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This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 September 2026 to the present day.

Timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)

September 2026

1 September

Apartment building in Kyiv after the attack

Ukrainian drones attacked and damaged port infrastructure at Ust-Luga. The regional governor confirmed a fire at the port while claiming 38 drones had been shot down.[1]

Overnight Russian strikes killed 12 people, including six Ukrainian Railways employees, and injured 21 others in Kyiv and the surrounding area.[2]

President Zelenskyy warned "airlines, insurers, and foreign governments" to avoid Russian airspace as it "will be de facto closed" by Ukrainian drones. President Putin called such actions "state terrorism".[3]

2 September

The Proton-PM facility near Perm caught fire.[4]

A shootout broke out between units of the SBU and HUR in Kyiv. Three HUR officers were wounded during the firefight, two seriously, between both services involving the deputy head of the Russian Volunteer Corps, Stepan Kaplunov. The HUR accused the SBU of kidnapping Kaplunov, while the SBU accused Kaplunov of working with the FSB. President Zelenskyy subsequently fired SBU official Oleh Khramov, head of the SBU's department for the protection of state secrets.[5]

Some 27 flights to and from Moscow were cancelled by various international airlines due to Ukrainian threats to Russian airspace over the capital.[6]

3 September

The commander of the 22nd Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Division, Major General Nikolai Varpakhovich, was shot near the village of Probuzhdenie, near Engels-2 air base. Varpakhovich was shot twice, once in the face and once in the torso.[7] A Moldovan national accused of carrying out the attack was subsequently arrested by the FSB in Astrakhan Oblast.[8]

Ukrainian naval drones attacked Sochi, with explosions and smoke being reported over the port. Nine oil depots were destroyed, while the Russian vessel Nefrit was struck. A Ka-52 and an Mi-28 were destroyed while an Mi-8 was damaged at Sochi International Airport, also damaged were two radars and an S-300 missile system.[9][10] The PETRUS plant in Noginsk was set on fire by Ukrainian drones.[11]

4 September

Headquarters of Security Service of Ukraine after the attack

A Russian drone hit the headquarters of the SBU in Kyiv, injuring 12 people.[12] Zelenskyy said that the attack was aimed at assassinating SBU chief Oleksandr Poklad.[13] Attacks were also carried out on two vessels in Odesa Oblast.[14]

In Sterlitamak, the Sterlitamak Petrochemical Plant and the Avangard Federal State Enterprise were struck by Ukrainian drones. At least 12 FP-1 drones were used in the attack. Both facilities produce explosives, synthetic rubber and aviation fuel, among other military products.[15]

The HUR struck a K-300P Bastion-P missile system in Crimea that was capable of firing Zircon and Onyx missiles.[16]

5 September

President Zelenskyy ordered a halt to attacks on Moscow from 5 to 8 September to allow U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to visit Kyiv and then Moscow for peace talks. Russian attacks killed four people and injured five others in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.[17][18][19]

President Putin ordered a halt to attacks on Kyiv, for three days starting from midnight on 6 September to allow US peace envoys to visit Kyiv and Moscow for talks.[20]

An explosion in Simferopol killed Anatoly Chernyshov, a pro-Russian fundraiser. He was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage by President Putin.[21]

6 September

The Lady Maria, a Russian-flagged sanctioned tanker, was struck 12 times near Sicily by Ukrainian drones launched from Libya. The vessel was travelling from Oran to Syria with suspected Iranian weapons on board.[22]

The Ryazan oil refinery was set ablaze by Ukrainian drones, while explosions and firing from air defences were reported in Bataysk.[23]

7 September

Ukrainian drones struck oil refineries in Ryazan and Perm Oblasts and Tatarstan, with smoke and/or fires being at all three locations.[24] Ukrainian drones struck the Taganrog-Central air base, striking an Mi-35 and an Mi-8.[25]

Two Russian Su-35Ss collided over Kursk Oblast. One pilot was killed, the second survived.[26]

8 September

Train in Sumy Oblast after drone strike on 8 September

Two people were killed in Russian airstrikes on Kyiv.[27]

Ukrainian drones attacked Saratov Oil Refinery, residents reported explosions and a fire.[28]

The EU approved the use of a loan for Ukraine to purchase 1,000 Patriot missiles.[29]

The ISW reported that a Ukrainian brigade commander operating in the Orikhiv direction claimed that the Russians had formed 120 assault groups, totaling "roughly" 150,000 personnel, to support offensive operations against the city.[30]

9 September

Checkpoint on the Ukrainian-Moldovan border in Odesa Oblast after drone strike on 9 September

The Romanian Intelligence Service detained a Russian national suspected of trying to sabotage a Ukrainian aircraft in Romania.[31]

Ukrainian drones struck the naval base at Novorossiysk, with fires being reported at the seaport's fuel oil terminal and naval base.[32] Four people were killed in the attack.[33] The Russian frigate Admiral Essen was struck by a Neptune missile, starting a fire on the ship’s superstructure.[34] An Su-33 and an Mi-8 were also destroyed by Ukrainian drones.[35][36] Drones also attacked the Purovsky Gas Condensate Processing Plant, 3,200 km (2,000 mi) from the Ukrainian border, a record for FP-1 drones. Fires were reported at facility along with smoke, to avoid an explosion the plant released excess gas through the flare stacks.[37]

A Ukrainian naval drone struck Sochi, setting fire to the port embankment and injuring eight people. A concert by Tatiana Bulanova was evacuated.[38]

German defence minister Boris Pistorius said that Germany would transfer PAC2 missiles from Bundeswehr stocks to Ukraine.[39]

Norwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre announced that President Zelenskyy’s aircraft was nearly struck by an UAV while taking off from Moldova the day before.[40]

10 September

Aftermath of the attack on Dnipro

Five people were killed in a Russian airstrike on a mall in Pavlohrad.[41] Two people were killed in an attack on an American oil extraction plant in Dnipro.[42]

Ukrainian drones struck Makhachkala, with reports of fires raging near the city’s port with the Caspian Sea.[43] One person was killed in a separate attack on Borisoglebsk, Voronezh Oblast.[44]

