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Russian drone attacks are increasingly forcing Ukrainian trains to stop and evacuate passengers, causing delays and damage to railway infrastructure. Ukrzaliznytsia says it is preparing new safety and winter evacuation measures.
Ukrzaliznytsia reported that 5,831 trains were evacuated because of Russian drone attacks in September.
Russian officials gave differing accounts of an overnight Ukrainian drone assault, with Moscow’s mayor citing 650 drones heading toward the city. Regional authorities said two people were killed, seven injured and 47 houses damaged; a warehouse was also set on fire.
AllegedRussian authorities said that 650 drones targeted Moscow and its surrounding region overnight.
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said recent strikes had disabled 51% of Russia’s oil refining capacity. The claim could not be independently verified.
AllegedThe Ukrainian Defense Ministry said strikes had disabled 51% of Russia's oil refining capacity.
Russia's jet-powered drones are targeting bridges in Kyiv, according to NPR's report. The attacks are described as an escalation following more than a month of day-and-night strikes on the Ukrainian capital.
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Zelenskyy said Ukraine would halt attacks on Russian oil refineries if Moscow stops strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, with mutual guarantees. He said a Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia killed 23, including four children, and described an ongoing Ukrainian Donbas counteroffensive.
AllegedThe Ukrainian counteroffensive code-named Vivaldi recaptured about 140 square kilometres in Donbas, according to Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council that the war in Ukraine had caused extensive civilian casualties and rights violations. He called for urgent action toward a negotiated peace and accountability.
The UN human rights office verified 15,280 civilians killed or injured in Ukraine during the first eight months of the year.
The article describes heavy Russian and Ukrainian military activity in September, including reported casualties, territorial fighting near Lyman, drone attacks and strikes on energy and industrial sites. Several figures are disputed or independently unverifiable.
AllegedThe Ukrainian military reported that 46,230 Russian soldiers were killed or wounded in September 2026.
The UN reported on the continuing health and social effects of nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands, condemned an alleged attempted attack on a FlyDubai flight, warned about worsening humanitarian risks in Ukraine, and described expanded breast-cancer services in the West Bank.
67 known nuclear tests were conducted in the Marshall Islands between 1946 and 1958.