Ukraine-Russia War: 2026-09-13 — Live Updates

06:16 UTC

Ukrzaliznytsia confirms drone strike on train in Lutsk

Military Summary reported a strike drone hit a train in Lutsk. Ukrzaliznytsia confirmed the strike and said another attack also hit Kyiv Oblast. Independent Western wire confirmation was not available in this check.

Military Summary / Ukrzaliznytsia

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06:16 UTC

Reuters: Ukraine spending about $190 million a day on the war

Intel Slava cited Reuters reporting that Ukraine now spends about $190 million per day fighting Russia, about 35% higher than roughly $140 million a day in 2024. Direct Reuters page access failed in this check; attribution is via the Telegram relay.

Intel Slava / Reuters

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06:16 UTC

Ukraine PM: Russian attacks on enterprises to cost budget about $1.6 billion

Intel Slava quoted Ukraine's prime minister saying Russian attacks on enterprises will cost the state budget at least 70 billion hryvnias, about $1.6 billion. The claim was not cross-checked against Western wires in this run.

Intel Slava

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06:16 UTC

Zelensky warns of reciprocal strikes if Russia hits energy grid this winter

In remarks carried by Military Summary, Zelensky said Russia is preparing energy infrastructure strikes for winter and that Ukraine would try to respond in kind if blackouts are caused. The quote was not separately confirmed by BBC, Reuters or Al Jazeera in this run.

Military Summary / Zelensky

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06:16 UTC

Russia says 389 Ukrainian drones downed; refinery and Nizhnekamsk hit claimed

Military Summary relayed a Russian Defence Ministry claim that air defenses destroyed 389 Ukrainian drones overnight. The same report said two people were killed in a drone attack in Nizhnekamsk, 12 were injured overall, and the Slavyansk oil refinery in Krasnodar region was damaged with a fire at atmospheric and vacuum distillation units. Claims are not independently verified here.

Military Summary / Russian MoD

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