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stated that Canada was supplying a $350 Million CAD aid package to Ukraine in order to bolster Ukrainian air defenses.[45]

11 September

Ambulance in Yasnohirka, Donetsk Oblast after Russian drone strike on 11 September

A Russian airstrike on Odesa Oblast destroyed the family apartment of tennis player Dayana Yastremska and left 37 injured and two missing across the region.[46]

Ukrainian drones struck an Ozon warehouse and an oil refinery, both in Saratov. The Ozon facility ceased operations due to the resulting fire.[47] Ukrainian FP-5 Flamingo missiles struck the Volgogradpromproekt in Volgograd. The company has been sanctioned by the US since 2023, and manufactures ferrocene which is "used as a catalyst and combustion-rate modifier for composite solid rocket propellants."[48] The strike destroyed a 20 m × 15 m (66 ft × 49 ft) section of the plant’s main workshop.[49]

12 September

Apartment building in Odesa after attack on 12 September

Ukrainian drones attacked a strategic chemical plant in Tolyatti and an airfield and automobile plant in Taganrog. A tank at the automobile plant in Taganrog caught fire and fires were reported at the airfield.[50]

A Ukrainian naval drone destroyed a Russian naval drone in the Black Sea, which the Ukrainian Navy described as the "This is the first-ever battle between unmanned naval boats".[51]

A Ukrainian aerial drone struck the Russian tanker Armada Leader near Sochi. The vessel was escorted by a helicopter that engaged the drone with gunfire.[52]

According to the ISW, HUR director Lieutenant General Oleh Ivashchenko claimed in an interview that Russian generals have asked President Putin to mobilize 800,000 additional troops after the 2026 Russian legislative election, "likely to sustain and enable Russian offensive operations in the face of enormous Russian casualty rates". He claimed that Russia's daily casualty rate exceeded their recruitment rate, with "about" 60 percent of casualties being killed in action, an "extraordinarily high ratio of killed to wounded when the standard ratio in modern war is 1:3". The ISW assessed that Russia does not currently possess the training and administrative capabilities to fully mobilize 800,000 new recruits, especially if they did so during their semi-annual October conscription cycle.[53]

The Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Force killed Russian Major General Anton Grunis during a raid in Horlivka.[54]

13 September

Ukrainian drones struck the TANECO refinery in Nizhnekamsk and the Slavyansky oil refinery in Slavyansk-on-Kuban.[55]

An unknown object flew from Belarus through Lithuanian airspace before reaching Kaliningrad.[56]

Russian drones attacked a fuel station in Yahodyn, Volyn Oblast,[57] and a Warsaw-bound train at Yahodyn railway station.[58][59]

14 September

A German-Ukrainian woman identified as "Ilona W." was charged by German authorities with providing intelligence to the Russian Embassy in Berlin. According to the case's prosecutor, "Ilona W." had been in contact with the Russian embassy since October 2023 and tried to convince members of the German Ministry of Defense to defect to Russia.[60]

HUR Chief, Lt. General Oleh Ivashchenko, claimed that Russia had recruited over 28,000 foreign mercenaries for the war in an attempt to "offset its battlefield losses". He also claimed that Russia could increase the number of North Korean troops in Kursk Oblast to 50,000, with 8,000 currently deployed there.[61]

15 September

House in Sumy after drone strike on 15 September

Russia struck port utilities in Odesa.[62]

Ukrainian drones struck the Syzran Oil Refinery.[63]

The Atlant Aero drone factory in Taganrog was struck by Neptune missiles, resulting in a roof collapse.[64]

The 3rd Army Corps of Ukraine confirmed conducting counteroffensive operations called Operation Vivaldi to clear Russian forces from Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, which includes countering the Russian salient northwest of Lyman in Donetsk oblast.[65][66]

Elena Astanina, a Ukrainian woman who was head of a section of the Russian election commission, was killed in a drone strike in Zhovtneve. She is accused of orchestrating “sham” Russian referendums in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson Oblasts.[67]

16 September

Poland closed two airports at Lublin and Rzeszow for 40 minutes and scrambled fighter jets due to a Russian drone attack on Ukraine.[68]

Ukrainian forces retook Serednie, Donetsk Oblast.[66]

17 September

Poland said it would send up to 50 million euros worth of F-16 ammunition for Ukraine to shoot down Russian drones.[69]

Ukrainian drones hit two S-400 launchers in Bryansk Oblast,[70] an Su-24M at Saky airbase,[71] the Yaroslavl oil refinery, and a military airfield in Rostov Oblast.[72] Ukrainian drones attacked an airfield in Rostov, damaging a An-12, two An-26, and three more helicopters. Satellite imagery showed the “complete destruction” of two Mi-8 helicopters, another An-12 and a An-26.[73]

Three medical workers and the head of the medical advisory commission for Ternopil Oblast were arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes, ranging from $6,000 to $12,000, to give some 1,000 Ukrainians medical deferment certificates for military services, between 2024 and 2026.[74]

Ukraine repatriated the remains of some 252 deceased citizens from Russia.[75]

18 September

Administrative building in Odesa after a strike on 18 September

Two people were killed in a Russian attack on Zhytomyr Oblast.[76]

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin claimed that 350 Ukrainian drones were shot down, including 64 on a “terminal approach” to Moscow, while the others were shot down over Moscow Oblast. Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports cancelled flights for several hours.[77]

Two Ukrainian companies completed “combat tests” of drones capable of intercepting Russian jet-powered Shahed drones.[78]

Estonia's intelligence chief, Col. Ants Kiviselg, claimed that Russian losses over the past week were 11,000, averaging 1,600 personnel killed and wounded per day. He also claimed that this was the third consecutive week that Russian troop losses exceeded 10,000.[79]

19 September

Shopping center in Dnipro after a strike on 19 September

Three people were killed in a Russian drone attack on Kyiv Oblast.[80]

The Trump administration approved a potential $2.68 billion sale of air defense equipment to Ukraine, adding that the country would finance it using a combination of European contributions and US foreign military financing.[81] The package includes S-300 Clone missiles, GAM-67 anti-aircraft missiles, plus counter drone weapons such as laser guided rockets, drone detection equipment, spare parts and software.[82]

