At least four people, including a child, were killed in overnight Russian air attacks on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, and the surrounding region, officials said on Saturday.
“Last night, Russia killed three people in Pukhivka, Kyiv region, with drone strikes” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on X. He added that the victims were a grandfather, a grandmother and their 3-year-old grandson.
Authorities said three other members of the family and a neighbor who came to their aid were hospitalized.
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At least one more person was killed in Kyiv in a strike involving six ballistic missiles against civilian infrastructure, according to Zelenskyy.
Ukraine’s air force reported downing or intercepting 135 of the 151 drones that Russia launched overnight.
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s General Staff announced that the military had attacked Russia’s Ilsky and Syzran oil refineries overnight, resulting in fires at both locations.
Zelenskyy to discuss economic ties in Serbia
As Russia continues its relentless bombardment of Kyiv, Zelenskyy is making his first visit to Serbia, a European country that has maintained friendly relations with Moscow despite the latter’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Zelenskyy arrived in Belgrade Friday evening and had dinner with his Serbian counterpart, Aleksandar Vucic. They are scheduled to meet again for talks at the presidential palace on Saturday.
“We will discuss expanding economic ties between our countries, relations with the European Union, other areas that can benefit our nations, and security issues,” Zelenskyy wrote on X.
Serbia has historically been close to Russia, and Vucic has repeatedly refused to sanction Moscow. This has angered the EU and delayed Belgrade’s path to joining the bloc.
Despite its dependence on Russian energy, Serbia has also supplied nonmilitary aid to Ukraine. The Kremlin has accused Serbian firms of selling munitions to Ukraine, but Vucic has denied this claim.
Vucic traveled to Ukraine for a regional summit in 2025 and again this year. Despite pledging support to Ukraine, he has refrained from signing a formal declaration of support for Ukraine in the war.
Edited by: Rana Taha
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