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Sustained Russian Drone Barrage Hits Kyiv Infrastructure and Black Sea Shipping
Russian forces launched a sustained, all-day drone assault on Kyiv on September 23, 2026, killing at least two people and injuring 24 others. The attack targeted central civilian infrastructure, including a railway market, pharmaceutical facilities, and gas stations. Simultaneously, a separate strike on a civilian cargo ship in the Black Sea killed the vessel's Ukrainian captain. While Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the UN General Assembly in New York, the Kremlin dismissed immediate peace talks, and US President Donald Trump urged Vladimir Putin to settle the war.