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Russia-Ukraine war: Energy infrastructure and civilian hits

Overview

By early September 2026, the conflict continued to see intensified reciprocal strikes on civilian and energy infrastructure. In Ukraine, Russian missile and drone attacks caused significant casualties. In Kryvyi Rih, a drone strike on the Epitsentr home improvement store killed at least 16 people and injured approximately 130 others, including 25 children. In the Bucha district near Kyiv, the impact of strikes on industrial sites escalated. A Russian drone strike on a warehouse in the village of Myla resulted in at least 37 deaths and 42 injuries, including four children. The strike triggered massive secondary explosions and fires that spread to a restaurant, a facility for the elderly and disabled, and approximately 50 residential buildings, leading to the evacuation of more than 380 people. Following the incident, the Prosecutor General’s Office launched a criminal investigation into potential official negligence regarding the legality of storing explosive materials at the facility. The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed the UAV attack targeted a logistics center containing components for long-range drones and cruise missiles.

On September 7, Russian forces launched drone attacks against the Odesa region and Zaporizhzhia. In Zaporizhzhia, a strike targeted the City Mall shopping center, causing significant damage and triggering six separate fires. In the Odesa region, strikes damaged residential buildings, vehicles, and outbuildings. On September 10, a Russian drone strike hit a shopping center in Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk region. The daylight attack occurred while streets were crowded, resulting in at least five deaths and 67 injuries, including eight children. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russia used drones to kill people who were simply standing near a shopping center. Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha characterized the strike as a ‘coercion tactic’ intended to exhaust the civilian population.

Entities

Volodymyr Zelenskyy · Ukraine · Russia · Oleksandr Hanzha · Russia

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Timeline

  1. 4 days ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 21 sources
    Pavlohrad shopping center hit by Russian drone strike

    A Russian drone strike on a shopping center in Pavlohrad, Ukraine, killed five people and injured 67 others, including eight children, during broad daylight.

  2. 8 days ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 3 sources
    Zaporizhzhia shopping center hit by Russian drone strikes

    Russian drone strikes hit a shopping center in Zaporizhzhia, causing 700 square meters of fire damage, and caused additional damage to residential buildings in the Odesa region.

  3. 18 days ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 191 sources
    Bucha district warehouse strike kills at least 37 people

    A Russian drone strike on a warehouse near Kyiv has killed at least 37 people and injured 42 others. The attack caused massive explosions, damaging dozens of homes and prompting a criminal negligence probe.

  4. 25 days ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 335 sources
    Kryvyi Rih shopping center drone attack kills 16 and injures 130

    A Russian 'double-tap' drone strike on a Kryvyi Rih shopping center killed at least 16 people and injured 130. President Zelenskyy condemned the attack as terrorism amid rising strikes across Ukraine.

  5. 26 days ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    EU leaders condemn Russian strikes on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure

    EU leaders have condemned Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukrainian civilian targets, including a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih, prompting calls for stronger sanctions and air defense support.

  6. about 1 month ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 6 sources
    Crimea and Russia face instability amid assassination and fuel shortages

    Russia faces heightened instability in Crimea following a military official's assassination and a widespread fuel crisis across multiple regions caused by Ukrainian drone strikes on oil infrastructure.

  7. about 2 months ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 13 sources
    Ukrainian drones strike Russian logistics hubs, refineries and Crimea

    Ukrainian drones have attacked Russian logistics centres, oil refineries and Crimea’s power and fuel sites, causing fires, injuries and major infrastructure damage.

  8. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Russia's war in Ukraine disrupts energy ties and blocks civilian communications

    Russia's Ukraine war strains its fossil‑fuel‑based economy, expands African influence, and forces occupied Ukrainians to use covert channels as Russia blocks internet, calls and money transfers.

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