Ukraine-Russia war latest: Children among five killed and 67 injured as Putin strikes shopping centre
At least five people were killed and 67 others were injured as Russian drones hit a shopping mall in Pavlohrad, a city in southeastern Ukraine. Officials said shops and vehicles were hit in the daylight attack which took place "when there were many people on the streets". The injured include three teenage boys aged 13, 14 and 15. Ukrainian officials said a total of seven people died in major Russian strikes across five districts of Pavlohrad, a rail and logistics hub in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Russian forces had hit two other shopping malls in the cities of Zaporizhzhia and Sumy earlier in the week. This comes as Nato allies foiled a plot where Russian subs trained to unleash a secret weapon designed to disable critical undersea cables without leaving any fingerprints, it has been revealed. Volodymyr Zelensky has said there will be no trilateral meeting on how to end the war before the elections in Russia, due to be held on Sunday 20 September. Zelensky said Ukrainian and US negotiators were in constant contact and he hoped for progress in talks on energy and grain at the end of September after his meeting with US president Donald Trump. Just last week, the US sent its peace envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv to hold back to back talks with the leaders for finding a settlement on the war. However, no breakthroughs were reported from both sides. Arpan Rai11 September 2026 06:00Putin sends bones of medieval warrior to Ukraine frontline Russia has sent bone fragments from a legendary Russian prince in a bizarre attempt to boost morale for its soldiers fighting in Putin’s war against Ukraine. Tiny fragments from the sword hand of the medieval Grand Prince Dmitry Donskoy, who won a famous victory over the Mongols, have been sent in the Russian Orthodox Church's latest show of support for Putin's war. The sarcophagus of the Grand Prince, who died in 1389 and is revered by Russian nationalists for defeating the Mongol Golden Horde at the 1380 Battle of Kulikovo, was uncovered this summer during restoration work at Moscow's Cathedral of the Archangel inside the Kremlin. Russian military and church officials presented the discovery as a fortuitous find that could help Russian forces prevail in Ukraine, now in the fifth year of a grinding war. Arpan Rai11 September 2026 05:40Nato allies foil Russian subsea cable sabotage plot Nato allies foiled a plot where Russian subs trained to unleash a secret weapon designed to disable critical undersea cables without leaving any fingerprints, it has been revealed. Deep-sea submersibles were used to simulate the deployment of the sophisticated and destructive technology capable of disrupting deep sea cables vital for global internet connectivity and financial transactions. The vessels were prevented from completing their exercise and eventually left the area. The discovery of the new weapon, location of the operation and US involvement come months after Britain and Norway disclosed that they had uncovered a covert Russian operation in Arctic waters. The deep-sea face-off comes at a time when some Western intelligence officials fear the Kremlin is ramping up sabotage operations in Europe and preparing for a conflict with Nato. Arpan Rai11 September 2026 05:26Missile debris damages industrial facility in Russia's Volgograd Missile debris damaged an industrial facility in the southern part of the Russian city of Volgograd on the Volga River, city officials said on Telegram. The Volgograd regional administration, citing governor Andrei Bocharov, said two people were injured in an attack that also damaged a residential building in the city. The post did not provide details about the industrial facility. The Volgograd oil refinery run by Lukoil, one of Russia's biggest by processing capacity, is located in the southern part of the city. Arpan Rai11 September 2026 05:17Reminder: Ukraine’s children begin school year with missiles overhead In case you missed it: Jane Dalton11 September 2026 05:00Russian strikes kill seven and wound 76 in Ukraine industrial hub of Pavlohrad At least seven people were killed as Russian forces launched a broad onslaught on the industrial city of Pavlohrad in southeastern Ukraine yesterday. The strikes also targeted a petrol station in the capital Kyiv and an international agribusiness facility in Dnipro as Moscow intensifies attacks on logistics and economic targets. Regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha said Russian forces deployed drones, artillery and aerial bombs in hitting five districts of Pavlohrad, a rail and logistics hub serving a coal-mining area with a pre-war population of about 120,000. A total of 76 people were injured, including several children. Photos posted online showed shattered shops and burned-out vehicles in the city, which has acted as a critical supply route for the Ukrainian military connecting central Ukraine to eastern front lines. Evacuees, most of whom arrived from frontline areas, receive assistance from staff at an evacuation center in Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk region (AFP/Getty) Arpan Rai11 September 2026 04:24Two injured as Russian air strikes hit nine-storey apartment building in Kyiv Russian air strikes injured two and caused a fire in a nine-storey apartment building in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in the early hours today. The city officials have asked people in the area to seek shelter amid a drone alert. Arpan Rai11 September 2026 04:18Russia's Ozon says Ukraine drones cause fire at its logistics hub in Saratov A Ukraine drone attack caused a fire at a logistics hub belonging to Russian e-commerce company Ozon in the city of Saratov, the company said this morning. It added that there were no casualties recorded. Arpan Rai11 September 2026 04:03In pictures: Devastation in Pavlohrad Jane Dalton11 September 2026 04:00Putin and Xi to hold talks at APEC summit in November Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping with hold in-depth talks on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in November, Russia's TASS state news agency cited a Kremlin aide as saying on Thursday. There is no planned separate meeting between the two men at the BRICS+ summit this weekend, the aide, Yuri Ushakov, was also cited as saying by Russian state media. (AP) Daniel Keane11 September 2026 03:00
