Missile War Monitor: Russia's Drones Move West to Ukraine's Filling Stations, and Kyiv Puts UAH70bn on the Tax Bill
Ukrainian officials said the attack hit 13 locations and caused fires, while air defenses intercepted 405 drones and four Banderol missiles.
- On September 13, 2026, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 453 Shahed-type strike UAVs, Gerber drones, Parody-type decoy drones, and S8000 Banderole drones. Ukrainian Air Force officials reported that air defense units intercepted or neutralized 405 of these incoming weapons.
- The massive aerial assault began overnight Saturday; by the morning of September 12, an additional 410 strike drones entered Ukrainian airspace, bringing the total weapons deployed in the single-day offensive to 863.
- In Odesa, a Russian Kalibr cruise missile destroyed an apartment belonging to tennis player Dayana Yastremska. Odesa City Military Administration Serhiy Lysak reported the attack killed two people and injured 26, with rescue personnel and eight vehicles deployed.
- Enemy air strikes were recorded at 13 locations, with debris from downed targets falling at seven sites. Strikes near Poland prompted the Polish Armed Forces Operational Command to deploy military aircraft to monitor the situation.
- Strikes damaged industrial facilities in Ivano-Frankivsk and Ternopil, while debris ignited a fire at a business in Khmelnytskyi. Telegram channels reported that one strike in Stryi hit just 15 meters from a kindergarten.
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Ukraine was hit on the night of Saturday 12 to Sunday 13 September by more than 450 Russian drones. The attacks focused on Odessa and the entire western part of the country, a new strategy of Russia. Our special envoy in Kiev, Claire Cambier, gave an update on the situation. - Ukraine under the fire of 450 drones: strikes to signal to Ukrainians that they are not "safe anywhere" (International).
According to the Ukrainian military report, the defenses managed to knock down 405 drones of different types and four Banderol.
Russian strikes kill two in Odesa and damage infrastructure across Ukraine
On the morning of September 13, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported a massive Russian attack across Ukraine using Shahed strike drones, other types of drones, and so-called "Banderols". In various Ukrainian Air Force report, the number of drones is given as 453 or 454, while "Banderols" are described as cruise missiles, compact jet-propelled cruise missiles, and S8000 loitering munitions. To counter the assault, Ukraine deploye…
Missile War Monitor: Russia's drones move west to Ukraine's filling stations, and Kyiv puts UAH70bn on the tax bill
Russia sent 453 attack drones at Ukraine overnight into September 13, concentrating on filling stations and railway infrastructure in the west of the country, in the largest drone raid on that half of Ukraine in months.
Moscow claims it has attacked "logistics centers" and "energy installations" in Ukraine
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