Ukraine reports another drone barrage as Kyiv denies a proposed Moscow visit

A new attack follows a deadly day in Kyiv

Russia launched 173 drones overnight, including more than 50 jet-powered Shaheds, according to Ukrainian Air Force figures relayed by NOELreports. The military said 134 drones were downed or suppressed, with impacts recorded at 19 locations and debris falling at eight. Those figures describe different categories of the attack and its aftermath; they are not a count of 19 drones reaching targets. Air Force account

The overnight report followed the previous day’s repeated attacks on the capital. The Kyiv Independent put the death toll at seven and reported Zelensky’s condolences to the families. Separate posts by WarTranslated described a direct hit on an office building in Kyiv’s Shuliavka district and a strike on a school in Ivankiv, in Kyiv region, without providing a further casualty count. Kyiv deaths · Office building · Ivankiv school

An alert-service account also reported a large distributed denial-of-service attack and warned of possible interruptions. Its notice, shared by War Monitor, does not identify who was responsible or establish the extent of any disruption. Service warning

Fires reported at Russian refineries

The Kyiv Independent reported an apparent drone attack on the Ilsky oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai overnight, citing footage and local reports of a large fire. NOELreports attributed the strike to Ukrainian long-range drones and described a facility with roughly 6.6 million tons of annual crude-processing capacity. Neither post establishes the extent of damage or the duration of any production interruption. Ilsky report · Facility account

At Perm, Osinttechnical said the refinery continued burning on Friday evening after the preceding night’s Ukrainian drone attack. The account cited industry sources speaking to Reuters as saying pipelines, storage facilities and processing units had been damaged, shutting the refinery down. The shutdown is therefore a reported industrial consequence, separate from the images of fire described at Ilsky. Perm shutdown report

Kyiv rejects the Moscow-meeting account

Zelensky’s communications adviser Dmytro Lytvyn called Bloomberg’s report that Trump had urged the Ukrainian president to meet Putin in Moscow false, according to Kateryna Lis. The Kyiv Independent separately reported that Ukrainian officials described a discussion of possible talks involving Ukraine, Russia and the United States. Lytvyn’s denial · Trilateral discussion

The Bloomberg account continued circulating in a NOELreports post, which said Zelensky had rejected the proposed visit and had been upset by the suggestion. That version cannot be presented as settled fact while the presidential office directly disputes it. The competing accounts do not establish an agreed venue or meeting date. Circulating report

Putin, meanwhile, cast doubt on a return to negotiations. The Kyiv Independent reported that he said Russia had been prepared to resume talks after the September 18–20 State Duma election, but claimed Ukrainian drone attacks had changed Moscow’s calculations. This was Putin’s explanation of Russia’s stance, not independent confirmation of the attacks he cited or of earlier readiness for talks. Putin’s position

U.S. aid faces a deadline, while senators challenge a Putin invitation

The Trump administration planned to commit the full $400 million in congressionally approved military aid for Ukraine before the money expired on September 30, according to Reuters reporting relayed by NOELreports. It said $307 million had already been obligated and the remaining $93 million was expected to be placed under contract before the deadline. Initial deliveries had begun that month, including offensive weapons and spare parts for armoured vehicles; Patriot missiles were not included. Aid contracting report

A bipartisan group of 14 senators, including Jeanne Shaheen, Mitch McConnell and John Cornyn, was pressing Trump to withdraw Putin’s reported invitation to the G20 summit in Miami, Kateryna Lis reported. The senators also wanted sanctioned Russian officials barred from G20 events. The Kyiv Independent likewise reported the appeal, which demonstrates opposition to the invitation rather than confirming that Putin will attend. Senators’ appeal · Kyiv Independent

Baltic air patrols and Russia’s manpower debate

Finland and Sweden carried out their first joint interception of a Russian formation over the Gulf of Finland on September 24, the Kyiv Independent reported. Its account described Finnish and Swedish fighters identifying the aircraft; it did not report an attack or establish an airspace violation. Joint interception

A separate Kyiv Independent analysis argued that Russian battlefield casualties were outpacing recruitment and that Moscow’s paid-volunteer model was approaching its limits. It raised the possibility of another mobilisation campaign in 2026. That is an assessment of manpower pressures, not evidence that a new mobilisation has been ordered. Manpower analysis