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A UN News recap of day two says leaders focused on the war in Ukraine, Iran and calls for African representation in Security Council reform, amid warnings that conflicts threaten global stability.
AllegedVolodymyr Zelenskyy said that nearly 250,000 Russian troops had been lost on the battlefield between January and August 2026.
At the UN General Assembly, Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged continued sanctions and support for Ukraine, blamed Vladimir Putin for the war and warned its effects are spreading beyond Ukraine. He said nearly 249,000 Russian troops were killed or seriously wounded in the first eight months of the year.
AllegedZelenskyy said Russia lost soldiers over the previous eight months.
The UN Security Council debates the war in Ukraine and possible paths to peace. The article says Russia’s veto power has repeatedly hindered consensus as world leaders address the council.
Russian officials reported that a Ukrainian drone attack during parliamentary elections killed two people, wounded 20, damaged an oil refinery and a residential building, and led to 400 evacuations. Russia said 1,110 drones were shot down nationwide, including 450 headed toward Moscow.
At least two people were killed in the reported drone attack on the Moscow region.
Russia’s parliamentary vote, including occupied Ukrainian territories, ended Sunday. With more than 95% counted, United Russia was just under 58% and projected to win 355 of 450 seats; turnout was just over 59%. Russian officials said drone attacks killed three people and injured 38 in the Moscow region.
Seats being decided in Russia’s lower-house election
More than 1600 attacks on Ukrainian locomotives, stations and railway infrastructure were reported in the first eight months of 2026, according to Ukrzaliznytsia official Oleh Holovashchenko.
The newsletter reports record fundraising for the 2026 U.S. midterms, a deadly Ukrainian drone strike on Saint Petersburg, and unrest in France that President Emmanuel Macron condemned. It also covers related political and international developments.
More than USD 15 billion has been raised to influence the 2026 midterm elections and control Congress.
Ukraine said it received no US or allied warning before Russian strikes, including 16 ballistic missiles targeting Kyiv-region energy facilities and more than 200 drones across Ukraine. A Kharkiv-region strike killed six and injured 15; US officials cited a software problem and investigation.
AllegedUkraine said it was not warned before missile launches on at least three days during the previous week.