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Kyiv came under Russian drone attack twice on September 10, 2026, once in the morning and again in the evening, with Ukrainian authorities reporting four people injured, according to the Kyiv Independent's live coverage and its summary of key developments for the day. The strikes were part of a sustained Russian campaign of drone and missile attacks against Ukrainian cities that intensified through the late summer of 2026. Emergency services responded to damage in the capital, and Ukrainian officials again urged residents to heed air raid alerts. The repeated daytime and evening strikes on the capital underlined a pattern noted by Ukraine's partners of rising civilian harm; NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte had said days earlier that civilian deaths in Ukraine were at their highest level since May 2022. Kyiv Independent reporting from the same period also described Russian attacks targeting fuel and gas stations in and around the capital, adding to pressure on civilian energy supplies ahead of winter. The attacks reinforced Ukrainian appeals to allies for additional interceptors and air defense systems. Russia has consistently maintained that it targets only military-related infrastructure.