Russia launched two Zircon hypersonic missiles and 174 drones of various types against Ukraine overnight, with the Odesa and Kyiv regions as the main targets, Ukraine's Air Forces reported. The missiles were fired from the Kursk region. Ukrainian air defense destroyed or suppressed 141 drones, while the Air Forces said neither Zircon missile reached its intended target and the locations of their impact are still being determined.
In Odesa, the large-scale attack left more than 178,000 households without electricity, according to DTEK, Ukraine's largest private energy company. Emergency power outages were triggered in parts of the Odesa district, including the Peresypskyi and Prymorskyi districts of the city itself. The strikes caused significant disruption to civilian infrastructure in a region that has been repeatedly targeted throughout the war.
In Kyiv, debris from a downed drone fell on a private property in the Dniprovskyi district, starting a fire, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. No casualties have been reported so far from that incident. The capital has remained a frequent target of overnight drone and missile attacks, with falling debris often causing damage far from the intended impact points.
Across the wider front, eight people were killed and 33 wounded in Russian attacks on the Kharkiv, Donetsk and Kherson regions over the past 24 hours. Five people were killed and 15 wounded in the Kharkiv region. One person was killed and 13 wounded in the Donetsk region. In the Kherson region, two people were killed and five others wounded. The figures reflect the continuing toll on civilians in areas close to the front line and beyond.
Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law a bill expanding sanctions against Russia, opening the way for increased economic pressure on Moscow over the war in Ukraine. The law gives the president the power to impose additional customs tariffs on countries that violate the embargo. The measure represents a further step in Washington's effort to tighten restrictions on Russia's economy and its international trade partners.
Uncertainty surrounds a possible meeting between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne, citing sources and statements by U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz, reported that Zelensky is not currently among the world leaders with whom Trump intends to hold bilateral meetings during his visit to New York, scheduled for September 21-22. The absence of a confirmed meeting adds to questions about the direction of U.S.-Ukrainian diplomacy at a critical moment in the war.