Trump Wants Zelenskyy to Stop Bombing Russia’s Fuel Supplies

After 1,663 days of the Russian war against Ukraine, President Donald J. Trump behaves as if nothing happened. As if Russia never invaded Ukraine, as if Ukrainian cities haven’t been bombed, as if Ukrainian civilians haven’t been killed or maimed.

There is no war in Eastern Europe.

And why wonder? Trump has never cared about the war. He has never cared enough to learn why Russia invaded Ukraine and why Ukrainians are fighting and defending their people and land.

Furthermore, he never wondered why Ukrainian allies are supporting Ukraine, not Russia.

And then he utters this latest choice of typical Trumpian stupidity.

On the sidelines of the Irish Open, Trump made the following statement to reporters on the sidelines. Speaking about the war and global energy markets, Trump explicitly told reporters:

“Mr. Zelenskyy has to do one thing. He has to stop knocking out diesel fuel in Russia. Let him go after targets, but not diesel fuel, because he's causing a major fuel shortage.”

He went on to argue that Ukraine has “plenty of other targets” to hit besides Russian refining and energy infrastructure. 

Ukraine has selected this target in order to hasten an end to the war. Trump seems not to care about that as well. It seems as if he would rather see the war go on and on as the body count increases.

Kyiv’s Core Strategy: Long-range strikes against Russian oil refineries, fuel depots, and export terminals have been one of Ukraine’s most effective asymmetric tactics. The goal is two-fold: directly starve the Russian war machine of refined military fuel and severely cut off the energy revenues bankrolling the Kremlin’s war budget.

Washington’s Energy Friction: The White House’s pushback highlights the ongoing, sharp disagreement over deep-strike policy. The administration's concern centers on global energy price volatility, secondary inflation, and global supply chains—especially given how tight global diesel markets remain.

The Irony of Timing: Telling Kyiv to pull back on energy strikes on the exact same weekend Russia launches a massive, targeted strike wave against border crossings, rail transport, and Western-backed logistics corridors puts the strategic paradox front and center. Kyiv is being asked to show restraint on the enemy's economic lifelines while absorbing direct hits on its own trade arteries.

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Russia Begins to Expand its War vs Ukraine to Eastern Europe

It seems as if Russia, after numerous threats against NATO and its member-states, has begun to realize its intentions.  A series of Russian drone strikes directly targeted the immediate vicinity of the main Ukrainian-Polish border crossing. The war Moscow launched is spreading west, toward Eastern Europe.

European and Ukrainian leadership explicitly view this as a deliberate political and operational escalation.

The strikes hit in Volyn Oblast, right around the Yahodyn–Dorohusk checkpoint—one of the primary transit arteries for passenger travel, logistics, and foreign aid between Ukraine and Poland. Russia also struck near Ternopil’s central railroad station at the street named for the Ukrainian First Division.

Russian forces continue to conduct large-scale, coordinated aerial bombardments using salvoes of glide bombs, cruise and ballistic missiles, and wave-based swarms of long-range attack drones—increasingly featuring high-speed, jet-powered models—against Ukrainian population centers and civilian logistics hubs. These sustained night-and-day strikes have severely damaged residential high-rises, power plants, and transit crossings across critical urban hubs, including Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipro, and Kharkiv. Beyond the destruction of essential municipal infrastructure, the human cost remains severe; civilian casualties continue to mount daily, with thousands killed or injured nationwide this year alone—including emergency personnel, children, and displaced families trapped in impacted residential zones.

Kyiv–Warsaw Passenger Train: A Russian attack drone hit the locomotive of an active passenger train heading toward Warsaw, roughly two kilometers (1.2 miles) from the Polish border. This train is currently a key mode of transportation between Poland and Ukraine inasmuch as air travel is dangerous. Fortunately, early-warning monitoring systems warned the train crew in time. Passengers were able to take cover, and no injuries were reported.  Monitoring systems detected the incoming drone early enough to warn the train crew. All 208 passengers and crew members took cover inside the train before the locomotive was struck 2 km from the border, so everyone survived without injury. 

