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Russia Launches Massive Barrage on Ukraine as Kyiv Strikes Oil Sites in Saratov and Samara

Zelenskyy plans a UN meeting with President Trump to press for security guarantees.

Overview

  • Ukraine says the overnight assault involved 40 missiles and about 580 drones, leaving three people dead and dozens wounded across multiple regions.
  • Regional authorities report a rocket using cluster munitions struck a residential building in Dnipro, killing one person and injuring about 30.
  • Ukraine’s General Staff says its forces hit strategic fuel infrastructure in Russia’s Saratov and Samara regions, including a Saratov refinery where explosions and a large fire were reported.
  • Russian officials say a Ukrainian drone attack in Samara killed four people, and the Defence Ministry claims air defenses destroyed 149 Ukrainian drones, including 15 over the region.
  • Kyiv portrays refinery strikes as an effort to erode Russia’s war financing, and Zelenskyy says he will raise sanctions and security guarantees in talks with Trump at the UN.