Russian forces struck the Darnytsia pharmaceutical plant on the morning of 26 September.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Sybiha said the humanitarian crisis in occupied Oleshky is critical, with civilians reportedly forced to eat grass to survive.

Former Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has announced a new defence project called Army of Robots. The concept involves developing humanoid robots capable of carrying out simple frontline tasks instead of soldiers. Fedorov presented the project on 26 September at the IT Arena 2026 confere

Ukrainian state-owned military channel Armiia TV has suspended broadcasting due to Russian attacks but continues operating on YouTube and social media.

Zelenskyy imposed sanctions on 44 people involved in organising Russian State Duma elections in occupied Ukrainian territories, including Crimea and Sevastopol.

Russian forces attacked internet provider Kolo.TV for the third time on the morning of 26 September.

Zelenskyy confirmed that Ukrainian forces struck the Azov Optical-Mechanical Plant in Russia’s Rostov Oblast, which produces components for missiles and other weapons.

Ukrainian TV channel Novyny.LIVE temporarily suspended broadcasts after Russian strikes on Kyiv infrastructure disrupted services linked to data centres.

Ukrainian forces struck a Russian P-18 Terek radar with a detection range of up to 250 km, as well as an ammunition depot in occupied Luhansk Oblast.

Zelenskyy said Russian overnight attacks killed two people and injured 14, damaging homes, schools, a university and energy facilities across Ukraine.

Journalist Mariia Yizhvenko, 29, has been killed in a Russian strike on a business centre in Kyiv. She had only recently left NV Business, the business news section of a Ukrainian media holding company, and was planning to start a family with her husband.

Ukraine's defence forces struck the Ilsky oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai on the night of 25-26 September.