Border Checkpoint Infrastructure: Drones and falling debris hit a gas station and parked transport trucks roughly 800 meters from the Polish line, igniting a large fire. 

Operations at the Yahodyn–Dorohusk checkpoint were briefly halted while border guards and civilians took shelter. Processing has since resumed, though train schedules and road transit face significant delays.  However, this border attack was part of a massive, nationwide night-and-morning barrage across Ukraine.

Polish defense officials confirmed that Polish airspace was not violated during the attack, though Polish and NATO aircraft were scrambled to monitor the border region.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called the strikes a deliberate effort to expand the terror zone directly onto the threshold of the EU and NATO. Fortunately, there were no fatalities or injuries reported from the strikes right along the border. 

While the border area miraculously escaped casualties, other regions targeted during the same wave were not as fortunate:

Odesa: A drone strike on a residential high-rise killed two people and injured 26 others. 

Chernihiv, Ternopil, and Kyiv Regions: Additional strikes and falling debris led to at least two deaths and multiple injuries across local communities.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski publicly declared, “Putin is escalating,” while Polish Defense Officials noted that the threat to NATO territory is “real and close.” 

Observers explain why this represents a direct escalation.

Geographic Proximity & Border Optics: Strikes hitting 800 meters from the line and directly on an international transit corridor (Yahodyn–Dorohusk) move the physical fallout of the war right to NATO’s physical doorstep. Polish border villages reportedly heard the detonations directly across the tree line. 

Targeting Bilateral Physical Infrastructure: By striking a passenger train carrying international travelers to Warsaw and logistics parking near the checkpoint, Moscow is shifting from targeting regional interior infrastructure to explicitly testing the limits of European border logistics. 

Use of Jet-Powered Drones: Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz noted that Moscow deployed high-speed Geran-5 jet-powered drones in this barrage, which significantly narrows the margin of error and reaction window along the NATO border line.

Diplomatic and Security Fallout

Poland scrambled F-16s, surveillance aircraft, and combat helicopters to patrol the border airspace during the strikes. 

Polish Government Emergency Meeting: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called an urgent high-level national security meeting in Warsaw with the ministers of defense, interior, and intelligence services. 

Impact on High-Level Allies: Foreign officials are actively caught in the disruption—Estonia's Foreign Minister, Margus Tsahkna, confirmed his diplomatic delegation was physically stranded at the Yahodyn crossing during the strike wave. 

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha warned that the attack is intended to signal that Moscow views Western integration routes as fair game. It pressures Western allies to either step up air defense coverage over Western Ukraine or risk direct spillover onto NATO soil.

Sybiha issued a statement on X directly addressing Western allies regarding the strikes near Yahodyn:

“Russia's barbaric strikes at the Ukraine-Poland border in Yahodyn are not just a continuation of its attacks on our state borders. This is Putin's terror ‘knocking’ directly on the doors of the EU and NATO. Russian barbarians are at your gate, dear partners.”

He followed up by urging immediate Western escalation in response:

“Act now: throw the full weight of your sanctions at Putin’s aggressive regime... Make Moscow feel the consequences of its terror. Not partial decisions, but decisive and powerful steps. A complete trade embargo. A full entry ban. Full sanctions against the military-industrial complex. Putin must understand that his barbarism will receive a decisive response that will raise the cost of war for him to an unacceptable level. This is the only way to stop him.”

Indeed, NATO, individual European nations, Canada, and the United States must escalate their unified response to Russia’s indiscriminate escalation. If not, if Russia isn’t punished and subdued, Moscow will continue bombing Ukraine, killing innocent Ukrainians, and expanding its war to other countries.  

  

Moscow Launches Massive Daytime Attack on Kyiv

Russian forces have shifted tactics toward launching major daytime long-range drone strikes across Ukraine, including targeting Kyiv. Historically, most large-scale aerial barrages occurred overnight, but recent waves have seen heavy daytime incursions.  

