Strikes across Ukraine killed at least four people overnight, coming hours after Moscow rejected German calls to de‑escalate at the U.N. General Assembly. Attacks — including missiles, glide bombs and drones — struck areas around Kyiv, Vyshneve, Fastiv, Enerhodar and the Odesa region. Kyiv said a data center was hit twice, injuring children, while both sides accused each other of damaging power lines to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.
At Least Four Killed in Overnight Strikes Across Ukraine as Moscow Rejects German Calls to De‑Escalate
Rescue workers put-out a fire of the central market damaged in a Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)(AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)
Strikes across Ukraine killed at least four people overnight and on Sunday, officials said, hours after Moscow dismissed German appeals to de‑escalate during a meeting at the U.N. General Assembly.
Russia's foreign minister met with his German counterpart in New York — believed to be their first in‑person encounter since Moscow launched its full‑scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 — but the Russian side characterized the meeting as a reiteration of existing positions rather than constructive dialogue.
Fighting has shown little sign of slowing. With front lines largely unchanged since last year, Moscow has intensified long‑range strikes in recent months, using cruise and ballistic missiles, powerful glide bombs and jet‑powered drones. Kyiv has responded with long‑range drone attacks against Russian oil refineries and other infrastructure.
Casualties and damage:
In the capital, emergency services said a man was found dead after a Russian drone struck a non‑residential building overnight. Later on Sunday, local officials reported that Russian drone strikes on Kyiv's outskirts killed one person and wounded at least five. Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv regional administration, said one person died and four were injured in Vyshneve, where a drone damaged multiple vehicles and sparked a fire. A security guard at a window‑manufacturing facility near Fastiv was also reported injured.
Medics inspect a body of a woman killed in a Russian strike on residential neighbourhood on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Saturday, Sept.26, 2026. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)(AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)
In Russian‑occupied Enerhodar, home to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the Kremlin‑appointed mayor said a Ukrainian strike killed a civilian woman and injured two others. Russian forces also struck Ukraine's southern Odesa region multiple times overnight into Sunday, killing one person and wounding two, regional military administration head Oleh Kiper said.
Separately, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia struck a Kyiv data center twice on Sunday morning, injuring two children and an adult. Russia's Defense Ministry asserted the facility had been providing internet services to Ukraine's armed forces.
Both sides have repeatedly accused each other of damaging power lines that supply the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Although the plant is not currently generating power, it relies on external electricity to keep cooling systems operating and to maintain safety.
Diplomatic fallout:
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul requested the New York meeting. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wadephul "simply reiterated his official position condemning Russia," adding, "You can judge for yourself whether that counts as dialogue or not." Wadephul said he remained open to better relations but that any improvement would require a genuine willingness by Russia's leadership to end the war, according to a German delegation official.
An overwhelming majority of U.N. member states have repeatedly condemned Moscow's invasion. The Kremlin describes the conflict as a "special military operation" aimed at ensuring Russia's security and protecting Russian speakers.
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