Russian aerial bombs struck residential buildings in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, killing at least seven people, including three children, and wounding at least ten, officials said Saturday. The attack was part of a broader pattern of Russian long‑range bombardments that have intensified in recent days.
Ukraine and Russia remain in a stalemate on the front line, but the air war has escalated. Over the past four days, Russian strikes have killed more than 55 people, according to Ukrainian authorities, as Kyiv struggles to counter the increased bombardment.
The strikes came a day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to supply diesel. Trump said that Russia would immediately deliver more than 300,000 tons of diesel, followed by 500,000 tons in November, one million tons thereafter, and an additional three million tons within a short period.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the agreement, calling it a weak decision that would allow Russia to prolong the war and inflict greater losses. He warned that Russia would repay the fuel deal with further terror and perfidy and said the arrangement was an investment in Moscow’s war effort. Trump revealed the deal while his team met Ukrainian officials in Miami to discuss a proposal to end the conflict.