The ongoing campaign of barrage strikes has continued right into September 10 and 11, 2026.  

Human losses are still being assessed.

Russia has maintained near-daily, multi-wave aerial assaults against Kyiv and surrounding regions using jet-powered drones and missiles.

Morning & Daytime Wave (Sept 10): Jet-powered Shahed drones struck targets in central and outer districts of Kyiv during daylight hours. One drone hit an Ukrnafta gas station near the Respublika shopping center in the Holosiivskyi district, setting vehicles ablaze and injuring four people. 

Evening Wave (September 10 - 11): Drone alerts and interceptions continued into late evening, with strikes hitting a business center in the Solomianskyi district, an office building, and a warehouse in the Obolonskyi district. 

Broader Regional Impact: Surrounding districts in the Kyiv region (such as Obukhiv and Fastiv) were also targeted, resulting in residential and warehouse fires and at least one casualty.  

These daytime and late-hour strikes follow several consecutive days of heavy bombardment—including the major daytime strike on the SBU intelligence headquarters on September 4 and high-rise apartment hits on September 8–9.

Shift to Daytime Strikes: Ukrainian military officials and defense analysts report that Russian forces are increasingly launching swarms of attack drones (such as fast-flying, jet-powered models alongside standard Shahed-type variants) during morning and afternoon hours.  

Air Defense Saturation: Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) and military analysts note that daytime waves involving dozens to hundreds of drones are designed to overwhelm air defense trackers, exhaust interceptor supplies, and maximize disruption to civilian daily life.  

Tactical Routes: In several recent daytime attacks, large drone formations have been tracked entering Ukrainian airspace at mid-to-high altitudes along the border with Belarus, moving south and west toward regional centers and the capital.  

SBU Headquarters Strike: In early September, a daytime drone strike directly targeted the headquarters of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in central Kyiv near St. Sophia Sobor wounding at least 12 people.  

Residential & Infrastructure Damage: Daylight and early morning strikes over Kyiv have hit multi-story residential buildings (including apartment blocks in the Darnytskyi.)

Russians Didn’t Wait Long to Strike Ukraine after Envoys Left Region

US envoys have left and Russia has reverted to its murderous behavior. At least 12 people were killed and 72 others injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over the past day, local authorities said on Sept. 9.

In Kyiv, nine people were injured after a Russian morning strike hit a 24-story residential building Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said yesterday.

The current wave of strikes – following a brief pause for unproductive diplomacy – has targeted capital infrastructure, civilian housing, and frontline regions with swarms of attack drones (including jet-powered UAVs) and ballistic missiles. 

Casualty Breakdown across Regions

Kyiv & Kyiv Oblast: In the city, a strike on a 24-story residential building injured nine people, while surrounding districts (including Bucha and Boryspil) reported multiple fatalities and destroyed private homes. 

Kherson & Dnipropetrovsk: Two killed and 15 wounded in Kherson; two killed and 12 injured in Dnipropetrovsk due to artillery and drone barrages. 

Odesa & Southern Front: Strikes on border crossings and infrastructure resulted in two dead and three wounded near the Odesa region. 

Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, & Mykolaiv: Combined, these regions suffered at least three additional fatalities and over 20 wounded from targeted strikes on residential sectors and public spaces. 

Weapons Mix: Ukrainian Air Defense reported a complex combination of Iskander/KN-23 ballistic missiles, Kh-101 cruise missiles, and high-speed jet-powered drones designed to overwhelm air defenses. 

Infrastructure Targeted: Beyond residential areas, strikes hit Ukrzaliznytsia rail facilities, industrial warehouses, and energy/logistic nodes.

In Kyiv Oblast, Russian attacks over the past day killed two people and injured seven others, including two children, Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration, said.

In total, 31 sites were damaged across the region, including 11 houses, two apartment buildings, five production and warehouse facilities, an administrative building, a utility building, and 12 vehicles, Tkachenko said.