Russia claimed that it hit a Ukrainian cargo vessel and a tanker in the Black Sea region.[81]

The Russian Defence Ministry claimed to have intercepted some 344 Ukrainian drones over 16 regions of Russia. In Sochi the beaches were closed due to the threat of sea drones, the local airport suspended operations while voting in the city for the 2026 Russian legislative election was suspended for the day.[83]

President Trump signed into law the “Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026”, which in part allows President Trump to impose tariffs, of up to 100 percent, on buyers of Russian oil, including China and India.[84]

The SBU released footage of a new drone interceptor, which its counterintelligence unit developed, downing a Geran-5.[85]

Ukrainian drones struck targets near Kaspiysk, explosions were reported and helicopters were involved in intercepting drones. The Makhachkala Uytash Airport suspended flights.[86]

Alexander Isaev, commander of the Russian Army’s 8th Artillery Regiment, was killed by a Ukrainian drone strike. He was accused of previous war crimes while serving in Ukraine.[87]

20 September

Ukraine launched at least 1,000 drones towards Russia.[88] 249 drones were reported shot down over Moscow, with the Moscow Refinery being set ablaze. In total 288 drones were claimed shot down over 12 regions, drones or drone debris killed a woman in Sofyino and injured five others. A man was killed in an unspecified region in a private home. 400 people were evacuated due to a fire at an apartment building in Ramenskoye.[89][90] President Zelenskyy said that FP-5 Flamingo and FP-7 Pelican missiles were used during the attack.[91]

21 September

Biological department of Zaporizhzhia National University after the attack

One person was killed in a Russian attack on Sumy and two in attacks on Kharkiv Oblast. One person was killed in Ukrainian attack on Bryansk Oblast.[92] In the night Russian drones damaged the biological department of Zaporizhzhia National University, housed inside a building built in 1902,[93] while a separate attack damaged the building of Sumy State University.[94]

22 September

Destructions in Kramatorsk after the bombing on 22 September

One person was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on Samara Oblast.[95]

Seven people were killed and seven injured by a Russian glide bomb attack in Izium, Kharkiv Oblast.[96][97]

One person was killed and four injured after FPV drone attacks in Kyivskyi District, Kharkiv. A car dealership and a car were also damaged.[98]

Ukrainian forces struck russian drone command posts near Novoselivka Persha and Dachne, Pokrovsk Raion, both in occupied Donetsk Oblast. A drone storage depot in occupied Volnovakha was also hit.[99]

A fuel depot was hit in Kalininskyi in occupied Luhansk Oblast. Two warehouses were also hit by Hirnyk, Donetsk Oblast and Velyka Shyshovka, both in occupied Donetsk Oblast.[99]

23 September

Russian forces took Markove, Donetsk Oblast.[100]

Ukrainian forces retook Shandryholove, Derylove, and Seredne, all in Donetsk Oblast.[100]

A state of emergency was declared in Krasnodar Krai due to Ukrainian drone attacks on transport and agricultural infrastructure.[101]

President Zelenskyy said that Ukraine had transferred two North Korean prisoners to South Korean custody. They were captured by Ukrainian forces during the Kursk campaign on 11 January 2025.[102]

Five people were killed and four injured in Russian attacks on Oleksandrivka, Donetsk Oblast. An apartment building was destroyed, with another 11 apartment buildings, 42 homes, and a shop being damaged.[103][104]

One person was killed and another injured in a Russian FPV drone attack in Druzhkivka.[105] One person was injured by shelling in Slatyne,[97] while another was injured in Staryi Saltiv, Kharkiv Oblast.[97]

Houses, cars and apartment buildings were damaged in Izium, Kharkiv Oblast after a russian artillery attack.[97]

A civilian car was damaged in Derhachi.[97] Private houses were also damaged in Bohodukhiv, as well as an apartment building in Lozova.[97] A petrol station in Shevchenkove (rural settlement), Kharkiv Oblast caught fire due to a russian UAV attack. An administrative building in Velykyi Burluk was also damaged.[97]

24 September

Ukrainian air defence intercepted sixty percent of ballistic missiles fire at Kyiv, during three waves, according to President Zelenskyy. Four Zircon missiles and three Iskander missiles were intercepted. Two were killed and eight injured.[106] The Maternity Hospital No. 2 was partially damaged.[107] The Holy Intercession Church in Podil, which was built in 1906, was also damaged.[108]

An apartment building in Khmelnytskyi was damaged from falling drone debris, displacing 35 people.[109]

A driver was killed in Kramatorsk when a Russian FPV drone attacked his lorry.[110]

A drone entered Romanian airspace, travelling for 3–4 minutes before crashing near Solca. Two Romanian F-16s and two Spanish F-18s were scrambled, school classes in the area were cancelled and air raid alerts activated. Police later found a “small UAV”.[111]

Six people were killed and 14 injured in a Russian attack on a farm in Stara Hnylytsia in Chuhuiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast.[112][113]

25 September

House in Lozova (Kharkiv Oblast) after the attack on 25 September

Ukrainian drones struck the Lukoil refinery in Perm.[114] The Iskra electronics plant in Ulyanovsk and a synthetic rubber factory in Voronezh was damaged.[115] The Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery was damaged by Ukrainian drones, with 50 drones being shot down.[116]

Two people were injured and a hospital was damaged in strikes on Zaporizhzhia.[117]

A vehicle operated by two foreign journalists was destroyed in Sloviansk.[118]

A Russian Shahed drone attack hit an apartment building in a residential neighborhood of Kyiv, killing a child.[119]

A hypermarket was attacked by drones in occupied Luhansk, causing a fire.[120]

A Russian radar in occupied Semenivske, Donetsk Oblast was hit by Ukrainian strikes at night. An ammunition depot in Sievierodonetsk was also hit.[121]

26 September

Russian authorities claimed that a Ukrainian drone strike killed three people in Krasnodar. Ukraine said that it struck Ilsky Oil Refinery.[122]

Three lorries were damaged and three people were injured in a Russian attack in Odesa.[123]

Two people were killed and three injured in a Russian guided aerial bomb attack in Sumy.[124]

