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Ukraine war developments
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The gist
A Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv killed at least five people and injured 29.
The strike ended a three-day ceasefire, and Putin warns European troop deployments mean war.
Background
The Russia-Ukraine war, which began in February 2022, has entered its fifth year. Several European countries have continued to support Ukraine, while the US has sought to play a mediating role and held talks involving both sides. The latest attack on Kyiv came as a three-day ceasefire ended, and diplomatic efforts have yet to produce a breakthrough.
How it unfolded
- Sep 8, 2026A mass Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv overnight killed at least five people, injured 29 others, and sparked huge fires; residential buildings, a school, and warehouses were damaged. Monitoring channels reported at least 12 ballistic missiles targeted the city in about an hour.
- Sep 8, 2026Explosions rocked Kyiv and neighboring cities, including a missile attack, marking the end of Russia's three-day ceasefire.
- Sep 8, 2026Ukraine's Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko resigned on Monday days after anti-corruption agencies raided his office.
- Sep 9, 2026CBOT December soft red winter wheat was last down 1/2 cent to $7.46-1/2 per bushel; Kansas City December hard red winter wheat fell 1-1/2 cents to $8.17-1/2 per bushel; Minneapolis December spring wheat gained 1/2 cent to $7.55-1/2 per bushel.
- Sep 9, 2026Sovecon lowered its Russian grain export forecast due to growing disruption to the Azov-Black Sea canal.
- Sep 10, 2026AK Party spokesman Ömer Çelik called for an immediate end to the Russia-Ukraine war and a return to negotiations in Istanbul.
- Sep 12, 2026Russian drone struck a home in Zaporizhzhia, killing a woman.
- Sep 12, 2026Putin warned that any deployment of European troops to Ukraine would amount to direct war with Russia.
Who’s saying what
- Official
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine struck targets at Novorossiysk, including a naval base and an oil loading terminal.
- Official
- Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that any deployment of European troops to Ukraine would mean war with Russia, while also stating Russia is not threatening European countries.
- Party
- AK Party spokesman Ömer Çelik said neither side had achieved a development capable of fundamentally changing the course of the war, and called for an immediate end to the war and a return to negotiations in Istanbul.
- Public
- Mykolaj Suchý, a Ukrainian Syracuse native, said he doesn't think the war will end anytime soon and believes it will likely get worse before it gets better.
Still unverified
Traders cited unconfirmed reports that grain infrastructure at the port of Novorossiysk had also been damaged.