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Ukraine Strikes Deep into Russia Amid Ongoing Peace Talks
Confirmed
In Short: Ukraine’s General Staff said the Makhachkala Sea Commercial Port in Russia’s Dagestan was hit overnight on September 10, with a fire recorded at the site.
Ukrainian drones struck deep into Russia’s Arctic north, hitting an industrial facility in Novy Urengoy, a city in Russia’s key natural gas region, according to Fox News.
The attack, which covered more than 3,300 kilometers, is described as the deepest Ukrainian drone strike inside Russia since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022.
Meanwhile, U.S. peace envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss a potential path toward ending the war.
The source added that Putin’s recent emphasis on Russian military progress in Ukraine appears aimed at Washington, projecting strength as U.S. officials seek to revive negotiations.
Ukraine’s General Staff said the Makhachkala Sea Commercial Port in Russia’s Dagestan was hit overnight on September 10, with a fire recorded at the site.
French President Emmanuel Macron warned that Moscow is expanding cyber and drone attacks across Europe to discourage support for Ukraine.
What this adds
The attack on the Novy Urengoy facility is the deepest Ukrainian drone strike inside Russia since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022.
Background
Ukrainian forces struck a Russian Buk-M3 air defense complex, a Nebo-U radar station, and a drone production site in Severodonetsk, as well as command posts across occupied Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
The State Department has approved a potential $2.68 billion sale of air defense equipment to Ukraine to bolster its defenses against Russian attacks.
What's confirmed
- Ukrainian drones struck deep into Russia’s Arctic north, hitting an industrial facility in Novy Urengoy, a city in Russia’s key natural gas region, according to Fox News.
- The attack, which covered more than 3,300 kilometers, is described as the deepest Ukrainian drone strike inside Russia since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022.
- Meanwhile, U.S. peace envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss a potential path toward ending the war.
- The source added that Putin’s recent emphasis on Russian military progress in Ukraine appears aimed at Washington, projecting strength as U.S. officials seek to revive negotiations.
- Ukraine’s General Staff said the Makhachkala Sea Commercial Port in Russia’s Dagestan was hit overnight on September 10, with a fire recorded at the site.
- French President Emmanuel Macron warned that Moscow is expanding cyber and drone attacks across Europe to discourage support for Ukraine.
What's still developing
- Russian officials said air defenses repelled the attack but falling debris sparked a fire. (East2West) Speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday, President Donald Trump said he had just spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin and suggested both Moscow and Kyiv may be prepared to negotiate.
- Russia resumed major missile and drone attacks on Kyiv shortly after the American delegation left Ukraine, killing five people and wounding 35 on Tuesday, Reuters reported.
- Smoke and flames rise over Moscow on June 18, 2026, following a Ukrainian drone attack that hit the Kapotnya oil refinery and other targets in the Russian capital. (East2West) But the source said Russian officials can interpret Western outreach differently.
- "Whenever you talk with them, they consider that this is a Western weakness," the source said, adding that the assessment was based in part on informal contacts with Russian officials.
- The United Nations said last month that Russian attacks killed or wounded more Ukrainian civilians in July than in any month since March 2022, with 437 killed and more than 2,600 wounded.
- Artem Zhoga, Putin’s envoy to Russia’s Urals Federal District, said a Ukrainian drone had attempted to strike a fuel-and-energy facility in Yamal, according to Meduza.
- Russian authorities said four people, including a child, were killed and 29 wounded in the Novorossiysk attack.
- Ukrainian defense manufacturer Fire Point appeared to claim involvement, posting: "Guess who covered more than 3,300 km and successfully hit the target." The extraordinary strike comes as Washington makes a renewed push to end the more than four-year war even as Russia and Ukraine intensify long-range attacks on each other.
- The group claims the outage lasted weeks and delayed deliveries, while Ukraine said the facility was previously hit in June during a missile strike.
- The Atesh partisan movement said it carried out a sabotage operation at an electrical substation serving the Voronezh Semiconductor Devices Plant-Assembly (the VZPP-Sborka plant) in Voronezh, Russia, which produces electronic components for Russian missiles and air defense systems.
- According to the partisans, restoring full power to the facility took weeks, during which delivery deadlines for key components were missed, delaying production of the missiles and air defense systems.
- “Putin does not plan to stop the war, despite massive losses, and is preparing for a broad mobilization. The Russian army and Putin’s regime must be stopped for the greater good,” the report added.