Ukrainian Neptune missiles, plus Ruta, Palianytsia, and Bars missile drones, struck the Azov Optical-Mechanical Plant in the Rostov region. Strikes on railway cars, carrying fuel and lubricants, were also reported.[125]

President Zelenskyy said that Ukraine had reached an interception rate of fifty-five percent for Russian jet powered drones and ninety percent for piston powered drones.[126]

27 September

Former Commander-in-Chief of Ukrainian Armed Forces General Oleksandr Syrskyi, claimed that Ukraine had developed an active protection system that could intercept 60-80% of fpv drones fired at Ukrainian armoured vehicles.[127]

28 September

Presidium of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine after the attack

A Russian Shahed drone struck the historic building in Kyiv which houses the Presidium of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, killing two people and injuring six, including former Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council Volodymyr Horbulin.[128][129] Attacks on the city injured 24 people and damaged a medical center, pharmaceutical plant and other buildings.[130] Russian strikes also killed three and injured 18 in Dnipro, killed one in Synelnykove, injured 43 in Kharkiv, injured 32 in Zaporizhzhia, and injured three in Odesa.[131][132]

Russia said that it struck a cargo ship in the Black Sea and another at port in Chornomorsk. Ukrainian attacks set three facilities ablaze in Krasnodar, while defense plants in Tula and Voronezh Oblast were targeted.[132]

Ukrainian forces took Nove, Ridkodub, Katerynivka, Karpivka, and Novomykhailivka, all in Donetsk Oblast.[133][134]

29 September

A Tu-95MS crashed in the Amur region, killing the crew of eight onboard. Three of the dead, Major Andrei Lobanov, Major Andrei Gerasimov and Lieutenant Colonel Fyodor Pavlyukov, were listed by Ukrainian analysts as “participants in or organizers of missile strikes” against Ukraine.[135]

30 September

The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed to have encircled and captured Dobropillya and Marine (east of Sumy). However, independent data from the Institute for the Study of War and the Ukrainian battlefield command confirmed that Ukrainian forces successfully repelled these maneuvers while maintaining firm control over both towns.[136]

Ukrainian forces announced that they struck 8 Russian ballistic missile launchers, including Iskander and S-400 systems, during September.[137]

October 2026

1 October

Ukraine claimed 46,320 Russian casualties in September, the highest so far in 2026 and the third consecutive month where their casualties exceeded 40,000. This is a forty-six percent increase from January 2026. The ISW reported that for these losses, "Russian forces likely at best gained no ground".[138][139]

An explosion at the Krasnozavodsk Chemical Plant killed at least seven workers and caused the roof of the plant to collapse. The plant was attacked previously by Ukrainian drones on 20 September 2026 as it makes ammunition for Russian Geran drones.[140]

President Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine used a FP-7 tactical ballistic missile in combat for the first time, at an unspecified target, with the next step being production.[141]

A Russian missile shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29, killing the pilot, Captain Marat Redvanovych Mambetov [uk], over "eastern Ukraine" during a combat mission. At the time he was the flight commander of the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade.[142]

France started training Ukrainian pilots how to fly the Rafale fighter jet.[143]

A Mi-8 was shot down by a Su-35S, in a friendly fire incident, over Voronezh Oblast killing all three crew onboard. The helicopter was mistaken for a drone.[144]

According to information from the HUR’s I Want to Live program, HUR reported that 45,959 foreign nationals had been recruited into the Russian army as of 1 October 2026.[145]

2 October

Ukrainian drones struck oil refineries in both Volgograd and Samara regions, resulting in fires at both facilities.[146]

A Ukrainian Mirage 2000-5F shot down a S8000 Banderol with its onboard 30 mm DEFA 554, in a first kill of its kind.[147]

A car bomb killed the driver of a vehicle in Novomoskovsk, Russia, the driver was believed to have be involved in the war in Ukraine.[148]

Spain, Belgium, and Poland have started transferring 20 mm caliber cannon shells for Ukrainian F-16s to shoot down Russian jet powered drones.[149]

3 October

Ukrainian drones struck the windows and balconies of several apartment buildings in Kaluga.[150]

According to Moldovan President, at least five Russian weapons entered and exploded on Moldovan territory, including Banderol missiles and drones.[151]

Ukrainian strikes targeted Iskander missile launch sites in Bryansk Oblast.[152]

Russian Major Alexei Karavaev, Commander of 11th Tank Regiment accused of killing Ukrainian prisoners in 2024 was killed by Ukrainian artillery.[153]

Ukrainian forces took a part of forest northeast of Vovchanski Kuthory, Kharkiv Oblast.[154]

Russia claimed that it took Nesternoi, Rubel Noi, and Vusakaya Yeruga, all in Kharkiv Oblast. The ISW was unable to confirm the advances.[155]

4 October

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Kyiv, promising €1 billion for military aid, along with €350 million for energy repairs.[156]

Ukrainian drones struck the Khanskaya air base,[157] striking a Su-34, a Su-35 and aircraft refuelling facilities.[158]

Russian forces struck the Pivnichnyi Bridge in Kyiv, injuring two people.[159]

A Russian strike in Sumy's Kovpakivskyi District [uk] killed one person and injured three others, other attacks in Sumy injured 13 people.[160]

A report by the UN Human Rights Office stated that at least 15,280 Ukrainian civilians had been killed or injured during the first eight months of 2026, or 400 every week. This is a 55 percent increase from the same period in 2025. On the frontline, nearly 2,500 civilians were killed or wounded by Russian glide bombs, a 62 percent increase from 2025.[161]

5 October

An automated turret, fitted with a M2 Browning machine gun and using artificial intelligence, shot down a Russian Geran-5 drone for the first time.[162]

Russia tested barrage balloons as an anti-drone defence.[163]

Russian drones sunk the Turkish owned ship Royad Mammadov, in the Black Sea while carrying grain from Ukraine to Italy. The captain was killed, while eleven crew members were rescued.[164] A Bulgarian tanker taking grain to Romania was also sunk with 18 crew being rescued.[165]

6 October

Ambulances of Kramatorsk city hospital (Donetsk Oblast) after a strike on 6 October

