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Zelensky Urges China, India to Pressure Russia as Weekly Strikes Top 2,200 Drones
On Sunday, September 27, 2026, President Volodymyr Zelensky reported Moscow launched more than 2,200 attack drones, about 1,650 guided aerial bombs, and 38 missiles at Ukraine this week, killing three people in Zaporizhzhia and a man in Kyiv.
Russian forces intensified their three-week campaign against data centers by striking Kyiv's Cosmonova facilities twice on Sunday morning, disrupting local television broadcasts and civilian communication after similar strikes on Wednesday.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported a woman and two 16-year-olds were hospitalized Sunday following a strike on a non-residential building in Shevchenkivskyi; overnight attacks also damaged residential and energy infrastructure across Odesa, Kharkiv, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Poltava, and Zhytomyr.
Zelensky urged China, India, and other major powers to exert influence over Russia, stating these nations 'can help make peace a reality' while criticizing the 'lack of a consistently strong position' from the BRICS bloc and Global South.
Despite a recent 51-country UNGA statement urging a ceasefire, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed the Kremlin will not pause its 'special military operation' during negotiations, as Russian PresidentVladimir Putin continues blaming Kyiv for stalled diplomacy.
In a week, the Russian Federation launched more than 2200 attack drones in Ukraine, today attacked the data center in Kiev twice - ZelenskyRussia in a week used more than 2200 drones, 1650 aircraft bombs and 38 missiles. Four people were killed in the Zaporizhzhya region and Kiev.