12 as Ukraine's Air-Defence Shortage Deepens

New jet-powered drones and ballistic missiles are putting greater pressure on Ukrainian defences while the conflict spills into energy infrastructure, ports and neighbouring NATO airspace. KYIV | 1 September 2026 | CurrentPulse News Desk Russian air attacks killed 12 people in Kyiv and the surrounding region on 1 September, marking a sixth consecutive day of heavy strikes on and around the Ukrainian capital. The attacks hit residential areas and railway infrastructure and added to pressure on an air-defence network facing shortages of advanced interceptors. Eight of those killed were in Kyiv, most of them railway workers, according to officials cited by Reuters. Four others were killed and 13 injured in Boryspil outside the capital after a strike hit a residential building and other sites. One of the dead outside Kyiv was an Indian citizen. Russia has increased the use of new jet-powered