Russian drone strikes hit Kyiv
The gist
Russian drone strikes on Kyiv killed a 14-year-old Israeli boy and three others.
The attacks hit homes, offices and internet lines, deepening civilian exhaustion.
How it unfolded
- Sep 20, 2026A Russian drone attack killed a mother and her two 3-year-old children in Ukraine's Kyiv region overnight, hitting a private home.
- Sep 23, 2026Russia pounded Kyiv with drone strikes, hitting railway infrastructure, warehouses and fuel stations, hours after Zelenskiy met Trump. The attacks disrupted internet services to about 100,000 households in Kyiv and its nearby region for hours.
- Sep 24, 2026Ukrainian postal service Nova Poshta reported a logistics branch and sorting depot struck in Kyiv City; internet provider Etherlink reported damage to its core network.