Putin’s desperate daytime drone attacks could be his undoing

Published September 10, 2026 6:00am ET



A daytime Russian drone attack targeted Ukraine’s intelligence service headquarters last week. On Tuesday, another drone smashed into a Ukrainian TV station as it aired a daytime news broadcast.

These attacks underlined President Vladimir Putin’s effort to terrorize the Ukrainian people into submission. He wants the stress of relentless air raids to lead Ukrainians to pressure President Volodymyr Zelensky into a peace agreement favorable to Moscow.

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