Russian strikes killed four people across Ukraine on Saturday, according to local officials, as Moscow and Kyiv continued trading long-range aerial attacks more than four and a half years into Russia’s full-scale invasion.
In the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, two women died when they were trapped beneath the rubble of their destroyed home, the regional military administration said. A separate Russian attack on the northeastern city of Sumy killed two more people, local officials reported.
Elsewhere, a Russian drone attack on the Kyiv region overnight injured two people and sparked a fire at a warehouse in the Boryspil district. Drones also struck several districts inside the capital itself, injuring four and damaging residential and office buildings, officials said. In total, the attacks killed four people across the country, according to authorities.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the strikes hit civilian areas in multiple regions. Writing on social media Saturday morning, he listed “numerous strikes on residential homes” in Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia, as well as the Odesa, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions. “It is essential that our partners not forget: Russia is escalating every single day,” Zelenskyy wrote. “If the Russians have chosen to make their strikes even more brutal, the world must choose stronger responses to keep the war from spreading further.”
Russia’s Ministry of Defense said Saturday that its attack on Kyiv had damaged a data center that supported both cellphone internet services and Starlink satellite communication systems. The claim could not be independently verified.
Ukraine strikes back in Krasnodar
Ukraine’s long-range drone campaign has increasingly targeted Russian oil refineries and industrial sites, and on Saturday it produced its own deadly toll. A Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s southern Krasnodar region killed three people and wounded two, local officials said.
Regional Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said on Telegram that the attack sparked fires at two industrial sites but did not provide further details. Russian media outlets later reported that a local oil refinery was among the targets.
The exchange of strikes came as front-line progress has slowed for Russian forces, who have relied heavily on cruise and ballistic missiles, powerful glide bombs, and jet-powered drones to pressure Ukrainian cities and infrastructure. The war, now in its fifth year, shows no sign of a diplomatic breakthrough.
Earlier this week, Zelenskyy appealed at the United Nations for countries to starve Russia of revenue through sanctions and trade bans, arguing that cutting off Moscow’s money is essential to preventing the war from dragging on. Despite years of international diplomatic efforts, there has been no sign of a negotiated end to the fighting.
Saturday’s bloodshed underscored how the conflict has settled into a punishing rhythm of long-range strikes on both sides, with civilians frequently caught in the crossfire. In Zaporizhzhia, rescuers recovered the bodies of the two women from the ruins of their home. In Sumy, officials confirmed two deaths but did not immediately release further details.
The Kyiv region’s warehouse fire in Boryspil district was extinguished, and the two injured people there were being treated, officials said. The four injured in Kyiv were also receiving medical care, and damage assessments were underway.
Moscow has not commented on the reported civilian casualties in Ukraine. On its side, the Krasnodar attack marks one of the more deadly Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory in recent weeks, though Kyiv rarely claims direct responsibility for specific operations beyond its borders.
AP contributed to this report from Kyiv.
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