Russians hit Sumy: two killed, including a teenager, five injured

Two people, including a 16-year-old girl, were killed and five others injured in a Russian guided aerial bomb strike on Sumy on Sept. 27, local officials said.

Russian forces attacked the city with three guided bombs. One struck near a family and child support center, damaging the building. No visitors were inside at the time.

The 16-year-old victim, identified by local media as Kateryna, had been heading to a shop when an air raid warning was issued. She ran toward a shelter but was killed when a fallen tree collapsed on her. The other victim was an elderly woman. Five people, including one child, were injured.

Russian daytime drone strikes hit Kyiv again, injuring civilians, including teenagers

On the morning of September 27, Russian forces launched fresh drone strikes on Kyiv, continuing a multi-day aerial assault on the Ukrainian capital. A drone struck a non-residential building, injuring three people — a woman and two 16-year-old teenagers — who were hospitalized. Debris from the attack also fell on an educational facility in another part of the city.

The morning strikes formed part of a broader wave that began overnight and extended into daylight hours. Overnight, one man was killed when a drone hit a non-residential structure and sparked a fire. Emergency services worked to extinguish blazes in multiple locations as air-raid alerts repeatedly sounded across the capital.

These daytime attacks mark the third consecutive day of intensified Russian drone operations against Kyiv. Authorities reported that since Saturday, the strikes have killed one person and injured at least ten others, including teenagers. In addition to residential and commercial sites, the assaults have targeted critical infrastructure, with officials noting that a data center in the city was hit twice during the morning hours of September 27.

The ongoing campaign has forced temporary suspensions of public transport, including train services, and kept residents under frequent air-raid alerts. Ukrainian officials continue to highlight the use of faster jet-powered drones, which have proven more difficult for air defenses to intercept, as Russia maintains pressure on the capital through both nighttime and daytime raids.

Russia plans to spend $12 billion on jet-powered drones and loitering munitions next year - Zelensky

Russia plans to spend $12 billion next year on producing jet-powered drones and loitering munitions, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, citing intelligence documents obtained from Russia.

“Next year, just for the production of jet-powered drones and loitering munitions, Russia plans to spend $12 billion on this one category of weapons,” Zelensky said. ]

He said Russia has increasingly used jet-powered Shahed-type drones in attacks on Ukrainian cities, with such drones making up about two-thirds of some recent strikes on Kyiv.

Zelensky said Ukraine is expanding production of interceptor drones to counter the threat. Ukraine currently intercepts about 55% of Russia’s jet-powered Shaheds, he said, compared with more than 90% for conventional Shahed drones. More than 2,730 jet-powered Shaheds were launched against Ukraine in September, according to Zelensky.

He said Russia’s planned spending shows Moscow is not preparing to end the war “at least for now,” and called on Ukraine’s partners to increase sanctions pressure and strengthen joint air defense efforts. Zelensky also said Ukraine has signed 11 drone-production agreements with foreign partners and is preparing a 12th.