Russian strikes kill 4 near Kyiv as Ukraine hits 2 refineries
What's new: Ukraine said it downed 135 of 151 drones but could not stop ballistic missiles, underscoring a Patriot interceptor shortage.
Russian overnight strikes killed four people in Kyiv and the surrounding region, including a 3-year-old boy and his grandparents in Puhivka, Ukrainian officials said Saturday. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said another person died in Kyiv in a ballistic missile attack on civilian infrastructure. Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 151 drones and six ballistic missiles; air defenses brought down 135 drones but failed to intercept the ballistic missiles. Fires and damage were reported in Kyiv and the Brovary district. Ukraine also said it struck the Ilsky and Syzran oil refineries in Russia, setting both on fire, while officials in Krasnodar reported five people wounded by falling drone debris.