Poland scrambled fighter jets in the early hours of Tuesday as it responded to Russia‘s latest attack on Ukraine involving jet-powered drones.
Ukraine’s Air Force issued several warnings to Ukrainians, asking them to seek shelter as Russian forces fired jet-powered drones across all of Ukraine.
It remains unclear how many drones were fired but at least some of them likely travelled beyond Ukraine’s borders, with a Nato fighter jet shooting down a drone in Lithuania shortly after midnight on Tuesday.
Lithuanian officials said the drone likely entered from Belarus and was shot down near Pratkunai village in southern Lithuania, near Kaunas.
A drone alert was issued earlier in the capital Vilnius and surrounding region.
Military drones straying into the airspace of Russia’s neighbours have stoked concerns that Russia’s war in Ukraine is spilling over Nato’s borders.
This comes as Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv was ready to support a US-led proposal for a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire protecting energy sites – but only if Washington could ensure Moscow was genuinely ready to comply.
Animal rescuers severely injured in Russian drone attack while saving dogs in Ukraine
A Ukrainian animal rescuer has said he is “grateful to be alive” after his car was struck by a Russian drone while rescuing a group of stranded dogs from near the frontline.
Ruslan Horbal, a volunteer for Animal Rescue Kharkiv (ARK), was on a rescue mission in Ukraine’s war-torn eastern city of Kramatorsk, when a Russian drone hit the vehicle, killing one of the rescued dogs. He had only just gathered the animals into the back of the car when the attack took place.
“It happened very fast. There was an explosion, smoke and glass everywhere,” recalls Mr Horbal, who was hospitalised after the attack, in an interview with The Independent. “At first, I was confused. It took me a moment to understand what had happened. Then I started checking if everyone was alive and if the animals were OK. That’s when I realised I was badly injured too. There was a lot of blood.”
Animal rescuers severely injured in Russian drone attack while saving dogs in Ukraine
Volunteers travel to some of the frontline’s most dangerous areas to evacuate stranded animalsArpan Rai15 September 2026 05:17
Russia hits petrol station and warehouse facilities in Kyiv, mayor says
A drone hit a petrol station in Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv in the early hours today, mayor Vitali Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app,
There was also a strike on warehouse facilities in another part of the city. A Reuters witness heard an explosion in Kyiv.
The attack comes after US president Donald Trump said on Monday that Ukraine and Russia had agreed not to hit each other’s energy targets.
Russia has recently started hitting petrol stations in Kyiv, expanding the range of target facilities. In recent months, Russia hit some 300 petrol stations, mainly in or near Ukraine’s frontline regions.
Arpan Rai15 September 2026 04:52
Zelensky says Ukraine will support energy ceasefire as ‘first step’ to end war
Volodymyr Zelensky has said Kyiv was ready to support a US-led proposal for a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire protecting energy sites – but only if Washington could ensure Moscow was genuinely ready to end its war.
Zelensky made his comments in his nightly video address after US president Donald Trump said that Ukraine and Russia had both agreed not to hit each other’s energy targets.
“If this can become the first de-escalatory step, a step towards ending Russian strikes against our critical infrastructure and our strikes in response, Ukraine is ready to support de-escalation,” Zelensky said.
“So far, no one has seen any genuine willingness on Russia’s part to bring the war to an end. But if our American partners can secure Russia’s genuine readiness to end the war aimed at destroying lives, and to do so honestly and on a long-term basis, Ukraine will take its own de-escalatory steps,” Zelensky said.
Arpan Rai15 September 2026 04:40
Drone attack damages industrial facility in Russia’s Samara region
A drone attack has damaged an industrial facility in the Russian Samara region on the Volga River, governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev said on Telegram, without naming the facility.
The region is home to a number of large oil refineries.
Arpan Rai15 September 2026 04:28
Missile attack damages Ozon warehouse in Russia’s Taganrog
A missile attack has damaged a warehouse of Russian e-commerce company Ozon in the port city of Taganrog in Russia’s south, regional governor Yuri Slyusar said on Telegram.
He added that a gas pipe and a few residential buildings were also hit.
Arpan Rai15 September 2026 04:06
Nato fighter jet shoots down drone in Lithuania
A Nato fighter jet shot down a drone in Lithuania shortly after midnight on Tuesday, the Lithuanian national crisis management centre said.
The drone, which likely entered from Belarus, was shot down near Pratkunai village in southern Lithuania, near Kaunas, the second-largest city, the centre’s spokesperson said. Its origin is yet to be determined, he said.
A drone alert was issued earlier in the capital Vilnius and surrounding region.
Fighters with the Nato Baltic Air Defence mission have patrolled the skies of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia since the Baltic countries joined the alliance in 2004.
The mission’s jets shot down stray Ukrainian drones over Estonia in May, and Latvia in June and August.
Military drones straying into the airspace of Russia’s neighbours have stoked concerns that Russia’s war in Ukraine is spilling over Nato’s borders.
Arpan Rai15 September 2026 03:55
Poland scrambles jets amid Russian drone attacks on Ukraine
Poland has commenced military aviation operations in the early hours of Tuesday as a preventive measure to secure its airspace, amid Russian jet-powered drone attacks on Ukraine, Poland’s Armed Forces said in a statement on social media website X.
Arpan Rai15 September 2026 03:53
Member of UK armed forces dies in Ukraine, MoD says
Member of UK armed forces dies in Ukraine, MoD says
The person died in a crash, officials saidBryony Gooch15 September 2026 03:00
Watch: Ukrainian animal rescuers injured in drone attack while on mission
Bryony Gooch15 September 2026 02:00
Kyiv ‘wipes out all of Moscow’s battlefield gains since March’ in blow to Putin
Nearly all of Russia’s territorial gains this year have been wiped out, according to a new assessment by the Institute for the Study of War.
Ukrainian forces have held Russian forces to “near-zero net gains since March 2026”, read the report.
“The situation remains dynamic, and Russian commanders are reportedly pressing Russian President Vladimir Putin for a massive mobilization likely aimed at restoring their ability to seize and hold the initiative,” the ISW said.
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