Loud explosions are being heard in Kyiv right now, Kyiv Post correspondents report.

The US has not included Patriot missiles in a new military aid package for Ukraine, Reuters reports. The Trump administration is set to use $400 million in Ukraine aid approved by Congress in late 2025: $307 million has already been contracted, while the remaining $93 million is due to be committed by Sept. 30.

Irish journalist and frontline reporter Caolan Robertson joins Kyiv Post’s Jason Smart in Kyiv to discuss why Russia’s war is now coming home — from deep Ukrainian strikes and fuel shortages to mounting pressure inside the Kremlin’s system. kyivpost.com/videos/85438

Putin’s forces struck a school in Kyiv Oblast, setting more than 300 square metres of the building on fire, regional authorities said. About 1,100 children attend the school, but no students were inside at the time of the attack. No casualties were reported. Video: Telegram channels

Putin claimed Russia had been ready to resume talks with Kyiv after the elections, but accused Ukraine of attempting to strike Moscow and targeting polling stations. He also claimed Russia had repaired damage from Ukrainian attacks and alleged that “aggressive circles” in Europe wanted to use Ukraine as cannon fodder to curb Russia’s development.

Russian drones hit a McDonald’s warehouse and an office block in Kyiv, killing four at the office site. Five people were killed across the capital in a day of Russian attacks, with at least 27 injured. kyivpost.com/post/85435

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev in New York following their visits to Moscow and Kyiv earlier this month. Bloomberg had reported that Dmitriev was expected to receive new US proposals concerning the war. kyivpost.com/post/85432

A five-story office building was damaged after drone debris fell in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Video: Telegram channels

Massive blasts were heard in central Kyiv as Russia launched another attack on the capital, Kyiv Post correspondents report.

Zelensky says he is still waiting for US feedback after asking Trump to urge Xi Jinping to use China’s influence over Putin to help end Russia’s war. “I personally asked President Trump to raise it,” Zelensky said after Trump and Xi met in Washington. kyivpost.com/post/85419

Russian forces attacked a warehouse facility used by McDonald’s in the Kyiv region with drones, raising the prospect of supply disruptions at the chain’s restaurants, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

At least three people were killed and seven others injured in Russia’s attack on Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. A Russian drone struck near an office building in the city’s Solomianskyi district, setting vehicles on fire in a nearby parking lot.

President Volodymyr Zelensky met a woman who gave birth to her son in a shelter during Russia’s ballistic attack on Kyiv on Sept. 24. “Every woman deserves to give birth peacefully, without sirens and explosions. Every newborn deserves to begin life in peace,” Zelensky said, adding that Ukraine is doing everything possible to make that happen as soon as possible. Video: Volodymyr Zelensky

Finnish President Alexander Stubb appealed to Elon Musk to allow Ukraine to use Starlink against Russian ballistic missile launchers inside Russia and occupied Ukrainian territory. Stubb said the expanded access could compensate partly for Ukraine’s shortage of Patriot interceptors and save civilian lives ahead of winter. kyivpost.com/post/85396

Ukraine’s troops helped push Putin’s so-called “Anchorage agreements” off the peace-talks agenda, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. He credited Ukrainian forces and US negotiators, warning that Putin’s ambitions stretch far beyond the Donbas. kyivpost.com/post/85395

Trump gave final approval to transfer Patriot missile-production licenses to Ukraine during his latest meeting with Zelensky, the Ukrainian president said.

The US has proposed technical-level trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia and the US in the UAE, Zelensky said. Kyiv is now waiting for Washington to suggest a date. The proposal comes as the US steps up efforts to broker an end to Russia’s war. kyivpost.com/post/85390

Russia damaged the building of Ukraine’s High Council of Justice in another strike on Kyiv, injuring at least six people. Emergency crews are responding as officials assess the damage. The council has temporarily suspended its work. Video: Telegram channels

Ukraine has obtained detailed Russian plans for winter strikes on energy, heating and water infrastructure, while more than 200 protective structures have been built around priority targets. kyivpost.com/post/85365

Estonia imposed national sanctions on Russian oligarchs Mikhail Fridman and Alisher Usmanov after they were dropped from EU blacklists. Tallinn urged other allies to follow suit, while Kyiv condemned the EU delisting as counterproductive. kyivpost.com/post/85344