“Behind every number is someone's life, someone’s home, someone's property. And this is once again the reality that Russia brings to our land,” he added.

Russia’s attacks on Kyiv resumed almost immediately after a brief pause linked to the visit of US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to the capital, with Russian drones targeting the city throughout the day and overnight.

Russian forces launched 196 Shahed-type attack drones, including jet-powered drones, across Ukraine on Sept. 9, the Air Force said. Russian forces also launched Iskander-M ballistic missiles from occupied Crimea and S8000 Banderol cruise missiles from the Sea of Azov. The Air Force did not specify the number of missiles launched.

Ukrainian air defenses shot down or suppressed 165 drones, while strikes by missiles and attack drones were recorded at 23 locations. Debris from downed drones fell at four locations, the Air Force said.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned Russian attacks on Sept. 9, saying that efforts to address the aftermath were underway in Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipro, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, and Zhytomyr oblasts.

“Unfortunately, there has been too little response from the international community to these strikes, which are taking people's lives practically every day. But a response is needed – Moscow must not go into the winter believing that it can get away with missile and drone terror without consequences,” Zelenskyy said.

In southern Kherson Oblast, Russian attacks in the region killed two people and injured 15 others, regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin said.

Russian attacks on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast killed two people and injured 12 people over the past day, Governor Oleksandr Hanzha reported, according to the reports of Sept. 8 and Sept. 9.

In southern Odesa Oblast, Russian drones struck the Starokozache international border crossing with Moldova, killing two civilians and injuring three others, Governor Oleh Kiper said. Rescuers evacuated another 16 people from a bus to safety.

The crossing was temporarily suspended following the attack, Kiper added.

In northeastern Kharkiv Oblast, over the past day, Russia attacked the city of Kharkiv and the surrounding regions, and killed one person and injuring four others, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said.

In a separate attack on Kharkiv Oblast, a Russian Shahed-type drone struck a railway station near Iskra village at around 10 a.m. on Sept. 9, hitting a Kharkiv-Izium train and injuring eight people, Syniehubov said.

In southeastern Zaporizhzhia Oblast, one person was killed, and seven others were injured by Russian attacks, regional governor Ivan Fedorov said. Russian forces carried out 945 attacks on 46 settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast over the past day, Fedorov said.

In Mykolaiv Oblast, a combined Russian attack killed a woman and injured four people, including a child, regional governor Heorhii Reshetilov said. Port and civilian infrastructure, a shopping mall, a postal terminal, a cafe, homes, and vehicles were damaged, he added.

In northern Chernihiv Oblast, air attacks killed one person and injured three others across the region as Russia launched a Banderol cruise missile on a hypermarket in Pryluky, governor Viacheslav Chaus said.

A house damaged in a Russian attack on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Sept. 9, 2026. (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration / Telegram)

July of 2026 saw the most civilians killed or injured in Ukraine since March 2022, according to the U.N. Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU).

At least 437 civilians in Ukraine were killed and 2,610 injured in July alone, the monitoring group said on Aug. 13. This represents a 30% increase from June, which previously held the record for the deadliest month since April 2022.

Ukrainian civilian casualties in July 2026 were 70% higher than in July of the previous year, while casualties among children also rose to their highest level since April 2022, with 17 children killed and 166 injured, testifying to Russia’s haphazard, arbitrary launches of airborne weapons.

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Russians Hit Sumy, Killing 2 and injuring 20

Russian cutthroats are continuing to attack and kill Ukrainian men, women and children in its quest to subjugate all of the country or annihilate the people.

Russian forces struck a shopping and entertainment center in the northeastern city of Sumy on September 9, killing at least two and injuring 20, including three children, local authorities said, according to Kyiv Independent.

A Russian drone hit Sumy's Manufactura mall near the city's center, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said. Footage released by the agency shows firefighters battling flames engulfing cars, debris strewn through parking lots, and the blood of victims pooling on asphalt outside the mall. All sources of fire have reportedly been extinguished.

