Key facts
- Russia killed one person and injured seven in drone strikes on Kyiv early Wednesday.
- The attacks targeted petrol stations, including one belonging to Ukrainian oil company Ukrnafta.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskiy discussed a potential bilateral ceasefire on energy-related targets with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday.
- Zelenskiy stated readiness for an energy ceasefire if Russia halted attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure.
- Railway infrastructure in Kyiv was also attacked, injuring one worker.
Russia attacked Kyiv with jet-powered drones early Wednesday, killing one person and injuring seven, hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met with US President Donald Trump in New York. The strikes targeted petrol stations and other sites, including infrastructure belonging to Ukrainian oil company Ukrnafta.
City authorities reported that explosions were heard and smoke billowed in the city center. Russia has recently intensified attacks on Kyiv and surrounding areas with faster jet drones that are more difficult to intercept. Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, chief executive of the Ukrainian railway operator, stated that railway infrastructure was also targeted in Kyiv, and one of its workers was injured.
Earlier, Zelenskiy had discussed a potential bilateral ceasefire on energy-related targets with Trump. Zelenskiy expressed readiness for "any format" of an energy ceasefire with Moscow, provided Russia ceased its attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure. According to accumulated details, Russia killed a total of eight people in strikes across Ukraine's industrial heartland and other frontline areas, with Ukraine's military reporting counter-strikes on Russian oil refineries in Ufa and the Samara region.