Russian drone and missile attacks in Ukraine overnight resulted in three deaths and 14 injuries, according to Ukrainian officials. The strikes targeted Zaporizhzhia and Poltava, according to Ukrainian officials, with regional official Ivan Fedorov stating a man and a woman were killed in Zaporizhzhia on Saturday morning, and two children injured when a private home was hit. Governor Viacheslav Chaus of the Chernihiv region reported that most of his area, bordering Belarus and Russia, lost power after a separate drone attack, with repair works underway.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia unleashed more than 200 attack drones across Ukraine, targeting energy infrastructure in seven regions, while Ukraine's air force claimed it downed or suppressed 176 of the 205 drones launched, with at least 24 strikes recorded at 15 locations. In Russia, local authorities reported one person died after a Ukrainian drone attack in the Krasnodar region, with the governor saying it hit an area overnight to Wednesday, and AFP indicating drones from Ukraine struck targets on the Russian side of the border. Ukrainian forces said they carried out overnight strikes on Russia's Ilsky oil refinery in Krasnodar and the Almetyevsk oil facility in Tatarstan.
S. for a meeting on restarting peace talks, expected in Miami later on Saturday, according to Ukrainian state media. However, the White House did not confirm any meeting with the Ukrainian delegation, the Associated Press reported.
Kyiv wants 'clear dates' for a proposed trilateral meeting with U.S. and Russian representatives.
-mediated negotiations might take place. Conflicting reports have emerged about a Ukrainian attack in the Kherson region, with Russian-installed officials claiming at least 24 people, including a child, were killed and around 50 injured after a drone strike on a hotel and café in Khorly. Moscow-appointed governor Vladimir Saldo called the strike deliberate, accused Ukraine of targeting civilians, and alleged some victims were burned alive, while Russia's foreign ministry branded it a terrorist attack and war crime.
In contrast, the governor claimed the attack was directed at people gathered at a grocery store, with two killed and twelve injured, all civilians, according to preliminary reports. Ukraine has not commented on the incident, and the information has not been verified by an independent party. S.
military attache drone data as proof. However, Ukraine and Western countries have disputed this account, with a Ukrainian military spokesperson telling Interfax Ukraine that Kyiv's forces exclusively target Russian military or energy sites and that all strikes are published on a general staff social media page. S.
Dialogue with the American side must continue in close coordination, because the easing of sanctions by the United States on Russian energy creates risks. This increases Russia's revenues and, accordingly, Russian capabilities on the frontline. This is dangerous. Therefore, from this perspective as well, the meeting in the United States is important.
national security officials found Ukraine did not target Putin or one of his residences in a drone strike. S. on ending the Ukraine war, while the Russian defence ministry maintained its strikes were aimed at military targets and energy facilities supporting Ukraine's war effort.
Additional impacts from the attacks include significant damage to energy and transport infrastructure, with images posted on Ivan Fedorov's official Telegram channel showing a house in ruins and a car damaged in Zaporizhzhia. Ukraine's deputy prime minister Oleksiy Kuleba said railway facilities in three regions were also hit. -Israeli strikes on Iran sent the oil price soaring, according to multiple reports.
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In Finland, Customs stated a vessel seized was transporting Russian steel targeted by EU sanctions, and police detained the Fitburg cargo ship and its 14 crew members on suspicion of damaging a subsea telecoms cable in the Gulf of Finland.