At the same time, several news outlets report that Ukraine carried out drone strikes on Moscow throughout the night of Sept. 23, according to the Moscow mayor.

In the Belgorod region, two people were injured as a result of an attack by drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This was announced on September 23 by the governor of the region Vyacheslav Gladkov.

Peace efforts set in motion by U.S. President Donald Trump since he returned to office in January appear to have stalled. Trump’s Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin and a White House meeting with Zelenskyy and key European leaders took place more than a month ago, but the war has continued unabated.

With his troops under strain on the front line after more than three years of fighting Russia’s bigger invading army, Zelensky was due to begin meetings with leaders gathered in New York this week for the UN General Assembly.

Ukraine has ramped up strikes on energy sites to increase pressure on Russia, which relies on revenue from oil and gas exports.

With little chance of NATO membership for Ukraine, the country’s Western allies have bought into an alternate strategy for helping it repel Russia: invest billions in Ukraine’s weapons industry so it can better defend itself.

Long-range SBU drones struck an ELOU-AVT-4 crude oil processing unit at the center of the facility, triggering a "massive explosion," an SBU source said.

Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal has pledged to reach a production level of 1,000 interceptor drones per day in the near future. According to Shmyhal, this is a direct response to Russia’s nighttime attacks,