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Russian and Ukrainian Attacks Kill at Least 10 People
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In Short: Russian and Ukrainian strikes over the weekend killed at least 10 people, with officials on both sides reporting casualties from missile and drone attacks.
Russian and Ukrainian attacks over the weekend killed at least 10 people, according to officials from both sides. In Ukraine, Russian strikes killed four people, including two women in Zaporizhzhia and two in Sumy, while Ukrainian strikes killed six in Russia and Russian-occupied territory.
In Zaporizhzhia, two women died under the rubble of their home following an overnight barrage of Russian drones and missiles. In Sumy, two more people were killed in a separate Russian attack.
Moscow-installed regional head Yevgeny Balitsky said Ukrainian strikes overnight into Saturday killed three people in the Russian-occupied part of Zaporizhzhia region. In Russia’s southern Krasnodar region, a Ukrainian drone attack killed three people and wounded two, sparking fires at two industrial facilities.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said every settlement proposal remained on the table, though Moscow was still weighing what served its interests. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged stronger responses to keep the war from spreading further.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that Russian forces struck a non-residential building in the Shevchenkivskyi district, injuring three people. In Kyiv region, a Russian drone crashed onto a road in the town of Vyshneve in the Bucha district, killing one person and injuring three others.
Russian and Ukrainian strikes have killed at least 16 people over the last 24 hours, with the war still raging in its fifth year. Both Moscow and Kyiv have stepped up attacks after the deadliest summer since 2022, the year Russia launched its invasion.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow would not pause its “special operation” even during negotiations, while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of always finding excuses to avoid meeting, talking, or ending the war.
What this adds
The new attacks come as Russian FM accuses Europe of doing ‘everything it can to thwart peace talks’ with Ukraine. The Ukrainian leader called on allies to adopt more sanctions on Moscow.
Background
Russian and Ukrainian strikes over the weekend killed at least 10 people, with officials on both sides reporting casualties from missile and drone attacks.
Ukrainian forces have launched a significant drone offensive on Moscow, damaging a key oil refinery and causing widespread debris, according to reports.
What's confirmed
- Russian attacks killed four people in Ukraine, while Ukrainian strikes killed six in Russia and Russian-occupied territory, officials on both sides said on Saturday.
- Moscow-installed regional head Yevgeny Balitsky said Ukrainian strikes overnight into Saturday killed three people in the Russian-occupied part of Zaporizhzhia region, according to Russian state media.
- KYIV: Russian and Ukrainian strikes killed at least 16 people over the last 24 hours, both countries said Saturday, with the war still raging in its fifth year.
What's still developing
- Russian media later said an oil refinery was among the targets.
- Russia’s Defence Ministry meanwhile said Russian forces struck a cargo vessel with military supplies near Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa on Saturday.
- “The aims of the special military operation will be achieved, the threat to Russian security will be eliminated and peaceful life will come back,” he said.
- New strikes come as Russian FM accuses Europe of doing ‘everything it can to thwart peace talks’ with Ukraine.
- Vladimir Saldo, appointed by Moscow to lead occupational authorities in the Kherson region, said a Ukrainian drone had hit a cafe in the village of Askaniya-Nova, near Crimea, Friday evening.
- The Ukrainian leader called on allies to adopt more sanctions on Moscow.
- It turned out to be just a Shahed, and it struck somewhere nearby," Khrystyna, a resident of Solomianskyi district, told the Kyiv Independent. President Volodymyr Zelensky commented on the attack, saying that work to address the aftermath of Russian strikes on Kyiv has been underway since morning. "The Russians launched many drones against the city, a significant number of them jet-powered.
- Lukashenko, who allowed Russian forces to use Belarusian territory as a staging ground for the 2022 Kyiv offensive, denied such plans on May 21 and proposed a meeting with Zelensky in either Belarus or Ukraine.
- Tsikhanouskaya said Belarusian infrastructure is already being used to support Russian drone operations, including logistics and equipment for directing drones.
- Drones reportedly struck an area near an oil refinery in the city of Ufa, the capital of Russia's Republic of Bashkortostan, on Sept. 23, Russian independent outlet Astra reported, citing local residents.
- The Russian Defense Ministry said its air defenses had intercepted and destroyed 514 drones overnight over 18 regions, including Bashkortostan, occupied Crimea, and the Black and Azov seas.
- Kyiv residents had to endure eight air raid alerts already since midnight, as Russia sends waves of drones to the Ukrainian capital.