The SBU arrested a man accused of being recruited by the FSB, who was alleged to have set up repeater stations in Kyiv, during late September, to help guide Russian Geran-5 drones and ballistic missiles.[166]

Ukraine announced that its 12 civilians escaped the Russian occupation of Oleshky, due to ongoing starvation in the city.[167]

Ukrainian drones attacked the Volodarsk Linear Production and Dispatch Center, located in Konstantinovo, Moscow Oblast. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin claimed Ukraine launched 650 drones attacked the capital, with air defences intercepting 105 of them.[168]

The AFRAMAX RIO, a Liberian flagged crude oil tanker, was attacked by drones near Sochi, resulting in a fire breaking out.[169] As of 16 October, the tanker was afloat but had sustained significant damage and was listing to starboard. An oil spill had spread from it, forcing booms to be installed after oil pollution was reported on the coast.[170]

A Russian strike hit ambulances and a multi-storey apartment building in Kramatorsk, killing one woman and injuring four others.[171]

Russia claimed that it took Samoilovka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.[172]

7 October

Apartment building in Pryluky (Chernihiv Oblast) after the strike on 7 October

The Russian Ministry of Defence claimed to have intercepted 311 Ukrainian drones over 17 regions.[173]

According to Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi, Ukraine received a loan from the EU worth €1.2 Billion as part of the EU's Ukraine Support Loan program.[174]

At least 26 people, including five children were killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine.[175]

A HUR Sargan-3000 USV shot down a "Shahed type attack drone" over the Black Sea with machine guns.[176]

8 October

Bus in Kramatorsk after the attack

Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat, in Salavat, was attacked by Ukrainian drones, resulting in a fire.[177] Russian air defenses were active for 12 hours over 20 locations, with over 400 drones involved, with the Russian Ministry of Defense claiming 399 interceptions or suppression.[178] A 57-year-old man was killed during a Ukrainian drone attack on Podolsk, a 37-year-old woman was injured, and flights at Vnukovo, Domodedovo, and Zhukovsky airports were suspended.[179]

Ukrainian forces attacked a Yandex data center and a Sasta machine-tool plant in Sasovo. A large fire reportedly caused "major disruptions" to the Yandex Cloud, including internet connection and power supplies.[180]

Ukrainian FP-1 drones attacked the Omsk refinery, which is about 2,500 kilometers (1,550 miles) from occupied Ukraine. The video of the attack showed smoke, explosions, and fire.[181]

At least 33 people are killed in Russian strikes that hit two passenger buses in Kramatorsk.[182][183]

South Korea recalled its ambassador to Ukraine after President Zelenskyy revealed that two captured North Korean prisoners had been transferred to South Korea. South Korea claimed it breached a confidential agreement, and while Ukraine offered an apology, it wasn’t the level they expected.[184]

9 October

Redkino Experimental Chemical Plant in Tver was attacked by Ukrainian drones. It produces fuel for Kh-101 and Kh-55 cruise missiles plus other chemicals used in Russia’s aviation, aerospace, and other industrial sectors.[185] An oil depot in northern Belgorod was set on fire by Ukrainian drones.[186] The Ukhta oil refinery was also attacked by Ukrainian drones, with black smoke rising from it.[187] A Yandex data center in Kaluga was damaged by an Ukrainian drone attack. The full extent of the damage is unknown.[188]

Mikhail Zvinchuk was arrested, along with his wife, Valeriya, by the Montenegrin police and the Agency for National Security officers. He founded the pro-Kremlin Rybar telegram channel.[189]

President Putin’s Il-96-300PU, along with several other government Il-96s, was forced to change its flight route due to a Ukrainian drone attack. President Putin’s plane was attempting to land at Vnukovo airport in Moscow, but it was redirected to Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg before returning to Vnukovo after flight restrictions were lifted.[190]

10 October

Apartment building in Zaporizhzhia after the strike

A Russian strike hit Zaporizhzhia, killing 20 people, including three children.[191][192]

Russia claimed to have took Lukashovo and Lobanovka in the Kharkiv Oblast.[193]

Two Russian ships in Azov’s port were damaged by drones, with officials refusing to release further information. The Novoshakhtinsk Oil Refinery was set ablaze during a drone attack.[194][195] Seven out of 12 oil storage tanks were destroyed, with the fire finally extinguished on 12 October.[196]

Ukrainian drones damaged the tracks on a railway bridge in Vygonichsky District, Bryansk Oblast. Service on the Bryansk–Unecha–Gomel line was disrupted, with trains heading to Moscow either being rerouted or replaced by buses along certain sections.[197]

11 October

An air defence site in Sochi was attacked by Ukrainian drones, with a fire detected on NASA’s FIRMS.[198] A Yandex data centre in Vladimir Oblast was attacked by Ukrainian drones, resulting in the complete shutdown of the facility and causing some of the company's services to become unavailable.[199]

12 October

Apartment building in Kharkiv after missile strike on 12 October

Ukrainian forces shot down a Geran-5 with a new jet interceptor, the second confirmed interception of a Geran-5.[200]

Ukraine fired an FP-7 missile at an undisclosed target in Russia.[201]

The Russians attacked a Roshen factory in Vinnytsia.[202] Two people were injured in Russian strikes in Hlukhiv, while another attack killed one woman and injured seven in Lozova.[203][204]

A Russian Smerch missile hit a house in Cherkaske, Donetsk Oblast, killing three people, including 13-year-old girl and injuring four, while another strike on Sloviansk injured a 77-year-old woman.[205][206]

Three people were killed in a Russian drone attack in Ivano-Frankivsk,[207] and four were killed in a missile attack on Kharkiv.[208]

13 October

The Ukrainian Air Force claimed that up to 85% of Russian jet-powered drones was being intercepted.[209]

Ukrainian forces struck an Iskander-M maintenance base in Kursk Oblast.[210]

A Russian POW escaped Ukrainian custody in Kharkiv Oblast. While on the run, the Russian soldier was accused of killing five Ukrainian soldiers and one civilian. He was recaptured on 15 October.[211]

14 October

Phase four of Operation Vivaldi has concluded, with some 101 square kilometers of territory claimed to have been recaptured by Ukraine and roughly 3,000 Russian losses inflicted.[212]

