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Zelensky Announces Drone Deal as Russia Strikes Kyiv

By Drooid · Sep 24, 2026, 10:20 AM UTC · How we work

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Finland Ukrainian drone deal

Russian drones hit Kyiv on September 23, killing two; ballistic missiles struck the city on September 24, killing one.
President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the strikes, saying Russia was targeting civilian sites such as pharmacies, gas stations, a market and a maternity hospital.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported missile debris damaged a maternity hospital façade and parking lot.
Finland’s President Alexander Stubb and Zelensky announced a drone cooperation deal to protect Ukrainian people.

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Energy Ceasefire Skepticism

Russian forces attacked Kyiv with drones on September 23 and ballistic missiles on September 24, 2026, killing at least three people and injuring dozens.
Local responders and energy workers said they doubted Russia would keep any energy cease-fire.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a drone hit a nine-storey non-residential building, business centre and warehouses.
Russia’s defense ministry said it hit military-industrial and energy facilities and downed over 500 drones.

Blindspot

Zelensky said Russia was turning civilian and critical infrastructure—including pharmacies, gas stations and shopping malls—into targets, after attacks damaged a historic market, a maternity hospital façade and other civilian sites in Kyiv.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Right-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

In March 1999, NATO launched a 78-day bombing campaign against Yugoslavia, striking Belgrade and killing 78 civilians and damaging critical infrastructure. The United States contributed roughly 1,000 tons of ordnance, while Serbian leader Slobodan Miloševic condemned the attacks as unlawful internationally. Today’s Russian drone and missile strikes on Kyiv, condemned by President Volodymyr Zelensky and Mayor Vitali Klitschko, echo NATO’s targeting of civilian sites. The 1999 precedent warned that indiscriminate bombardment fuels international condemnation and prompts alliances like Finland’s cooperation deal to bolster urban defense.

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Finland Ukrainian drone deal

Russian drones hit Kyiv on September 23, killing two; ballistic missiles struck the city on September 24, killing one.
President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the strikes, saying Russia was targeting civilian sites such as pharmacies, gas stations, a market and a maternity hospital.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported missile debris damaged a maternity hospital façade and parking lot.
Finland’s President Alexander Stubb and Zelensky announced a drone cooperation deal to protect Ukrainian people.

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