Conflict & Security
Russia, Ukraine Trade Strikes as US Pushes De-escalation, New York Meeting Set
September 21, 2026 at 05:56 AM · Updated 25d ago
Coverage
3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 17 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
Is it a missile? Is it a drone? What’s the Pelican used by Ukraine?
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
بين التصعيد والوساطة.. حرب روسيا وأوكرانيا أمام اختبار دبلوماسي جديد
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ترامب يضغط على زيلينسكي لوقف ضرب مصافي النفط الروسية
(opens the publisher’s site)Mutual strikes continued across Russia and Ukraine while Trump pressed Zelensky to halt attacks on Russian oil facilities ahead of their New York meeting.
- A Russian overnight attack on Kyiv killed four people, including three children, as drone strikes continued through the day.
- Zelensky announced Ukrainian missile and drone strikes on oil and industrial facilities in Russia's Moscow and Voronezh regions.
- Trump urged Zelensky to stop striking Russian oil refineries, citing rising global diesel prices; the two agreed to meet in New York during the UN assembly.
- Turkey sent a proposal to Ukraine and Russia to end Black Sea fighting, with Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan saying Ankara received responses but found demands hard to reconcile.
- Zelensky said the strike was large-scale, involving several weapons including the first use of a 'Pelican' system.
- Moscow's mayor reported that more than 1,600 drones were intercepted during the Ukrainian attack.