At least 10 people killed in Russian and Ukrainian attacks

What the report says

Russia and Ukraine exchanged fresh drone and missile attacks on Saturday, killing at least 10 people overall, according to officials cited by Al Jazeera. The deaths were reported in both Ukraine and Russian-held or Russian territory, underscoring how the war continued to intensify even as Washington pushed for new ceasefire discussions.

In Ukraine, local authorities said Russian strikes killed four people. Two women died when a home collapsed in Zaporizhzhia after an overnight barrage, and two more people were reported killed in Sumy. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia was escalating its attacks and called for stronger international responses. In Russia’s Krasnodar region, a Ukrainian drone strike killed three people and injured two others, while Moscow-installed officials said three more people died in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia region.

The strikes followed earlier attacks on Friday that killed seven people in Kyiv and damaged industrial infrastructure, including Ukraine’s largest steelmaker, according to the report. Ukraine has also been hitting Russian oil refineries and industrial facilities with long-range drones, a tactic that has become a notable part of the conflict.

The violence came as the United States proposed a new round of Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks in the United Arab Emirates. Zelenskyy said a date was still being awaited, while Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov used his UN speech to accuse Europe of obstructing negotiations. The developments matter because they show both the battlefield escalation and the continuing, uncertain diplomacy around ending the war.