Overview
- Kyiv was hit during the Sept. 16–17 raids with damage reported across three districts and the mayor giving injury counts that ranged from 16 to 20 people, including children and several hospitalizations.
- A Russian strike on an industrial enterprise near Korosten in Zhytomyr region killed two people and injured two, with emergency teams extinguishing fires and clearing explosive remnants at the site.
- Downtown Odesa suffered a double strike on Sept. 18 that wounded 10 people, including two rescuers who were at the scene after the first hit, and damaged an 11‑story administrative building and nearby vehicles.
- A guided aerial glide bomb struck a high‑rise in Sumy, killing two residents and leaving up to nine people injured, including children, while officials conducted rescue and rubble‑clearing operations.
- Ukraine reports many intercepts but says its air defenses are under strain because Russia is using a mix of ballistic and cruise missiles, glide bombs and jet‑powered and low‑cost strike drones, and DPR authorities have issued competing claims of Ukrainian strikes that add to divergent casualty tallies.