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- 1Putin's Dilemma: Defending Refineries or Striking Ukraine●What Matters More to Putin? Russian Refineries or Striking Ukraine?
A Kyiv Post analysis weighs what President Putin prioritizes most: protecting Russian oil refineries from Ukrainian drone attacks, or sustaining strikes against Ukraine. The piece suggests Ukraine's campaign against Russian energy infrastructure is forcing Moscow into a trade-off between defending domestic assets and retaliating against Ukrainian territory, a tension analysts see as shaping the next phase of the war.
- 2Zelensky says Ukraine intercepts 70% of drones, fewer jet-powered ones●Zelensky: Overall drone interception rate amounts to 70%, for jet-powered drones currently only 57% President Volodymyr
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian forces intercept about 70% of incoming drones overall, but the rate falls to 57% for jet-powered drones, which are faster and harder to stop. He noted interceptors are already being deployed against these newer models. The figures highlight the growing challenge Russia's evolving drone arsenal poses to Ukraine's air defences.
- 3Life Clings On in Zaporizhzhia Under Drone Attacks●Monday, September 28, 2026 Under FPVs & glide bombs, life, children clings on in Zaporizhzhia . . . . . Ukrainian milita
Reports from Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region describe civilians, including children, continuing daily life under constant FPV drone and glide bomb attacks. Elsewhere, the Ukrainian military delivered four tons of food by drone to residents of Russian-occupied Oleshky, and claims over 10,000 Russian troops were killed or wounded in a week as Ukrainian forces advanced along parts of the front.