Russian attacks kill 8, injure 69 in Ukraine over past day amid declared pause in strikes against capitals

On September 6, Russian attacks in Ukraine resulted in at least eight deaths and 69 injuries, according to Ukrainian authorities. Firefighters were called to combat large fires in Kyiv Oblast and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast following the strikes. Governor Oleksandr Hanzha of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast reported two injuries, while no casualties were noted in Kyiv Oblast at the time of publication.

The attacks transpired amid an agreement between Russia and Ukraine to refrain from striking the capitals of either country while U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited to discuss peace talks. Despite a drone air raid alert, no casualties were reported in Kyiv overnight. Ukraine's Ukrainian Air Force intercepted 82 of the 108 drones launched by Russia and neutralized six S8000 Banderol missiles.

Russian attacks targeted 11 locations in Kharkiv Oblast, killing four people, including an 11-year-old boy and a 19-year-old woman in Chuhuiv. In Kherson Oblast, two deaths and 20 injuries, including two children, were reported. Zaporizhzhia Oblast sustained one fatality and 25 injuries, with two children among the wounded. Mykolaiv Oblast suffered a single death and two injuries following Shahed drone attacks on transport infrastructure.

Donetsk Oblast witnessed attacks that killed one person, injured 25 others, and forced 915 evacuations, including 136 children. Khmenytskyi Oblast saw one injury from debris fallout, while Odesa Oblast recorded three injuries on September 6 morning. Attacks were also reported in Cherkasy, Poltava, and Sumy Oblasts, though no significant damage was documented.