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Ukraine's stocks of US-made AIM-120 and AIM-9 missiles for F-16 jets are nearly exhausted, leaving air defenses struggling to counter Russia's fast new Geran-4 and Geran-5 jet drones, The Economist reports.

A Russian drone struck a 9-story residential building in Kyiv's Dniprovskyi district, killing one woman and wounding at least three people, including two teenagers aged 15 and 16.

Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate struck Russia's Novorossiysk naval base and the Kalibr missile-carrying frigate Admiral Essen, causing a fire on board the warship.

A Russian drone struck a civilian vehicle in the Izyum area of Kharkiv region, wounding civilians inside. The attack is part of the ongoing pattern of Russian drone strikes targeting civilian vehicles in frontline regions.

A 70-year-old woman was killed when a Russian drone struck an apartment building in the Dniprovsky district of Kherson. The attack occurred around 19:10 local time, continuing the pattern of Russian drone strikes targeting civilian areas.

Ukraine's General Staff reported 205 combat engagements with Russian forces in the past 24 hours, reflecting the high intensity of fighting across multiple front-line sectors. The heaviest fighting was recorded in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove directions.

A two-year-old child was among those injured in Russian shelling of Kyiv region on September 8, 2026, as Russian forces continued strikes on residential areas.