Sumy Governor Oleh Hryhorov said on Telegram that the attack killed two people, both 21 years old.

Another 20 people were injured, Hryhorov said, with two men and one woman in serious condition and another woman in extremely critical condition. Three girls, aged 15-16, are among the injured.

Fourteen people have been hospitalized, the governor said.

The deadly strike in Sumy comes as Russia has intensified attacks on Ukraine's supermarkets and shopping centers — even during the day, when stores are crowded with civilians.

In August 2026, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia was deliberately targeting supermarket warehouses, distribution centers, and stores. Later that month, Russia launched a daytime drone strike on a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih, killing 16 people and injuring 130 others, including 23 children.

The latest attack in Sumy follows an unsuccessful US-brokered peace push in Kyiv and Moscow on September 6-7. While the visit revived a stagnant diplomatic process, it failed to yield a breakthrough or stop Russian missilesfrom raining on Ukraine in the following days.

"Now, it is crucial for all partners to focus and work on the necessary steps to de-escalate the situation and stop the killings," Zelenskyy said on Telegram September 9 after the strike on Sumy. "Terrorism is always a threat to many, and we must counter it together."

While the visit by American envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff provided a brief respite from Moscow's attacks, Russia has been using Ukraine's severe shortage of air defense systems to pummel cities across the nation all summer. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been enunciating this mortal lack of defenses for weeks.

July of 2026 saw the most civilians killed or injured in Ukraine since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in March 2022, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine reported on August 13.

Moscow’s Goal: Create As Much Pain as Possible

The gullible American negotiators probably had barely time to land in Washington after the truce expired when within hours Russia sent more than a 150 drones and anti-ship, ballistic and cruise missiles at the Kyiv – a deadly package built to overwhelm defenses.

Despite expressions of hopefulness from Washington, Russia will not stop the war. It has again launched a heavy, coordinated aerial barrage across Ukraine overnight on September 8 and into the morning. The overall picture from Kyiv today is one of massive devastation following the breakdown of the temporary pause in aerial strikes.

The morning headlines told the story of what Moscow intended. It envisioned creating as much harm as possible. Another headline screamed Putin Is “Throwing the Kitchen Sink” at Ukraine as drones and missiles attack Kyiv in a massive aerial assault.

The Ukrainian Air Force later reported that Russian forces launched 32 cruise missiles, 166 Shahed-type drones, of which “more than half” were jet-powered, and an unspecified number of ballistic missiles. Two ballistic missiles, 31 cruise missiles, and 142 drones were intercepted, it said.

It added that missile and drone strikes were recorded at 29 locations. The cost: 5 killed, 70 injured as Russia resumes mass attacks across Ukraine.

The mass attacks marked the end of a brief pause in strikes that was in place during a weekend visit by US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv. The talks failed to produce a major breakthrough despite diplomatic hopefulness, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying afterward that he expected the war to continue into the winter.

The Scale and Weapons: According to reports by the Kyiv Independent and local authorities, Russian forces deployed a complex mix of weaponry designed to overwhelm air defenses. The Ukrainian Air Force reported tracking ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, anti-ship missiles, and jet-powered Shahed drones. Air defenses intercepted or suppressed over 140 drones and dozens of missiles, but strikes or falling debris hit dozens of locations nationwide.

Casualties & Direct Quote: President Zelenskyy specifically noted that it was a calculated barrage designed “to cause as much harm to life as possible.”

Impact on Kyiv: In the capital alone, multiple districts – including Holosiivskyi, Solomianskyi, Darnytskyi, Podilskyi, and Dniprovskyi – suffered severe damage. Hits and falling debris caused fires across non-residential high-rises, residential apartments, warehouses, and a school. Five staff members were injured when a building belonging to the We-Ukraine TV channel was hit during a live broadcast.

