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Deadly cross-border strikes hit Ukraine and Russia around UN General Assembly

Strikes knocked out power in Ukraine and hit a Russian region as Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Donald Trump in New York.

Updated Sep 23, 2026 · 18:52 UTC4 reports

The short version

Overnight Russian strikes killed four people and cut power to thousands in Ukraine, while Ukrainian drones killed one person and wounded four in Russia's Samara region.[Deutsche Welle]
Russia's Defense Ministry claimed it shot down 297 Ukrainian drones across several regions overnight.[Deutsche Welle]
Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Donald Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly to discuss ending the war, with Trump reportedly urging a halt to Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries.[Al Jazeera · Al Jazeera]
France pledged additional radar equipment to help safeguard Ukraine's vulnerable power grid, while Vladimir Putin is not expected to attend the UN assembly.[Deutsche Welle · PBS NewsHour]

Russian overnight attacks killed four people in Ukraine and severed electricity supplies for thousands of residents.[Deutsche Welle]
Local officials reported that Ukrainian drone strikes killed one person and injured four others in the Samara region of Russia.[Deutsche Welle · PBS NewsHour]
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that air defenses intercepted 297 Ukrainian drones over multiple regions overnight.[Deutsche Welle · PBS NewsHour]
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump held a 40-minute meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.[Al Jazeera]
France pledged to supply Ukraine with new radar systems to defend its electrical network.[PBS NewsHour]
Vladimir Putin is not expected to attend the UN General Assembly.[Deutsche Welle]

Donald Trump's push for Ukraine to stop strikes on Russian refineries was reported based on unnamed sources familiar with the matter rather than official statements.[Al Jazeera]

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