Events of 25 September 2026

Events are filed under the start date of the period they describe.

• Strikes on data centers and internet providers in Kyiv

  25–30 September 2026KyivKyiv and Kyiv region

  All sides agree that data centers in Kyiv were hit.

  ■Russia ✓: covered●Ukraine ✓: covered◆Independent ✓: covered

  ⚠Confirmation: the sides contradict each other

• Overnight Ukrainian drone attack on Russia: Perm, Novoshakhtinsk, Ulyanovsk

  25 September 2026Perm Krai, Rostov and Ulyanovsk regionsOther regions of Russia

  The Russian side reports 592 drones downed and a death in Perm Krai, without mentioning any refinery being hit; Ukraine (Zelensky, General Staff) claims hits on two refineries (Perm, Novoshakhtinsk) and the Iskra plant…

  ■Russia ✓: covered●Ukraine ✓: covered◆Independent ✓: covered

  ⚠Confirmation: the sides contradict each other

• Strikes on Odesa region: "logistics centers" and civilian facilities

  25–27 September 2026Odesa regionOdesa region

  The Russian Defense Ministry and TASS describe the targets as logistics centers storing military cargo, and vessels; Ukrainian authorities and Kyiv Independent describe damage to a residential building, a medical…

  ■Russia ✓: covered●Ukraine ✓: covered◆Independent ✓: covered

  ⚠Confirmation: the sides contradict each other

• Drones in the airspace of Moldova and Romania

  25–30 September 2026Moldova (Bender, Anenii Noi), Romania (Galați, Tulcea)Moldova and Romania

  Ukrainian and independent materials link the drones in Moldova to the Russian attack on Ukraine; Ukrainska Pravda, citing Moldova's Defense Ministry, writes of a third violation of airspace by an object that came from…

  ■Russia ✓: covered●Ukraine ✓: covered◆Independent ✓: covered

  ⚠Confirmation: the sides contradict each other

• Humanitarian situation in Oleshky on the left bank of Kherson region

  25–30 September 2026Oleshky, Kherson regionKherson region

  Both sides acknowledge a grave situation but accuse each other of the blockade: Russian officials blame Ukrainian drones and mining of access roads; Ukrainian officials blame Russian forces blocking aid and evacuation.

  ■Russia ✓: covered●Ukraine ✓: covered◆Independent ✓: covered

  ⚠Confirmation: the sides contradict each other

• Kyiv, 25 September: drone strike on an apartment block and an office building

  25 September 2026Kyiv (Pechersk and Solomianka districts)Kyiv and Kyiv region

  Ukrainian and independent sources report civilians killed (a teenager and four people in an office building); the Russian items in the collected set do not mention this: RIA limits itself to reporting explosions, the…

  ■Russia ✓: covered●Ukraine ✓: covered◆Independent ✓: covered

  ⚠Confirmation: the sides contradict each other

• Glide-bomb (KAB) strikes on Sumy

  25–30 September 2026SumySumy region

  Ukrainian and independent outlets describe glide-bomb strikes on the city with dead and wounded (26 September: 2 dead, 23 wounded; 29 September: 2 dead, a school hit).

  ■Russia ✓: covered●Ukraine ✓: covered◆Independent ✓: covered

  ⇄Confirmation: both sides report it, no independent sources

• Operation "Vivaldi" in the Lyman direction

  25–30 September 2026Northern Donetsk region (Lyman area)Donetsk region

  The Ukrainian side reports the liberation of Nove, Redkodub and Katerynivka and the return of control over Karpivka and Novomykhailivka; on the same days the Russian Defense Ministry says the situation in Redkodub…

  ■Russia ✓: covered●Ukraine ✓: covered◆Independent ✓: covered

  ⚠Confirmation: the sides contradict each other

• Dobropillia: claimed encirclement and fighting for the city

  25–30 September 2026Donetsk region, DobropilliaDonetsk region

  The Russian Defense Ministry claims an encirclement of Ukrainian units in Dobropillia (since 22 Sep) and reports "liberated buildings" daily.

  ■Russia ✓: covered●Ukraine ✓: covered◆Independent –: not found

  ?Confirmation: insufficient data

• Stubb asked Musk to expand Starlink coverage for Ukraine

  25 September 2026New YorkUkraine-wide and the front line

  Russian publications describe Stubb’s request as permission to use Starlink for strikes on Russian territory or deep inside Russia.

  ■Russia ✓: covered●Ukraine ✓: covered◆Independent –: not found

  ⇄Confirmation: both sides report it, no independent sources

• Claims about the encirclement of Ukrainian Armed Forces units in northeastern Kharkiv Oblast

  25 September 2026 – 4 October 2026Kharkiv OblastKharkiv and Kharkiv region

  The collection contains no reports from the Ukrainian or independent/international groups, so it is impossible to compare their reports with the Russian claims.

  ■Russia ✓: covered●Ukraine –: not found◆Independent –: not found

  ◐Confirmation: claimed by one side only

• Russian Defense Ministry reports strikes near Mayaky and Svetlichnoye

  25 September 2026Mayaky and SvetlichnoyeDonetsk region

  Two Russian publications report strikes on facilities near Mayaky in the Kramatorsk district of the Donetsk People’s Republic and near Svetlichnoye in Kharkiv region; the Russian Defense Ministry says the facilities…

  ■Russia ✓: covered●Ukraine –: not found◆Independent –: not found

  ◐Confirmation: claimed by one side only

• Zelenskyy reported Trump’s decision to issue Ukraine licenses for Patriot missiles

  25 September 2026New YorkUkraine-wide and the front line

  All three groups report, citing Zelenskyy, that Trump said he had made a final decision to provide Ukraine with licenses; there are no incompatible accounts of the event.

  ■Russia ✓: covered●Ukraine ✓: covered◆Independent ✓: covered

  ⇄Confirmation: both sides report it, no independent sources

• EU agrees on terms for allocating 6,6 billion euros to Ukraine from the Peace Facility

  25 September 2026EUUkraine-wide and the front line

  There are no materials from the Russian group in the collection.

  ■Russia –: not found●Ukraine ✓: covered◆Independent ✓: covered

  ◐Confirmation: claimed by one side only

• Reports of drone attacks on markets in Gorlovka

  25 September 2026GorlovkaDonetsk region

  There are no materials from Ukrainian and independent groups in the collection.

  ■Russia ✓: covered●Ukraine –: not found◆Independent –: not found

  ◐Confirmation: claimed by one side only

• Statements about the attack on Moscow during election days

  25–27 September 2026Moscow and Moscow RegionOther regions of Russia

  Putin, according to Russian and Ukrainian materials, said that more than 1600 drones had entered the Moscow zone; the Russian Defense Ministry described 1600 downed aerial targets, including 8 «Фламинго» missiles.

  ■Russia ✓: covered●Ukraine ✓: covered◆Independent ✓: covered

  ⇄Confirmation: both sides report it, no independent sources

• The US did not include Patriot missiles in the aid package for Ukraine

  25–26 September 2026USUkraine-wide and the front line

  Materials from the Russian and Ukrainian groups agree that Patriot missiles were not included in the aid package.

  ■Russia ✓: covered●Ukraine ✓: covered◆Independent –: not found

  ⇄Confirmation: both sides report it, no independent sources

• Belousov heard a report on the use of drones by the «Север» grouping

  25 September 2026command post of the «Север» groupingUkraine-wide and the front line

  The selection contains no material from Ukrainian and independent groups.

  ■Russia ✓: covered●Ukraine –: not found◆Independent –: not found

  ◐Confirmation: claimed by one side only

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