“It was a difficult attack, which the Russians deliberately tried to calculate to cause as much harm to life as possible: ballistic missiles, cruise and anti-ship missiles, jet-powered Shaheds,” Zelenskyy said.

As of 8:30 AM on September 8, with the attack still ongoing, air defenses had downed or suppressed two ballistic missiles, 31 cruise missiles, and 142 drones. Strikes were recorded at 29 locations, while debris from intercepted drones and missiles fell at nine additional sites, the Air Force said.

“Despite very good results against cruise missiles, ballistic missiles remain particularly difficult, and every day we make clear to our partners our need for interceptors,” Zelenskyy added.

As the attack continued, at nearly 12 noon, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said drone debris had fallen on a four-story office building in Solomianskyi district, causing a fire and structural damage. People were being evacuated from the upper floors, with preliminary reports indicating that there were casualties.

The assault also targeted communities in the surrounding region, injuring two men, according to Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv Oblast Administration.

Residential buildings, a school, and warehouses were damaged in the attack, signaling a violent end to the brief respite for the capital during a diplomatic visit by US envoys over the weekend.

“It’s like The Hunger Games, it’s just about survival," Dariia Kolisnyk, a resident of a building damaged by a missile in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district, was quoted as saying by the Kyiv Independent.

“You just go to bed, wondering whether you’ll wake up or not. That’s life in Kyiv.”

Liudmyla Akhremenko, also a resident in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district, said her home has been damaged for the second time in an attack in the area.
“The blast wave blew out the windows, and stones flew into the house. People’s furniture was damaged,” Akhremenko told The Kyiv Independent. According to her, no shelter has yet been built nearby, so she was at home when the attack occurred.
“It was very scary,” she said. “I was sleeping and woke up to the explosion. I saw that the windows had opened, the glass had shattered, and the flowers had fallen. Everything jumped up to the ceiling.”

Explosions rang out in the capital at around 3:30 AM local time, according to Kyiv Independent journalists on the ground. Another loud blast occurred about 10 minutes later.

At around 4:14 AM. local time, Kyiv Independent journalist Yevheniya Doluda reported a series of up to six explosions in rapid succession.

“There was a very strong bang,” one resident said. “I opened my eyes and saw the window flying, and big flashes. I ran to the second room, where my child and my husband were sleeping, and climbed through the broken door and windows.”

“I got the child, thank God, sat him up, everything is fine. My husband was cut a little by the glass. But, thank God, everything is fine,” she added.

As of 8:30 a.m., with the attack still ongoing, air defenses had downed or suppressed two ballistic missiles, 31 cruise missiles, and 142 drones. Strikes were recorded at 29 locations, while debris from intercepted drones and missiles fell at nine additional sites, the Air Force said.

Wider Strikes: Beyond Kyiv, strikes were reported in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Odesa, Kherson, Sumy, Chernihiv, and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts. In Sumy, Russian drones struck a passenger train, though emergency protocols allowed all 90 passengers and crew to evacuate safely.

In Donetsk Oblast, two people were killed, and 10 others were injured by Russian attacks, Governor Vadym Filashkin said.

Two people were killed in Kramatorsk, where six others were wounded. The security situation in the city has deteriorated as Russian forces continue their gradual advance toward it. Three people were also injured in Sloviansk and one in Raihorodok.

One person was killed, and 13 others were injured by Russian attacks in Kherson Oblast, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said.

In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, 12 people were injured in Russian attacks, Governor Ivan Fedorov said.

In Kharkiv Oblast, three people, including a 17-year-old boy, were injured by Russian attacks, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said. The attacks continued into the morning, with Syniehubov reporting at 9:41 a.m. that a Russian drone had preliminarily struck central Kharkiv.

Three men aged 58, 54, and 48 were injured in a Russian attack on a market in the suburbs of Odesa, with the 58-year-old hospitalized in moderate condition, Governor Oleh Kiper said.

In Sumy Oblast, a 65-year-old man was injured in a Russian drone strike, local authorities said.

