Russian strikes killed four people in different parts of Ukraine on Saturday, officials said, amid a continued escalation in aerial attacks between Moscow and Kyiv.
Russia has hammered Ukraine with cruise and ballistic missiles, powerful glide bombs and jet-powered drones while front-line progress has slowed, some 4½-years after Moscow launched a full-scale invasion of its neighbour.
“It is essential that our partners not forget: Russia is escalating every single day. 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,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on Saturday morning.
Also, Russian drones killed two women in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia and injured a man and a child on Saturday (September 26), the State Emergency Service of Ukraine said.
According to the emergency service, a private house was destroyed in the attack, while residential buildings and commercial premises were damaged.
Russia’s war revenue
Earlier this week, at the United Nations General Assembly, Zelenskyy asked countries to help reduce Russia’s war revenue. He supported US sanctions on Russia, as they deny Moscow the money to move on with the war.
But despite years of diplomatic efforts, there is no sign of a breakthrough in ending the war.
But during the UNGA, both nations also exchanged airstrikes. Ukraine's long-range drones have targeted Russian oil refineries and businesses. A Ukrainian drone attack on the southern Krasnodar region killed three people and wounded two, local officials said Saturday.
Writing on Telegram, regional Gov. Veniamin Kondratyev said that a Ukrainian attack sparked fires at two industrial sites, but did not give further details. Russian media outlets later reported that a local oil refinery was targeted in the strike.
Russian attacks spark fires in Kyiv
In the Kyiv region, two people were injured overnight after Russian drones struck a warehouse in Boryspil district, sparking a fire, local officials said.
The attack also hit several parts of Kyiv, injuring four people and damaging residential and office buildings.
Russia’s Defence Ministry said its strikes on the capital damaged a data centre used to support mobile internet services as well as Starlink satellite communications.
(With agency inputs from PTI)