SpaceX unilaterally restricted speeds on its Starshield terminals to 72 to 161 km/h,[213] while Starlink connectivity speeds showed signs of being throttled, directly affecting Ukrainian military drone operations.[214]

Ukrainian drones set fire to a “major data centre” for Sberbank in Balakovo.[215]

The trial of Ukrainian citizen Serhii Kuznetsov started in Hamburg. Prosecutors accused him of helping to blow up the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. He was charged with war crimes, attacking civilian infrastructure, and “ordering divers and an explosive expert to attack civilian infrastructure.” Meanwhile, Croatia approved the extradition to Germany of Volodymyr Zhuravlov, a second Ukrainian accused of involvement.[216]

15 October

Ukrainian forces carried out an attack on Borisoglebsk air base in Russia using R-360 Neptune cruise missiles.[217] Up to six aircraft were claimed destroyed, with later satellite imagery suggesting that at least four Su-34 fighter-bomber aircraft were destroyed.[217]

The Ryazan oil refinery was struck by Ukrainian drones in the first strike after Ukraine observed a three-day ceasefire.[218]

In an interview on Newsmax, President Trump described Ukraine's renewed strikes on Russian energy infrastructure a 'disgrace'.[219][220] Trump further stated that 'Zelensky is not a good guy for us to deal with', that he was 'not a big fan of Zelensky', and accused the Ukrainian president of destroying the country.[221][222] Trump went on to disparagingly compare Zelenskyy to the 19th century American showman P. T. Barnum, and called for elections in the country.[223]

16 October

Moscow, Rostov, and Vladimir regions were attacked by Ukrainian drones. Yandex's data center in Vladimir Oblast was targeted, with loud explosions reported. The drone strikes resulted in the closure of multiple airports in Moscow, and a fire broke out in the town of Aksay.[224] About 22 airports were closed due to Ukrainian drone attacks, air defense systems were activated, and explosions were reported in various regions, including Smolensk, Tver, Tula, Ryazan, Lipetsk, Kaluga, and Nizhny Novgorod.[225] The Surgut Gas Processing Complex, located in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, was attacked by Ukrainian drones, resulting in a fire.[226]

A series of Russian drone strikes took place in Western Ukraine. Kromberg & Schubert, a manufacturer of electrical wiring, announced the suspension of its plant following the attacks by jet-powered drones.[227][228] The agricultural firm Ahrofrukt also reported significant damage to its facilities.[229]

17 October

Two days before the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 was to take effect, President Trump signed an executive order waiving the sanctions placed under the act against Russia, in order to facilitate a deal for Russian diesel fuel.[230][231] White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers stated that "Enforcing the sanctions provisions now would impede ongoing U.S. efforts to negotiate a durable and comprehensive peace agreement".[232] Secretary of state Rubio confirmed the waiver, stating that more time was necessary to analyze the effects of sanctions and tariffs on the global economy, particularly in regards to India and the Middle East.[233][234]

Secretary of state Rubio stated that Ukrainian access to SpaceX Starshield was not permitted at the present time, stating: "It's not at this moment available to Ukraine, and that's under conversation".[233] At the same time, Rubio clarified that Starlink is a commercial product, and regulated as such.

Apartment building in Kherson after bombing on 17 October

At least eight people, including a 71-year-old woman were killed and 60 others were wounded in Russian strikes on Ukraine. Russian strikes on Ukrainian electrical infrastructure were reported to have cut power to more than 1 million people.[235]

Wait times for customs processing at Polish-Ukrainian border crossings were reported to take up to 40 hours due to the threat of air alerts.[236]

A group of drones was detected by the Romanian Air Force heading in the southwest direction approximately 120 km east of Snake Island. Two F-16s from the 53rd Fighter Squadron intercepted two drones as they entered Romanian airspace.[237]

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin claimed that between 10 and 17 October 2026, some 2,730 Ukrainian drones had been neutralized heading towards the Moscow region, while some 534 drones were neutralized approaching Moscow itself, forcing Vnukovo, Domodedovo, and Zhukovsky airports to suspend operations for two days in a row. Moscow's airports had been forced to restrict operations, to varying degrees, for some six nights in a row, resulting in long passenger queues and hundreds of flight delays.[238] The Russian Ministry of Defence claimed that some 4,500 drones had been shot down over various Russian regions during the same period of time.[239][240]

According to German police, a section of the security fence at Leipzig/Halle Airport was rammed by a vehicle. The destroyed section was close to three Russian An-124 cargo planes that have been grounded by sanctions since 2022. Following the incident, police searched the grounds but did not find a vehicle or any suspects.[241]

18 October

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On the night of 17-18 October, an air alert was raised in Lithuania and Latvia, with drones detected in the vicinity of the Belarusian border moving from Poland towards Latvia, prompting the temporary suspension of flights from Kaunas Airport.[242][243][244] The Lithuanian National Crisis Management centre reported that an explosion had occurred, and that drone debris was found near the village of Juodžionys, Pasvalys District Municipality having possibly entered Lithuanian airspace from Poland.[245] Another drone was reported by residents in the vicinity of the city of Panevėžys.[245]

Possible violations of Polish airspace in Lublin Voivodeship and Podkarpackie Voivodeship were also reported, with sightings of drones reported near the Zemborzycki Reservoir in Lublin city, as well as in Łęczna County.[246][247] Airports in Lublin and Rzeszow were temporarily suspended.[248]

A fire was reported at the oil terminal of the Port of Saint Petersburg following Ukrainian drone strikes.[249][250] Several other facilities in the Saint Petersburg were also reportedly attacked, including a VK datacenter,[251][252] an OZON e-commerce warehouse,[253] as well as a bridge section of the Western High-Speed Diameter.[254] Damage to apartment blocks, parked cars and electrical infrastructure was also reported.[255][256]

Prime Minister Peter Magyar said that he was prepared to allow Ukraine to transit its grain through Hungary. However, the trains must be sealed and allowed only for transit to a third country. This potentially reverses a ban on the transit of Ukrainian agricultural products put in place by former Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Attempts to ship the grain via the Black Sea have become too dangerous due to Russian drone attacks.[257]

President Zelenskyy said that the United States had started sharing intelligence again with Ukraine.[258]

Lithuania claimed to have foiled an arson attack on a Starlink station in the country, with authorities alleging that Russia was responsible.[259]

19 October

Kyiv was attacked with ballistic missiles. No casualties were reported, but there was damage to metro stations on the left bank of the Dnipro River, railway tracks, and power infrastructure, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko. According to journalists from The Kyiv Independent, unlike the previous night’s attack, a warning was sent to residents before the strike occurred, allowing them to seek shelter.[260]

The Ukrainian telecommunications company DataGroup reported the destruction of its data center in Kyiv, stating that repairs or resumption of operations at the site were impossible.[261][262] The company announced that it would continue limited operations from backup infrastructure.

