Russian Strikes Kill at Least Four in Ukraine; Trump Urges a Deal
Casualties in Zaporizhzhia and Sumy; injuries in Kyiv. About 10 people were reported killed in strikes by both sides that day.
On 26 September, Russian strikes killed at least four people in Ukraine, as Moscow and Kyiv intensified an exchange of aerial attacks.
Where
In Zaporizhzhia, two women were killed under the rubble of their home; in Sumy, two more people were killed. In the capital, Kyiv, Russian drone strikes hit several districts, wounding four people and damaging residential and office buildings.
The wider picture
According to Al Jazeera and ABC/AP, about ten people were killed in strikes by both sides that day, including three killed in Russia's Krasnodar region in a Ukrainian drone attack. The day before, seven people had been killed in strikes on Kyiv.
Diplomacy
After meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, US President Donald Trump urged the sides to reach a deal: 'I want him to settle with Putin, and I want Putin to settle with him.' Zelensky said 'Russia is escalating every single day.'
In brief
- When: 26 September 2026
- Killed in Ukraine: at least 4 (Zaporizhzhia 2, Sumy 2)
- Wounded in Kyiv: 4
- Total (both sides): ~10 killed
Reported from Al Jazeera, ABC News (AP) and France 24.
