Russia launched drone attacks on Kyiv for the second straight night, causing damage to residential structures and injuries to civilians. Ukrainian air defenses shot down 59 out of 116 drones, but some reached populated areas,

The air-raid warning in Kyiv Oblast, which was issued due to a Russian drone attack, lasted more than 14 hours on the night of 17-18 September. Source: Ruslan Kravchenko, Head of Kyiv Oblast State Administration,

The air force said it lost track of 44 drones that likely fell into Ukrainian territory following active electronic warfare measures, while two drones went to Belarus, while Nato member Romania scrambled fighter jets after an unidentified object breached its airspace near the Black Sea.