2 Killed As Russian Drones And Missiles Hit Ukraine In Fresh Overnight Strikes

At least two people were killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine overnight, with attacks reported in Kyiv and the southern Odesa region, as Moscow continued its aerial campaign using drones, missiles and glide bombs.

In Kyiv, a man was found dead after a Russian drone struck a non-residential building, according to the Associated Press. Another drone hit a single-storey vehicle repair facility, sparking a fire that firefighters were still battling early Sunday.

In the Odesa region, Russian forces carried out several strikes overnight, killing one person and injuring two others. The attacks also caused damage to buildings and other infrastructure, adding to the pressure on Ukrainian cities already facing repeated Russian aerial assaults.

Russia has continued to deploy cruise and ballistic missiles, glide bombs and drones in attacks across Ukraine. The latest strikes came amid an ongoing exchange of long-range attacks, with Kyiv also using drones to target sites deep inside Russia.

Ukrainian forces have increasingly targeted Russian oil refineries, energy facilities, infrastructure and other businesses in long-range drone attacks. Moscow has continued to respond with large-scale aerial attacks against Ukrainian cities and infrastructure.

The latest strikes came just hours after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov dismissed German calls for Moscow to take steps towards ending the war. Lavrov had met German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, in what was believed to be the first direct meeting between the two countries' foreign ministers since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Lavrov said Wadephul had repeated Germany's existing position condemning Russia's actions, asking: “You can judge for yourself whether that counts as dialogue or not.”

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said US President Donald Trump had told him Washington had made a final decision allowing Ukraine to produce interceptor missiles for the Patriot air defence system.

Zelenskyy said Trump gave the assurance during their latest meeting, easing uncertainty over whether the licence would be granted. Ukraine has been seeking additional Patriot interceptors as repeated Russian missile and drone attacks put pressure on its air-defence stocks.