Russia launched a large-scale aerial assault on Ukraine, marking the fourth major attack this month, with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles striking cities across the country. At least two people were killed in Chernivtsi, near the Romanian border.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia fired 597 drones and 26 missiles, causing casualties and widespread damage to civilian infrastructure in regions stretching from the northeast to the west, including Kharkiv, Sumy, Lviv, Lutsk, and Chernivtsi. Ukraine’s air force reported shooting down 25 missiles and 319 Shahed drones, while another 258 drones were neutralised by electronic warfare systems.
Zelenskyy again urged Ukraine’s allies to impose stronger sanctions on Russia and provide more air defence support, saying, “This war can only be stopped through strength,” and stressing that action, not just promises, is needed to save lives.
The overnight barrage caused the most damage in Ukraine’s western cities. In Chernivtsi, regional governor Ruslan Zaparaniuk confirmed that a 26-year-old woman and a 43-year-old man were killed, with 14 others injured after drones and a missile struck the area, triggering multiple fires and damaging homes and public buildings.
Lviv’s mayor reported significant destruction, including damage to 46 homes, a university, court buildings, and around 20 business premises. Local resident Oleh Sidorov described the aftermath: “Windows and doors were blown out. Curtains fell, TV set was hurled. The apartment is covered in glass shards. It is horrible. I want to clean up, but I don’t know how I will sleep tonight, there’s no window.”
The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission noted that June recorded the highest civilian casualties in Ukraine in three years, with 232 people killed and 1,343 injured, reflecting the intensifying scale of Russia’s aerial campaign.
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Houthi attacks target Riyadh amid concerns over Saudi oil supplies, as Iran says it will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until its conditions are met and U.S. commitments are implemented, parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Sunday.
The U.S. State Department approved a $2.7 billion military sale to Ukraine for air-defence development upgrades, along with related equipment and services, the department said. Meanwhile, Ukrainian authorities reported at least 10 people had died in Russian attacks over the last 24 hours.
The death toll from an overnight Russian attack on the Kyiv region rose to four, including three children, Kyiv regional authorities said on Sunday. A mother and her two 3-year-old children were killed when a Russian drone strike hit a private home, the emergency service said.
Russian authorities have reported attacks on voting systems and communication lines as the country’s parliamentary election entered its second day on Saturday (19 September).
The Left Party won Sunday's Berlin state election with 25.5 per cent of the vote in the preliminary result, ahead of the Christian Democrats (CDU) on 19.1 per cent. This marks a major shift in the city's political landscape and a setback for Chancellor Friedrich Merz's ruling coalition.
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The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has prepared sanctions targeting the entire International Criminal Court (ICC) and could announce them soon, escalating Washington's efforts to pressure the global tribunal.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged closer ties on Sunday as they sought to strengthen cooperation on geopolitical tensions, climate change, energy and the protection of democratic values.
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