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Russian drones kill two in market outside Kyiv, three others in different regions, local officials say

Ukrainian officials said 277 attack drones hit cities nationwide, as strikes on Kyiv also wounded nine people and damaged a high-rise and market.

  • A Russian jet-powered drone strike hit the Stolychnyi wholesale market in Sofiiska Borshchahivka on the western outskirts of Kyiv, killing two people and injuring at least ten others as fires engulfed vehicles and stalls.
  • Three additional civilian fatalities occurred in separate attacks across Ukraine, including two killed by glide bombs near a family support center in Sumy and one driver killed by a drone strike in Kharkiv.
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that Russian forces deployed 277 attack drones within a 24-hour period, with strikes damaging residential high-rises, a kindergarten, communications infrastructure, and a building used by the Saudi ambassador.
  • Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed that at least nine people were injured within the capital itself—including a child—amid extended air raid alerts across multiple districts.
  • The Russian Defence Ministry acknowledged targeting facilities in Kyiv and Odesa, maintaining its long-standing claim that military, communications, and logistical infrastructure were the intended targets rather than civilians.
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Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Monday morning that two people, including one of Azerbaijani nationality, were killed near the Ukrainian capital. He also reported an increase in the number of strikes in Kharkiv.

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At least 22 people were injured as a result of the attack on Kharkov, and the authorities reported that one of the strikes by adjusted air bombs had hit a multi-family house, destroying two floors.

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At least 24 people, including children, were injured on Monday morning after a Russian guided air bomb hit a block in Harkov, northeastern Ukraine, according to the announcement made by the city's building, Ihor Terekhov. From the first information, two floors of the building were destroyed. Initially, the number of injuries was 22 people. Subsequently, the information was revised.

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Digi 24 broke the news in Bucharest, Romania on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
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