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Ukraine-Russia War: 2026-09-28

Monday, September 28, 2026 5 updates Last updated 06:16 UTC
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Poland offers Patriot missile plant plan tied to U.S. licence for Ukraine

Poland's deputy defence minister said Warsaw proposed building a Patriot air-defence missile plant for Ukraine if Kyiv obtains the required U.S. licence. Separate Telegram reporting said Poland also floated locating such a plant on Polish territory as a safer alternative. The claim has not been independently confirmed by U.S. officials in this check.
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Ukrainian drones hit oil depot in Russia's Krasnodar region

Local reports and Ukrainian Telegram channel Exilenova+ said Ukrainian drones struck the Pavlovskaya oil depot in Russia's Krasnodar region on Monday, with footage showing a large fire. No injuries were reported. Al Jazeera noted Ukraine has intensified attacks on Russian oil infrastructure in recent weeks.
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Russia says it hit Kyivstar and Omega Telecom data centres in Kyiv

Russia's Defence Ministry said it bombed a Kyivstar data centre in Kyiv and another belonging to Omega Telecom, claiming both firms provided services to the Ukrainian army. Al Jazeera reported the claim alongside continued Ukrainian warnings about strikes on communications infrastructure.
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Zelensky: Russia launched nearly 4,000 drones, bombs and missiles in a week

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia fired more than 2,200 attack drones, 1,630 aerial bombs and 38 missiles at Ukraine over the past week. He argued the scale of Shahed-type attacks undercuts Russian talk of de-escalation with U.S. negotiators. The figures were reported by Al Jazeera.
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Russian strikes kill eight across Ukraine; Kharkiv blast injures 22

Al Jazeera reported eight people were killed in Russian attacks nationwide on Sunday. On Monday morning, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said a guided aerial bomb hit an apartment block and injured at least 22 people, including six children. Ukraine's interior ministry said three people, including a 16-year-old girl, were killed in Sumy, while Odesa authorities reported one death in a southern strike.