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At least three people have been killed and more than 30 injured in a “massive” overnight Russian aerial attack on Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky says.<\/p>\n
He says regions across the country were targeted as part of a “deliberate strategy” to “intimidate civilians and destroy our infrastructure”, with one direct missile hit reported on a residential building.<\/p>\n
Ukraine’s air force says Moscow launched 619 drones and missiles. Russia’s defence ministry says its “massive strike” used “precision weapons” and targeted military-industrial facilities.<\/p>\n
Separately, Russia says four people were killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on the Saratov region. Kyiv says it hit a major oil refinery there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Ukraine also says another Russian oil refinery was damaged in the neighbouring Samara region.<\/p>\n
The BBC has been unable to independently verify the claims made by the two warring sides.<\/p>\n
Cross-border drone raids have become a prominent feature of the war. In July, a sustained Ukrainian drone attack forced the temporary closure of all of Moscow’s airports<\/a>.<\/p>\n Kyiv has been systematically targeting Russian oil and other key industrial facilities, which play a key role in Russia’s continuing war effort in Ukraine.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Moscow has in recent weeks escalated its aerial assaults on Ukraine, while Kyiv and its Western allies – including the US – continue to call for a ceasefire.<\/p>\n Earlier this month, the main government building was hit in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv by what Ukraine said was a Russian Iskander cruise missile.<\/p>\n Zelensky said on Saturday that he planned to meet US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), taking place in New York next week.<\/p>\n Trump hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska last month<\/a>, hoping to secure a deal on ending the conflict. No such agreement was made. <\/p>\n Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.<\/p>\n The latest Russian aerial attack comes a day after Estonia requested urgent consultations with other Nato members after Russian jets violated its airspace<\/a> – staying there for 12 minutes before being intercepted.<\/p>\n Russia denied violating Estonian airspace. <\/p>\n Tensions have been escalating recently after Poland and Romania – both Nato members – said Russian drones breached their airspace earlier this month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n