On the morning of Sept. 8, Russian drones struck a Kyiv-Sumy passenger train twice, but no one was injured after the train was stopped during an air raid alert and all 90 passengers and crew members were evacuated, Governor Oleh Hryhorov said.

In Chernihiv Oblast, a 40-year-old woman was injured in a Russian drone attack on the village of Pryluky, Governor Viacheslav Chaus said.

One person was injured by Russian attacks in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, local authorities said.

Moscow has reasserted its commitment to annihilating all Ukrainian men, women, and children, imprisoning the survivors, and then destroying the cities and countryside.

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Zelenskyy Jockeys Ukraine into Leadership Role among European Countries

Immediately after the two rounds of inconclusive trilateral talks ended, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine, the US and Europe have agreed to hold another meeting involving their representatives, which will undoubtedly reinforce European unity and security, reported European Pravda.

Zelenskyy noted that national security advisers to the leaders of France, the UK and Germany joined the Ukraine-US negotiations in Kyiv during the third round.

“We have agreed that Ukraine, Europe and America will meet in the near future. I do not know where the meeting will be – in Europe, in the United States of America, or perhaps again – as I understood it, Steve (Witkoff) liked our railways – so perhaps again in Ukraine. Well, we are open in any case,” Zelenskyy observed.

The Ukrainian president said three rounds of negotiations took place on September 6 in total, and all of them were “very substantive,” and discussions covered possible parameters for ending the war and short-term support for Ukraine, but nothing was revealed.

A shrewd global strategist who prioritizes Ukraine’s interests, Zelenskyy can now position the appropriate national chess pieces into a configuration that will propel Kyiv into a solid leadership role.

The most significant aspect of the upcoming trilateral setup (Ukraine–US–Europe) is the explicit inclusion of European allies right after the US envoys’ stop in Moscow.

Bringing French, British, and German national security advisors directly into the third round of talks—and locking in a joint trilateral follow-up—mitigates the threat of a bilateral US–Russia track that bypasses Kyiv or Brussels. 

For Europe, their active inclusion ensures that economic sanctions, long-term security guarantees, and reconstruction frameworks are tightly aligned with US diplomatic moves. Hopefully, these moves will gyrate toward outspoken support for Ukraine.

This latest development—Zelenskyy’s press briefing following the lackluster marathon three-round talks in Kyiv with US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, alongside E3 national security advisors (UK, France, Germany)—signals a notable shift in the diplomatic landscape.  It can also maintain Ukraine’s visibility at the pinnacle of European affairs. Such a multinational arrangement, with Ukraine’s military and political shoulders, will give all participants a sense of security.

The most significant aspect of the upcoming trilateral setup (Ukraine–US–Europe) is the explicit inclusion of European allies right after the US envoys’ stop in Moscow.

Zelenskyy noted that Witkoff and Kushner brought "several genuinely new ideas" fresh off their meeting with Putin. While details remain tightly held, the dynamic reveals key positioning:

tactical vs. leadership levels.

Zelenskyy made a point of stating that while core territorial issues were touched upon, structural choices like sovereignty and borders can only be negotiated directly at the leadership level. 

Kyiv is pragmatically using this diplomatic momentum to lock in immediate survival support—specifically the “winter package” covering energy resilience, fuel logistics, and heavy air defense (e.g., Patriot systems) ahead of seasonal targeting by Moscow. 

Restarting formal negotiation tracks after a long hiatus is inherently useful, but the key metric remains whether diplomatic movement is paired with enforceable security guarantees, or merely provides Moscow tactical breathing room. 

Zelenskyy explicitly highlighted the "prosperity plan" alongside force posture. The narrative from Kyiv continues to emphasize that a strong Ukrainian military is the primary security guarantee, requiring concrete Western economic and industrial commitment rather than symbolic declarations. The Russian war against Ukraine and Kyiv’s smart and successful defense of its country, nation, and interests testify that Ukraine is the number one candidate for accession to NATO.