Russian strikes killed at least nine people in Ukraine on Thursday, according to the Guardian’s Europe live report, after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the UN General Assembly to keep choking Russia’s revenues and impede its war effort.

At least seven people were killed and 12 injured in a strike on a farm in the Kharkiv region. Two more people were killed in Kyiv, including one in a parking area at a maternity hospital that was damaged; eight people were injured there.

The timing gave the attacks an immediate diplomatic edge. Zelenskyy had told leaders at the UN that Russia’s revenues should remain a target, linking economic pressure to the effort to reduce Moscow’s ability to continue the war.

The strikes do not by themselves establish a change in battlefield strategy, but they show how quickly diplomatic messaging and civilian risk continue to collide. Kyiv is asking partners to restrict the resources behind Russia’s war machine while its cities remain exposed to missile and drone attacks.

The next question is whether the latest civilian deaths will produce new sanctions, air-defence commitments or another round of diplomatic statements. The answer will help show whether the UN week can shape the war beyond the speeches.