KYIV, Ukraine, Sept 16, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Russian strikes in Ukraine killed two people and wounded at least nine others, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday, as Moscow presses forward with its over three-year war despite Western condemnation.

Ivan Fedorov, the head of the military administration in southeastern Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, said a Russian attack had left one person dead and nine wounded, including a child.

The governor of the southern Mykolaiv region, Vitaliy Kim, said Russian troops had attacked a farm there, killing a tractor driver as he worked in the field.

"This was a targeted attack on civilians," Kim wrote on the Telegram social media platform.

Hopes of reaching a truce in the conflict have dimmed since US President Donald Trump held high-profile talks separately with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky last month.

Tensions have risen further since two NATO members, Poland and Romania, accused Russia of sending drones into their airspace, ostensibly as part of its attacks on Ukraine.

The alleged incursions prompted both countries to scramble fighter jets and Poland to close its border with Belarus, Moscow's staunch ally, while Minsk held military drills alongside Russian troops.

Moscow has brushed off the accusations, saying neither Poland nor Romania have presented convincing evidence that the drones were Russian, and calling the latter incident a "provocation" by Ukraine.