A Russian spacecraft, 'Kosmos 2612,' came within 26 meters of ICEYE-X36, a US-registered satellite that provides intelligence to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The reason for the approach is unclear. ICEYE-X36 is fitted with a synthetic aperture radar that provides images of the Earth's surface at a resolution of up to 25 cm.[263]

A Russian strike in a park in Nova Vodolaga killed six people, including three children.[264]

Russian-installed Luhansk governor claimed that three people were killed in a Ukrainian strike in the oblast.[265]

A 41-year-old Ukrainian man was called into the Pechersk Territorial Recruitment Center on suspicion of breaching mobilization laws. He produced a pistol and fired seven times, wounding six people, two of whom are in critical condition. Three of the injured were police officers and three were military personnel. The man has been arrested.[266]

20 October

A Ukrainian soldier was medically evacuated by UAV in what is called the world's first case of a soldier lifted directly from his position by a drone. A modified hexacopter—normally used for dropping cargo or munitions—was deployed because a ground rescue was too dangerous due to Russian drones.[267]

The Wall Street Journal reported that Elon Musk ordered a deliberate speed cap on military-grade Starlink hardware in Ukraine. One person familiar with the matter claimed that Musk consulted with President Donald Trump and other senior administration officials prior to enforcing the restriction, despite some U.S. officials maintaining that Musk acted unilaterally.[268]

Ukrainian drones attacked an oil pumping station near Michurinsk, resulting in a fire.[269]

The GigaCenter datacenter, operating services for the telecommunications, cloud services and cybersecurity for GIGAGROUP, in Kyiv was destroyed following a Russian strike.[270][271]

21 October

Ukrainian drones struck energy infrastructure in Chystiakove. Blackouts were reported in Krasnoperekopsk, Crimea, following attacks on the train system. Separately, a telecommunications tower in Luhansk was attacked.[272]

President Putin announced that Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired American teacher who had been imprisoned by Moscow on charges of serving as a foreign combatant for Ukraine, was released.[273]

According to Ukrainian figures, Russia lost 2,250 troops killed and wounded in a single day—the highest losses for Russian forces since the full-scale war started.[274]

22 October

A Ukrainian infiltration operation near Kupiansk via gas pipelines captured 30 Russians and inflicted 100 casualties.[275]

Ukrainian drones struck the 75th Arsenal in Serpukhov, a facility that maintains Buk and S-300V missile systems.[276]

Ukrainian drones struck Lipetsk; fire from the drones and air defenses damaged the windows and facades of multiple residential buildings.[277]

The SBU arrested a Ukrainian Navy sailor in the Mykolaiv region who had gone AWOL. Before doing so, he had posted roughly ten geotagged videos of Ukrainian military positions on TikTok.[278]

23 October

Ukrainian drones struck the Federal Taxation Service data centre in Gorodets—one of the two main hubs that store and process data from Russian government registers, including centralized tax databases.[279] Ukrainian drone and balloon attacks caused the cancellation of some 340 flights in and out of Moscow's four airports: Vnukovo, Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo, and Zhukovsky. Other flights were rerouted after a fixed-wing drone crashed at Sheremetyevo Airport.[280] Ukrainian missiles, possibly Storm Shadow or Flamingo missiles, struck the Proton plant in Oryol, destroying a production workshop and potentially causing personnel casualties.[281]

Denmark supplied more than 50,000 rounds of 20 mm caliber cannon ammunition to Ukraine, equipping its F-16 aircraft to intercept Russian strike drones.[282]

Ukrainian forces launched a missile strike targeting the Baltimore Military Air Base in Voronezh, hitting an aircraft parking area used by Russian Su-34 bomber aircraft.[283]

The air forces of the United Kingdom and France carry out their first-ever joint simulation of an airborne nuclear strike over the Mediterranean Sea amid persistent regional security concerns resulting from the war. The drills, code-named "Exercise Rummy," involve the integration of French Rafale warplanes with British RAF Typhoon fighters.[284][285]

The White House announced that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to a ceasefire negotiated by US First Lady Melania Trump in Russian-occupied city of Oleshky.[286] Both sides agreed to temporarily cease military action around the city to allow for the supply of humanitarian aid and the evacuation of civilians, amid a deepening food crisis. Ukraine had stated that Russia bears responsibility for the humanitarian crisis in the occupied town. Russia has acknowledged severe supply constraints, but blames Ukraine for obstructing the supply of deliveries. Separately, Russia and Ukraine carried out an exchange of POWs and civilians in a 270-for-270 exchange, brokered by the United States and United Arab Emirates.[287][288][289]

US President Donald Trump confirmed that Starlink service has been restored for Ukraine.[290]

Rescue ships near the capsized Khoryv, view from a French Atlantique 2

The Ukrainian owned, Comoros flagged cargo ship Khoryv capsized and sank after being hit in a drone strike in the Black Sea.[291][292] The ship was located at a distance of 13 nautical miles (24 kilometers) from the port city of Constanța, slightly beyond Romanian territorial waters. The crew consisted of thirteen Ukrainian and Azeri sailors. Nine sailors were rescued by the Romanian Border Police, while the death of one Ukrainian sailor was confirmed by the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Four Ukrainian citizens, including the captain were hospitalised for treatment. Three sailors remained missing. Romanian President Nicușor Dan accused Russia of escalating the conflict in the Black Sea region.[293]

