{
  "id": 9941202,
  "title": "Russian attacks kill 6, injure 45 across Ukraine as Kyiv faces second day of nonstop strikes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/russian-attacks-kill-6-injure-45-across-ukraine-as-kyiv-faces-second",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T07:46:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-kill-6-injure-45-across-ukraine-as-kyiv-faces-second-day-of-nonstop-strikes/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russian assaults left six people dead and 45 others injured across Ukraine on September 26, according to local authorities. The Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, experienced a second day of continuous Russian attacks, employing jet-powered drones. By 10 a.m. local time on September 26, six air raid alerts were issued in the city. The Ukrainian Mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, reported that five people sustained injuries in Russian strikes across four districts of the city. In the Boryspil district, southwest of Kyiv, two individuals were injured, reported Ukraine's Emergency Service.\n\nRussian forces launched a total of 173 Shahed-type drones towards Ukraine overnight on September 26, with 50 of them being jet-powered, as confirmed by the Air Force. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 134 of these drones. Drone strikes were reported at 19 locations, while falling debris from downed targets caused damage in eight areas, as per the report.\n\nIn Donetsk Oblast, Russian attacks resulted in two fatalities and eight injuries in the town of Druzhkivka, Governor Vadym Filashkin announced. Two women were killed and seven others injured in Zaporizhzhia Oblast due to Russian strikes in the city of Zaporizhzhia and Zaporizhzhia district, according to local authorities.\n\nA 69-year-old man was killed and 10 people, including a 1.5-month-old infant and a 15-year-old boy, were injured in Nikopol district in Sumy Oblast after a Russian drone attack, as per local authorities. In Kherson Oblast, one person was killed and three others injured in Russian attacks targeting 35 settlements. In Kharkiv Oblast, four people were hurt in Kharkiv's regional center, and a 27-year-old man in the village of Zolochiv was also injured, reported Governor Oleh Syniehubov.\n\nIn Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, four individuals were injured in Russian attacks in Nikopol district; two of them were hospitalized, including one in a serious condition, as stated by Governor Oleksandr Hanzha.",
  "summary": "Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight on Sept. 26 with 173 Shahed-type drones, 50 of which were jet-powered, the Air Force said.",
  "key_points": [
    "Six killed, 45 injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine on September 26",
    "Kyiv faces second day of continuous Russian drone attacks",
    "Russian forces launched 173 Shahed-type drones towards Ukraine"
  ],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/russia-has-increased-targeted-strikes-on-ukrainian-data-centers",
        "published": "2026-09-26T05:30:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Russia strikes at heart of Ukraine’s digital economy with attacks on ISPs and data centres",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/russia-strikes-at-heart-of-ukraines-digital-economy-with-attacks-on",
        "published": "2026-09-26T06:37:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Russian strikes injure five and damage Auchan store at Lavina Mall",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/russian-strikes-injure-five-and-damage-auchan-store-at-lavina-mall",
        "published": "2026-09-26T08:54:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "At least 5 injured in ongoing Russian drone strikes on Kyiv",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/at-least-5-injured-in-ongoing-russian-drone-strikes-on-kyiv",
        "published": "2026-09-26T09:09:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "At least six people killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine over last 24 hours",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/at-least-six-people-killed-in-russian-strikes-on-ukraine-over-last-24",
        "published": "2026-09-26T09:28:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}