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Russia's Defence Ministry said its forces carried out a massive strike on targets in Kyiv and the surrounding region. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied any pause in intelligence sharing with Ukraine and urged President Volodymyr Zelensky to focus on ending the war.
Heavy overnight Russian strikes on Ukraine killed at least six people and disrupted power supplies in Kyiv and for at least 600,000 people, according to Ukrainian authorities. Russia said it had downed 902 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions.
People killed in heavy overnight Russian strikes in Ukraine
Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s partners gave Kyiv no early warning before Russian ballistic missiles hit civilian infrastructure, including CHP-4. The Kyiv attack killed two and injured 21; the wider attacks damaged 30 energy facilities and left at least 600,000 without power.
Ballistic missiles hit civilian infrastructure in Kyiv.
Trump announced an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, but Russia had not acknowledged it. Ukraine says Russian strikes continued, including a missile attack that hit Kyiv’s CHPP-4 and an apartment building, killing one and injuring 13.
AllegedDuration of the total ceasefire Volodymyr Zelensky proposed to Vladimir Putin
Military representatives from all 32 NATO member states met in Kyiv on October 8, 2026. NPR’s Steve Inskeep also interviewed former U.S. ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker about the meeting and the ongoing war.
Military representatives from 32 NATO member states attended the meeting.
On October 4, Friedrich Merz met Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv as Russian strikes damaged the Northern Bridge and hit other sites. Germany and Ukraine signed a €1.3bn deal, including about €1bn for weapons and energy support.
Germany was set to provide funding to repair damage to Ukraine’s energy sector.
Russian attacks damaged Kyiv’s Northern Bridge and injured two people as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited. Authorities restricted or suspended traffic on five of Kyiv’s six road bridges. Strikes by Russia and Ukraine killed at least five people, and Russia attacked a civilian ship near Odesa.
One person was killed in the Russian drone attacks.
The Supreme Court agreed to review the Trump administration's mandatory detention policy for migrants. The news wrap also reported an arrest in the United Kingdom after an air-base security incident and a Russian drone strike on a Kyiv school.