A Russian strike on Chernihiv killed another person and wounded at least 25 others.[294]

A Russian assault in Kramatorsk killed one person and injured six others, including a 22-month-old boy, a 7-year-old girl, and a 10-year-old girl. In nearby Sloviansk, Russian bombings killed an elderly woman and injured four others.[295][294]

Oryol Governor Andrey Klychkov claimed that three people were killed in a Ukrainian strike on an unidentified facility.[294]

24 October

A Russian attack in Lozova killed one person and injured two others.[294]

Ukraine struck the Togliattikauchuk petrochemical plant in Tolyatti, a major synthetic rubber manufacturer. The mayor claimed that the strike damaged the facility without causing casualties.[294] Ukrainian drones struck two targets in Omsk—the Omsky Kauchuk petrochemical plant and the local Ozon warehouse—with fires being reported by Ukrainian monitoring channels.[296]

Russian-installed officials in occupied Crimea reported electricity cuts following overnight Ukrainian strikes.[294]

Russia claimed that it downed a SCALP cruise missile, four Neptune missiles and 1,297 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones.[294]

President Zelenskyy said that Ukraine had only received 24 Patriot missiles over the last 90 days from the United States.[297]

Starshield services were reported to have been restored to full capacity, a status confirmed by the Ukrainian government. Elon Musk claimed that the Ukrainian military "violated Starlink terms of service and used it for offensive drone strikes to kill people," adding that "that loophole was closed last week." The Ukrainian government denied this claim.[298]

25 October

Ukrainian drones hit the MegaGRINN shopping centre in Belgorod, setting it on fire, killing three person and injuring 13.[299][300] Ukrainian drones attacked the AVISMA chemical and metallurgical plant in Berezniki, which manufactures titanium for use in Russian military equipment. The resulting fire injured five people.[301] Ukrainian cruise missiles struck the Energia plant in Yelets.[302]

The Ukrainian home improvement hypermarket chain Epicentr K reported the destruction of malls in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Vinnytsia and Poltava.[303] The press service of the company described the strikes as the "total destruction of its network."[304]

26 October

Ukrainian drones may have struck the Voronezhsintezkauchuk petrochemical plant in Voronezh, with explosions and smoke reported over the city.[305]

27 October

Russia attacked Kyiv with 16 ballistic missiles and almost 280 drones, hitting the South Bridge.[306]

Russian strikes resulted in fatalities and injuries in Kharkiv and Pavlohrad.[306]

Russian-installed officials in Zaporizhzhia Oblast claimed that a drone strike on a bus killed one person and wounded 30 others.[306]

A drone strike in Bryansk killed one person and injured six others.[306]

An Indonesian national, Taufiq Muhammad, fighting in the Russian army was killed in the Donetsk region by Ukrainian forces. The HUR claimed it was his first battle after a week and a half of training.[307]

28 October

Ukrainian drones attacked the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant in Lipetsk, resulting in a large-scale fire breaking out.[308] The Azot chemical plant in Novomoskovsk was also set on fire by Ukrainian drones.[309]

The first confirmed Botswana national, Pako Namogang, was killed in the Luhansk region while fighting for Russian forces in Ukraine.[310]

The SBU captured two Russian soldiers previously convicted of murder who had deserted their positions in the grey zone. Disguised as civilians, the pair were hitchhiking toward Kyiv—where one hoped to stay with relatives—when they were intercepted at a checkpoint outside Dnipro.[311]

29 October

A ZIM chartered ship sank overnight after being struck by three marine drones off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast.[312]

At least 14 people were killed in a Russian strike that hit a rail platform in Dnipro.[313]

A Russian strike in Chernihiv killed two 15-year-old children and wounded 23 others, including four children.[313][314]

A Russian strike in Kremenchuk killed three people and injured 32 others.[313]

A Neptune missile strike destroyed two Su-34s at the Marinovka Air Base.[315] An Iskander missile launcher was also struck by Ukrainian forces.[316] 600 Ukrainian drones attacked airports in both Moscow and St. Petersburg; 231 were claimed to have been shot down on approach to Moscow. Over 400 flights were delayed or cancelled in both Moscow and St. Petersburg.[317]

The Bashkir Soda Company in Sterlitamak was attacked by Ukrainian drones, leaving smoke rising over the premises. The company is Russia's sole manufacturer of chemicals used to make body armour for the Russian army.[318]

Five Ukrainian civilians were evacuated from Russian-occupied areas.[319]

30 October

US Army Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia was relieved of command after being accused of sharing classified information about the war with journalists.[320]

Based on open-source material, research published by the Ukrainian research group KIU claimed that some 9,000 Russian officers had been killed in action since the start of the full-scale war.[321]

The Novokuybyshevsk Oil Refinery was attacked by Ukrainian drones, amid reports of gunfire from air defence units, multiple drones flying overhead, and "widespread fires in the vicinity of the refinery." The attack has been called the "resumption of strikes" by Ukraine on Russian oil refineries after the US government pressured Kyiv into a suspension of such attacks.[322] A Russian food company, Konservsushprod, was attacked in Starodub, which supplies “Russian security agencies and the Armed Forces” with field and canned rations.[323]

The 3rd Assault Brigade destroyed a Russian Mi-8 using Hornet drones “dozens of kilometres” behind the frontline in the Luhansk Region.[324]

The Trump administration approved a sale of 500 PAC-3 missiles and spare parts to Ukraine.[325]

31 October

The Bashneft-Novoil oil refinery was attacked by Ukrainian Liutyi drones, setting the 'L-35 catalytic reforming unit' on fire.[326] Ukrainian balloons carrying drones attacked Moscow airports, forcing flight cancellations. One drone struck Sheremetyevo Airport's fuel storage facility, causing a fire to break out.[327] A chemical company in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky was attacked by Ukrainian drones and Neptune missiles, damaging four production workshops and starting a fire at the finished goods warehouse. The Ukrainian General Staff claimed the company made solid rocket propellant used for Russian MLRS systems.[328]

Over 750 residents of Oleshky were repatriated to Ukraine after travelling through Russia and Belarus.[329]

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