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2 dead, 23 injured in Ukraine after Russian drones attack Kyiv hours before Zelensky’s UN address

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Russian drones attacked Kyiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday, causing two deaths and injuring 23 people while setting off fires and damaging buildings. The attack occurred just before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was set to address the UN General Assembly in New York, where he is seeking international support for his country’s ongoing conflict with Russia. Russian authorities claimed their forces targeted military-industrial and energy facilities within Ukraine, while also intercepting numerous Ukrainian drones over multiple regions including Crimea.

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On September 13, Russian drones targeted a train locomotive near the border with Poland while it carried Western officials traveling from the Yalta European Strategy conference in Kyiv to Warsaw. The attack endangered high-profile attendees like former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other prominent figures. This incident occurred amid Russia's faltering ground war efforts, including their recent failure to seize control of Lyman, resulting in a loss of 85 square kilometers of previously occupied territory in eastern Ukraine.

Meanwhile, on September 23, Russian drones struck Kyiv again, killing at least seven people and injuring several dozen others. As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the UN General Assembly in New York, Russia intensified its attacks, hitting logistics and infrastructure targets across Ukraine. These strikes highlight Russia’s ongoing efforts to destabilize Ukraine ahead of crucial international diplomatic meetings aimed at securing further support for Ukraine's defense against Russian aggression.

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Russia hammered Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, with drones in daylight attacks on Wednesday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky prepared for meetings with world leaders at the UN General Assembly. asserted

Zelensky → hammer → Assembly

The drones set off fires and damaged buildings in Kyiv and elsewhere in Ukraine overnight, authorities said. asserted

authorities → set → Ukraine

Zelensky was in New York for the annual UN gathering as part of his diplomatic effort to shore up and recruit further international support for his country’s grueling four-and-a-half-year fight against Russia’s invasion. asserted

Zelensky → shore → invasion

He was due to address the General Assembly later Wednesday and was also to meet with European leaders and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte. asserted

He → address → leaders

Zelensky met on Tuesday with US President Donald Trump, who has shown impatience with the lack of progress in talks aimed at ending the war and the escalating aerial attacks by both sides this year. asserted

who → meet → sides

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday that there are “no concrete plans” for more US-brokered talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations. asserted

Peskov → say → delegations

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is accused by NATO officials and European governments of sabotage, espionage and other threats, is not scheduled to attend the UN gathering this year. asserted

who → accuse → gathering

The Polish military said a Russian military helicopter briefly violated Poland’s airspace Wednesday on the country’s border with Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave. asserted

helicopter → say → exclave

It said that “the nature of the incident suggests that Russia is once again testing the readiness of our air defense.” uncertain

Russia → say → defense

Zelensky said at the start of his US visit that he had proposals to make about possible de-escalation in the war. asserted

he → say → war

Urgent issues for Kyiv are halting devastating Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid and ensuring Ukrainian grain can be shipped to world markets through the Black Sea despite the war. asserted

grain → halt → war

Ukraine also needs more US-made Patriot air defense systems as a shield against Russian ballistic missiles, but Patriots are in short supply after the war in Iran began. asserted

war → need → Iran

In Zaporizhzhia, in southeastern Ukraine, two men aged 37 and 39 were wounded by a strike that started a large fire at a shopping mall. asserted

that → wound → mall

Emergency services said the fire spread across about 6,000 square meters (1.5 acres) before coming under control. asserted

fire → say → control

The Russian Defense Ministry said that its forces overnight struck Ukraine’s military-industrial and energy sector facilities, logistics centers, and sea vessels. asserted

forces → say → facilities

The ministry said its air defenses intercepted more than 500 Ukrainian drones over multiple Russian regions, as well as illegally annexed Crimea and waters of the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. asserted

defenses → say → Azov

2 dead, 23 injured in Ukraine after Russian drones attack Kyiv hours before Zelensky’s UN address

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