Russia-Ukraine war: 12 killed in Zaporizhzhia, 3 die in Sumy drone strike
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- Ukrainian strikes on holiday camps in partly Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia killed 12 people, including 4 children, with 19 others injured, according to Kremlin-installed regional head Yevgeny Balitsky; Ukraine did not immediately comment.
- Russian drone strike on a civilian facility in Ukraine's Sumy region killed three drivers for the private courier service Nova Poshta, regional head Oleh Hryhorov said; Russia claimed it hit a drone storage and launch site.
- Ukraine's long-range drones struck the Tyumen Oil Refinery in western Siberia, a logistics facility in Yekaterinburg, and a fuel-and-lubricants warehouse in Rostov-on-Don, with Zelenskyy confirming the strikes on X.
- Trump and Zelenskyy are scheduled to meet in Washington on Tuesday, according to a White House official who spoke anonymously; a memorial service for pro-Kyiv Senator Lindsey Graham is also set for that day.
- Romania's air force shot down a drone that entered its airspace near the Ukrainian border — the second such incident in two days — with an F-16 pilot conducting the interception, President Nicu Or Dan said.
- The exchanges came a day after a Russian attack near Kyiv killed at least 10 people and injured around 100, and as Zelenskyy warned that intelligence indicated Russia was preparing missiles for a large attack within 48 hours.
Why it matters: With a Trump-Zelenskyy meeting set for Tuesday, the weekend's strikes — 15 civilians killed in Ukraine and Ukrainian drones reaching an oil refinery in western Siberia — show both sides escalating rather than de-escalating before talks, illustrating how Ukraine's expanding drone range has stretched the conflict deep into Russian territory.
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