Russian barrage of missiles and drones on Ukraine injures at least 19,
including children
[September 17, 2026]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian barrage of missiles and drones targeting
Ukraine's capital and the surrounding region injured at least 19 people
overnight and into Thursday morning, authorities said.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces carried out
overnight strikes against targets in Russia, including an oil refinery
in Yaroslavl and a military airfield in the Rostov region.
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In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters
put out a fire at private homes following a Russian air attack in Sumy,
Ukraine, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP) |
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Peace efforts to end Russia's 4 1/2-year full-scale invasion
have stalled, with the issue of territorial concessions in
eastern Ukraine among the central sticking points. Successive
rounds of U.S.-brokered talks have failed to produce a
breakthrough. Ukraine is also seeking security guarantees from
partners for a deal.
The Kyiv City Military Administration said the attacks were
recorded at more than 10 locations in the city while 33 sites
were damaged in the wider region. A 10-year-old girl and a
12-year-old boy were among the injured, the administration said
in a statement on Telegram.
Ukraine’s air force said it destroyed or suppressed 131 Russian
aerial targets during the overnight attack in the Kyiv,
Zaporizhzhia and Odesa regions. The attack involved ballistic
and cruise missiles as well as drones and decoys.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said the military hit metallurgical
and electronics plants, factories of the military-industrial
complex and energy and transport facilities. It said that three
bulk carriers and a ferry carrying supplies for the Ukrainian
military were hit in the port of Chornomorsk.
Zelenskyy said the operation against the Yaroslavl Oil Refinery
was conducted jointly by Ukraine’s Security Service, special
operations forces, military intelligence and the Foreign
Intelligence Service.
He said wrote on Telegram that the security service struck a
military airfield in Rostov, damaging an An-12 aircraft, two
An-26s and three helicopters.
In Odesa, seven people were injured, including two children,
according to Ukraine's State Emergency Service. Apartments on
the 14th through 16th floors of a residential building were
damaged. A private residential building in Odesa was also
destroyed and others damaged
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