Russian air strikes injure civilians in Kyiv and Odesa as Ukraine presses US for fresh sanctions on Moscow

From the Newshound archive · first published 1 October 2026.

Russia launched air strikes on Kyiv and Odesa overnight, injuring two people, Ukrainian officials confirmed this morning. Kyiv is simultaneously pushing Washington to impose sweeping new sanctions on Russia, including targeting entities backing Russia's rival to Starlink, under the Graham sanctions law.

Ukraine is preparing a formal 'wish list' of entities to sanction under the Graham Act, which would trigger automatic penalties on countries trading with Russia.

Kyiv is urging the US to sanction firms and states supporting Russia's domestic alternative to Elon Musk's Starlink satellite network.

The dual pressure — military strikes at home and a diplomatic sanctions push abroad — underlines how Ukraine is fighting on two fronts simultaneously.