Russian Strikes Kill 8 in Ukraine as UN Debates Ending the War

Russian drone and missile attacks overnight killed at least eight civilians in Ukraine, including six agricultural workers in the Kharkiv region, as the UN General Assembly debates ending the 4½-year war. Strikes also hit Kyiv and Odesa, damaging over 50 civilian sites in the capital. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged nations at the UN to impose sanctions and trade bans to cut Russia's war revenue, while Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov demanded a comprehensive peace deal rather than a temporary truce. The aerial war has intensified, with few front-line changes. UN data shows more Ukrainian civilians were killed and wounded in the first eight months of 2026 than in all of last year. Ukrainian drones also struck targets in western Russia, and drone fragments crossed into Romania and Moldova, prompting airspace closures.