A fresh wave of Russian shelling and drone strikes killed five people in Ukraine on Sunday, while Kyiv targeted an oil refinery in Russia’s Saratov region. Hostilities showed no sign of easing, even as the United States and Russia agreed to hold a summit later this week—without Ukraine’s participation.
Ukraine’s national police reported that three people were killed and one injured in the Zaporizhzhia region due to Russian shelling, while two more civilians died in the embattled Donetsk region. In Odesa, three beachgoers lost their lives after triggering a mine in a prohibited swimming zone, an area fortified against potential Russian naval attacks.
The Ukrainian military claimed its drones struck a major oil refinery in Russia’s western Saratov region, nearly 1,000 kilometers from the front line. Saratov Governor Roman Busargin confirmed damage to “one of the industrial enterprises” and reported one fatality from the attack. In Russia’s Belgorod region, which frequently comes under Ukrainian fire, another woman was killed, according to local authorities.
Kyiv continues to target Russia’s oil and gas infrastructure in an effort to undermine Moscow’s war financing. Ukrainian forces also announced the recapture of Bezsalivka village in the Sumy region, countering recent Russian territorial gains.
Meanwhile, the Russian offensive remains concentrated in eastern Ukraine, where Moscow’s forces have advanced in recent months against a less well-equipped Ukrainian army. Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump are scheduled to meet in Alaska on Friday in a bid to end the conflict, despite warnings from Kyiv and European leaders that Ukraine must be included in peace talks.
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