Ukrainian officials reported Russian strikes on cities including Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipro, with one death and multiple injuries.
Russian officials' account
Russian officials reported Ukrainian drone activity near Moscow and a drone strike in Russian-held Donetsk that they said killed three people and injured 10 others.
Air-defense claims
Ukrainian officials' account
The Ukrainian account in the report focuses on damage, fires, air alerts and casualties from Russian attacks.
Russian officials' account
Moscow’s mayor said Russian air defenses intercepted 29 Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow or the surrounding region.
- Reported fatality in Ukraine
- One person was killed in the industrial park strike near Korosten, west of Kyiv.
- Kyiv impact
- A strike hit a non-residential building and injured one person.
- Zaporizhzhia
- A reported attack caused a large fire at a market; no casualties were recorded.
- Dnipro
- An attack caused a fire and injured two people.
- Drones near Moscow
- Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 29 Ukrainian drones were downed during the day.
- Russian-held Donetsk
- Denis Pushilin said a Ukrainian drone strike on trucks killed three people and injured 10 others.
- Attack timing
- The report said Russia had expanded attacks from mostly nighttime operations to daylight hours in recent weeks.