Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has renewed his plea for more air defense systems, a day after Russian strikes on Kiev killed seven people.
His latest comments came after Russian missiles hit apartment buildings in the Ukrainian capital on Friday.
The Russian invasion has been dragging on for almost four years. Diplomatic efforts to end the war have failed, and fears are growing for the country’s energy security ahead of a fourth winter of war.
Ukraine said Russian attacks killed four people in the southern region on Saturday local time.
“Ukraine needs support that saves lives: more air defense systems, more protective capabilities and more determination from our partners,” Zelenskyy said on social media.
Earlier, officials had said the death toll from Friday’s attack on Kiev had risen to seven after an elderly woman died in hospital.
Zelenskyy said one of the victims was Nataliia Khodemnchuk, the wife of an operator of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant who died in the 1986 nuclear disaster.
“Almost forty years later, Nataliia was killed in another tragedy, again caused by the Kremlin,” he said.
Other victims of the attack included a couple in their 70s and a 62-year-old.
Ukraine also said on Saturday it had attacked a Russian oil refinery near Moscow.
The Ukrainian army said on social media that it had hit a refinery in the Ryazan region near Moscow. The attack, the report said, was “part of efforts to reduce the enemy’s ability to conduct rocket and bomb attacks.”
Ukraine has carried out regular missile and drone attacks in Russia since 2022 amid the Kremlin’s invasion.
Ryazan Governor Pavel Malkov said Russian air defenses shot down 25 Ukrainian drones over the region overnight.
“Falling debris caused a fire in the premises of one enterprise,” but there were no casualties, Malkov said on Telegram.
#Zelenskiy #repeats #calls #air #defense #deadly #Russian #attack #Kiev