Russian attacks kill at least 3, injure 38 across Ukraine, day after Witkoff, Kushner visit Kyiv for renewed peace push

In the wake of a U.S. peace push, Russian attacks struck multiple regions of Ukraine on September 7, killing at least three individuals and injuring 38 others, according to local authorities. This came a day after envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited Kyiv to discuss ending the conflict.

Russian forces launched 92 attack drones against Ukraine overnight, downing or intercepting 71 of them, reported the Air Force. In the Donetsk Oblast, seven people were wounded by Russian attacks, stated regional governor Vadym Filashkin. Central-eastern Dnipropetrovsk Oblast saw one fatality and six injuries, according to regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha. Over in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia Oblast, four individuals were hurt by Russian attacks, as reported by regional governor Ivan Fedorov.

The northeastern Kharkiv Oblast experienced five men aged 25, 47, 50, 52, and 69 being wounded by Russian strikes over the past day, announced regional governor Oleh Syniebuhov. In southern Kherson Oblast, two people were killed and 14 others were wounded by Russian drone attacks, according to the regional military administration. Among the casualties were five civilians injured on the morning of September 7, all by Russian drones.

Southern Odesa Oblast faced an overnight Russian drone attack that targeted a house, with regional governor Oleh Kiper reporting no injuries thus far. In northeastern Sumy Oblast, a 58-year-old woman and a 59-year-old man were wounded by mortar and artillery shelling, respectively, as reported by the regional military administration.