Russia Attacks Ukraine Killing Dozens Injuring Many

Russia launched a widespread aerial assault across Ukraine on September 9, 2026, killing at least 12 people and injuring 68 others, according to local authorities. The attacks, which included drones and missiles, targeted multiple regions, with significant damage reported in Kyiv and its surrounding oblast. In the capital's Darnytskyi district, a residential building was hit, injuring six people. Kyiv Oblast saw two fatalities and seven injuries, including two children, with 31 sites damaged, including homes and industrial facilities. Across the country, the toll continued to rise. Southern Kherson Oblast reported two deaths and 15 injuries. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast recorded two fatalities and 12 injured. In Odesa Oblast, a strike on the Starokozache international border crossing with Moldova killed two civilians and injured three, leading to the temporary suspension of the crossing. Kharkiv Oblast reported one death and four injuries, with a separate drone strike on a railway station injuring seven people. Zaporizhzhia Oblast sustained one fatality and seven injuries from Russian attacks.