Conflict & Security
Russia and Ukraine exchange deadly drone strikes as Trump says Putin wants a peace deal
September 10, 2026 at 08:06 AM
Coverage
4 reports · 3 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 16 hours
Russia and Ukraine traded overnight drone attacks that killed civilians on both sides, while US President Donald Trump said Putin wants an agreement to end the war.
- Ukrainian police said Russian drone attacks killed five people and wounded 24 in the Sumy region; a Zaporozhye official reported one further death and three injuries.
- Russia's Defense Ministry said air defenses downed 448 Ukrainian drones overnight; Russian officials reported four people, including a child, killed in Novorossiysk.
- Ukraine's Air Force said it shot down 128 of 149 Russian drones; Moscow reported striking a drone warehouse at Nikolaev port.
- Trump told reporters Putin "wants to make a deal" and that a three-way meeting including Zelensky "could happen"; the Kremlin said Putin has no aggressive plans toward Europe.
Latest developments
- Sep 10 — Russian drone strikes killed two people at the Starokozache border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova, prompting its closure.
- Sep 10 — Ukrainian officials reported additional drone-strike deaths in Kyiv and Sumy beyond the previously cited figures.
- Sep 10 — The strikes followed a phone call between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump about ending the war.

