Ukrainian officials say 3 dead and wounded in the Russian attack

Ukrainian officials said Russia had launched a large -scale attack targeting areas throughout Ukraine in Ukraine early on Saturday, killing at least three people and wounding dozens.

Ukrainian President Folodimir Zelinski said In a statement on an official telegram These attacks took place in nine regions, including Dniproptrovsk, MykolaV, Chernihiv, Zaporizhzia, Poltava, KYIV, Odesa, SUMY An A and AN and KHARKIV.

“The enemy’s goal was our infrastructure, residential areas and civil institutions,” he said, adding that a cluster ammunition missile hit a multi -storey building in Dnibro.

“Each of this strike is not a military necessity, but a deliberate strategy from Russia to intimidate civilians and destroy our infrastructure,” he said.

Elsewhere, Ukrainian drones were criticized overnight to an energy facility in Samara, southwestern Russia, according to the local ruler and general employees in Ukraine.

The Russian Ministry of Defense said on Saturday that its forces intercepted 149 Ukrainian drones during the night.

The local ruler will see Lizak that at least 30 people were injured in the attack in the central Dniproptrovsk region of Ukraine. Several tall buildings and homes were damaged in the eastern city of Dnibro.

In the Kyiv region, the local authorities said that there are strikes in areas cakeBoryspil and Obukhiv. The house and cars were damaged. In the western region of LVIV, state governor Maxis Kitsky said that Cruz missiles had been dropped.

Ukraine Air Force said in a statement that Russia fired 619 drones and missiles. In total, 579 drones, eight ballistic missiles and 32 cruise missiles were discovered. The Ukrainian forces shot down 552 drones and ballistic missiles and 29 Cruise missiles.

“During the air strike, tactical aircraft, especially F-16 fighters, actually worked on the flight enemy missiles. Western weapons once again prove their effectiveness in the battlefield,” the Air Force said in a statement.

Ukraine targets the oil sector in Russia

Ukraine claimed on Saturday that drones hit the Novokuibyshevsk refinery, a main jet fuel product managed by the Russian oil giant Rosneft. He said that the strike led to explosions and fire.

The regional ruler of Samara, Vyacheslav Fedorishchev, said that the fuel facilities and unlimited energy were targeted. He later stated that four people died in the attack, but he did not immediately say or describe any harm.

The Ukrainian General Staff also said that the second Russian oil refinery was injured overnight, in Saratov, which is located in an area of ​​the same name, southwest of Samara.

The Russian and Ukrainian Telegram channels published videos of what they said was a blow near the Saratov refinery. They appear explosions and fiery glow against the night sky, with air warning in the background.

The governor of the local Roman state did not immediately comment on allegations that the refinery was beaten. He said that a woman was taken to hospital after drones at night on Saratov, and that residential buildings were damaged.

Intelligence official told Associated Press on Saturday that Ukrainian drones also struck Russian pumping stations for the Quibchiev Takoritsk pipeline. They spoke on the condition that his identity is not disclosed to detect sensitive information.

The pipeline leads to the export station in the port of Novorossiysk.

The explosions were recorded at several stations in different areas of Volgaged and Samara, according to the intelligence official.

Ukraine continues its successful work in providing unmanned sanctions against Russian refineries and oil pumping stations. It is the infrastructure that gives Petrojar’s surpluses to the Russian budget, which nurtures the war against Ukraine.

Russia denies violating the airspace in Estonia

The Russian Ministry of Defense denied its aircraft on the airspace in Estonia, after Tallinn Three combat aircraft mentioned She crossed on her lands on Friday without permission and stayed there for 12 minutes.

The accident occurred, which was described by the best diplomat in Estonia as an “unworthy” incursion, after a little more than a week after NATO planes fell Russian aircraft aircraft on PolandIncreasing fears that Moscow’s war on Ukraine can I play.

In a statement published online early Saturday, Moscow confirmed its fighting planes on the waters of the neutral Baltic Sea, more than 1.8 miles from Vendlo Island in Estonia, Finland.

“On September 19, three Mig-31 fighter planes completed a roofed flight from Carlia to an airport in the Kalinigrad region,” referring to the Russian pocket covered between Polish and Lievania.

The statement said without providing details about the monitoring process: “The journey was made in a strict compliance with the international air spaces of the air space and did not violate the borders of other countries, as it was confirmed through objective monitoring.”

On Friday, Estonian officials said Tallinn called a Russian diplomat for protest, and also moved to “start consultations between the allies” under Article 4 of NATO, which states that the parties will indicate whenever regional integrity, political independence or security threatened.

Zelenskyy hopes to finish finishing security guarantees in New York meetings

Zelinski said that Ukraine and its partners have laid the foundation to ensure long -term security and that it hopes to measure their proximity to the final touches on these obligations during meetings at the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week.

He said that European countries are ready to move forward in a framework if the United States remains closely working. He pointed out that the discussions took place at multiple levels, including between the military leadership and the general employees from both Europe and the United States

“I would like to receive signs of myself about how we are close to understanding that security guarantees from all partners will be the type we need,” said Zelinski.

Zelinski said he expected US President Donald Trump to meet on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly next week. He also said that the first women in Ukraine and the United States are likely to have separate talks focusing on humanitarian issues that include children. His comments, which were made on Friday, were banned until Saturday morning.

Zelinski said that sanctions against Russia should remain on the table if peace efforts stopped, and that he is planning to pressure the case in talks with Trump.

“If the war continues and there is no movement towards peace, we expect sanctions,” he said, adding that Trump is looking for strong steps from Europe.