Ukraine-Russia war live: 16 hurt in Russian glide bomb attack as Zelensky presents ‘victory plan’ in US
Zelensky again urged the West to allow Ukraine to strike Russian territory with long-range missiles
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At least 16 civilians, including a 15-year-old boy, were injured in Russian airstrikes on Zaporizhzhia late on Sunday, according to the Ukrainian interior ministry.
The strikes reportedly involved KAB guided aerial bombs, causing damage to several apartment buildings, Reuters reported.
Zaporizhzhia governor Ivan Fedorov wrote on Telegram that Russia conducted a total of 363 air and ground strikes across 12 settlements in the region within a day.
It comes after at least 21 people were injured in Kharkiv after Vladimir Putin’s forces dropped a deadly glide bomb on an apartment block.
An eight-year-old was injured and 60 people were evacuated from the building as Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky again urged Western allies for long-range missile capabilities.
Ukraine’s foreign minister Andriy Sybiha had earlier warned Moscow was planning strikes on Ukraine’s nuclear facilities before the winter.
Meanwhile, Mr Zelensky visited the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Pennsylvania on Sunday to thank workers for producing 155 mm artillery shells, vital for Ukraine’s defence against Russia.
He is presenting his “victory plan” to the US president this week as well as meeting with Kamala Harris and Donald Trump during his trip to the US to rally support for Kyiv.
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Two dead in mine after Russian strike causes fire
Two female mine workers were found dead after a Russian strike in the Donetsk region caused a fire.
One more person was taken to hospital following the strike, which forced 371 workers to evacuate.
The fire was above the mine and did not enter go underground, the ministry noted according to Ukrainian Pravda.
Ukraine’s Energy Ministry did not specify the location of the attack but the Governor of the Donetsk region, Vadym Filashkin, said early on Sunday that two people had been killed and one injured in Udachne, the Kyiv Independent reported.
The village of Udachne, 12 kilometres west of Pokrovsk - one of the main battlegrounds in recent weeks - is home to one of the largest coal mines in Ukraine.
Russia says firefighter killed by Ukrainian drone in Moscow-controlled Luhansk region
A firefighter was killed by a Ukrainian drone in Russia-controlled Luhansk region in the eastern Ukraine, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said on Sunday.
The drone’s explosives detonated when Vyacheslav Glazunov, 33, was extinguishing a fire in the Novoaidar district triggered by fallen drones, the ministry said on Telegram.
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Other attacks were also reported in occupied Crimea and the Tver region, northwest of Moscow, and Russia’s defence ministry said its forces had shot down more than 100 drones.
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The Foreign Secretary warned it was a ‘critical time’ for allies to show ‘fortitude’ in bolstering Ukraine’s defence amid a missiles debate.
Ukraine’s air defence units destroy 71 Russian drones overnight
Ukraine’s air defence units destroyed 71 out of 80 attack drones that Russia launched overnight, Ukraine’s air force said this morning.
Additionally, six more of the Russian drones were lost after getting neutralised by Ukraine’s electronic warfare, the air force said.
Russia also launched two guided missiles from occupied parts of Ukraine’s Luhansk region, the air force said but did not mention if they were intercepted.
David Lammy calls for ‘guts and nerve’ in facing Putin
Allies must show “nerve” in their support for Ukraine, foreign secretary David Lammy said Sunday at the Labour party conference.
Speaking at a fringe event alongside Ukraine’s ambassador to the UK, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, he said: “This is a critical time for nerve and for guts and for patience and for fortitude on behalf of allies who stand with Ukraine.”
“I am not going to, as Foreign Secretary, of course, comment on operational detail, because that can only aid Putin.
“But there is a very real-time discussion across allies about how we can support Ukraine as we head into the winter.”
“I think we have to recognise Putin’s bullying bluster and rhetoric for what it is: a sort of deliberate psychological warfare that is usually indicative of his own fears about losing this ridiculous and horrendous bloody escapade of his.
“He tends to throw dust up in the eyes.”
Report: Over 20 people wounded after Russia strikes apartment blocks in Ukraine’s Kharkiv
Russian strikes hit high-rise apartment blocks in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, leaving dozens wounded in a second consecutive nighttime attack this week.
The bombs fell Saturday night on the district of Shevchenkivsky, in Ukraine’s northeast, local Gov. Oleh Syniehubov said. Residential 16 and 9-storied buildings were destroyed, and seven more buildings were damaged, he added.
Twenty-one people were wounded, including an eight-year-old, two 17-year-olds and several older adults, according to Syniehubov and Kharkiv mayor Ihor Terekhov.
Samya Kullab reports:
Over 20 people wounded after Russia strikes apartment blocks in Ukraine’s Kharkiv
Russian strikes have hit high-rise apartment blocks in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, leaving dozens wounded in a second consecutive nighttime attack this week
Russian strike damages 18 apartment buildings in Kharkiv
The strike destroyed windows, water and electricity supplies last night (September 21).
Two people were left seriously injured while “many more” needed medical help, according to Kharkiv mayor Ihor Terekhov.
One house suffered serious damage with the structure of the building displaced.
Mr Terekhov said: "State services and volunteers are actively attempting to deal with the effects of the attack.
“Namely, they are covering the broken windows. We check all the communications. Water and electricity supply has been restored in several buildings.
“We will restore everything. Unfortunately, many people needed medical help. Two of the victims are seriously injured."
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