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Russian strikes kill 4 near Kyiv, including a child, as Ukraine hits Ilsky and Syzran refineries
Confirmed
What we know
Overnight into Saturday, Russia hit Kyiv and the surrounding region with six Iskander-M ballistic missiles, S-400 guided missiles, and 151 attack and decoy drones, Ukrainian officials said. Multiple drones destroyed a family home in Pukhivka in Brovary district, killing a 3-year-old boy and his grandparents and wounding the child’s parents, his 15-year-old brother, and a neighbour who came to help. Zelenskyy said at least one more person died in the capital after the ballistic salvo sparked fires across districts.
Ukraine’s Air Force said it shot down or suppressed 135 of the drones; missile strikes and 13 attack UAVs still hit 12 locations, with debris falling at seven more. The same day, Ukraine’s General Staff said long-range drones struck Russia’s Ilsky Oil Refinery in Krasnodar and the Syzran Oil Refinery in Samara—more than 800 km inside Russia—while local Russian officials reported a fire and six wounded from drone debris at Ilsky. Zelenskyy, visiting Belgrade, again pressed for Patriot interceptors as air defences struggle against ballistic salvos.
What's confirmed
- Pukhivka / Brovary: grandparents and 3-year-old grandson killed; other family and neighbour wounded (AP, Al Jazeera, CBS).
- Kyiv city: at least one dead after six-ballistic salvo on civilian infrastructure; fires in multiple districts (AP, Al Jazeera).
- Air Force: 6 ballistic + S-400 + 151 UAVs; 135 drones downed/suppressed; hits at 12 sites (Interfax Ukraine; AP).
- Ukrainian General Staff: Ilsky and Syzran refinery strikes claimed; Krasnodar officials: Ilsky fire, 6 wounded (AP).
What's still developing
- Full casualty and infrastructure tallies as rescue work continues in Kyiv region.
- Extent of damage and downtime at Ilsky and Syzran after the claimed Ukrainian hits.
Sources
- AP News — Kyiv/Brovary deaths; Air Force drone tally; Ilsky/Syzran claims; Zelenskyy Belgrade link
- Al Jazeera — Pukhivka double-tap detail; capital ballistic death; refinery and Wildberries context link
- Interfax-Ukraine — Air Force Saturday bulletin: 6 ballistic, 151 UAVs, 135 downed, 12 strike sites link