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Russian attacks kill 2, injure 36 in Ukraine over past day

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Russian attacks kill 2, injure 36 in Ukraine over past day
The aftermath of Russian attacks against Zaporizhzhia overnight on Sept. 26, 2025. (Zaporizhzhia military administration/Telegram)

Russian attacks across Ukrainian regions killed at least two civilians and injured at least 36 over the past day, regional authorities reported on Sept. 27.

Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 97 of the 115 drones of different types, including Shahed and Gerbera, and decoy drones launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported.

Seventeen drones hit six different locations, and drone debris fell in two other areas, according to the statement.

At least six people, including an 86-year-old woman and an 88-year-old man, were injured during Russian attacks against the Nikopol district in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on Sept. 26, Governor Serhii Lysak reported.

In Donetsk Oblast, one person was killed and nine were injured over the past day, Governor Vadym Filashkin reported.

This included one person killed and five injured in Kostiantynivka, two injured in Druzhkivka, one injured in Siversk, and one injured in Serhiivka.

In Kharkiv Oblast, three women were injured in the city of Kharkiv and three were wounded elsewhere in the region, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said.

A total of 12 houses, a store, a business, a car, a bus, and power lines were damaged across Kharkiv Oblast over the past day as Russia continued its attacks on civilian infrastructure.

In Kherson Oblast, one person was killed, and twelve people were injured in Russian attacks, according to Governor Oleksandr Prokudin. Seven apartment buildings and 94 houses were damaged, as well as several stores, farm buildings, garages, and vehicles.

Russian attacks against Sumy Oblast injured two people, the regional military administration reported. Over the past day, Russian forces carried out 64 attacks on 29 settlements in Sumy Oblast.

A Russian strike against Zaporizhzhia Oblast injured one person, according to Governor Ivan Fedorov.

Russian strike against Vinnytsia Oblast overnight damaged critical infrastructure, according to regional administration deputy head Natalia Zabolotna.

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Yuliia Taradiuk is a Ukrainian reporter at the Kyiv Independent. She has been working with Lutsk-based misto.media, telling stories of Ukrainian fighters for the "All are gone to the front" project. She has experience as a freelance culture reporter, and a background in urbanism and activism, working for multiple Ukrainian NGOs. Yuliia holds B.A. degree in English language and literature from Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, she studied in Germany and Lithuania.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian forces recorded drone incursions over border areas and that preliminary assessments suggest the unmanned aircraft were "conducting reconnaissance on the industrial potential of Ukraine's border areas."

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