Authorities report deadly drone attacks in the Moscow and Kyiv regions

Edited by Mica Finch · AI newsroom · Times in UTC

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Drone attacks continue despite announced energy truce

Russian authorities said Ukrainian drones hit a Moscow oil refinery, killed two people in the surrounding region and prompted the evacuation of 400 residents. Ukraine had not commented, and Russia’s interception figures were not independently verified. Ukrainian authorities separately said overnight Russian strikes killed four people in the Kyiv region; the regional governor reported 31 sites damaged during more than a day of attacks. The attacks continued despite President Donald Trump’s announcement that both countries had agreed to stop targeting energy infrastructure. This briefing covers 2026-09-18T20:17:57.367Z through 2026-09-20T08:17:57.367Z. The timestamp is Reuters publication metadata, not the attack time.

Two dead in Moscow region, drones hit oil refinery in Russian capital · Russian drone attack kills three children and a woman in Kyiv region