Five people were killed and at least six injured in Russian air strikes on Ukraine over the weekend, with Kyiv, Kryvyi Rih, and other cities hit by ballistic missiles and drones. President Volodymyr Zelensky said the attacks targeted civilian infrastructure and hit cities including Kremenchuk and Kryvyi Rih.

Attack Details and Casualty Reports

According to Ukrainian officials, two people in their 60s were killed in Zaporizhzhia when a house was destroyed. Another person died in Sumy. The mayor of Kryvyi Rih reported that a 44-year-old man previously listed as missing was found dead in the rubble of a building, though Fourteen workers at a steel plant were also wounded in the city.

Air-raid sirens sounded four times in Kyiv since Saturday night, while a book market in the Pochayna district was damaged in the strikes, with burnt books scattered on the ground. Sixty-nine-year-old Valentina, whose husband owned a stall at the market, said: “All these books in the street were from my husband’s stall in the market — I recognise them on the floor.” She added: “You never think that it will happen to you.”

Ukrainian and Russian Responses

Russia claimed its attacks on Kyiv targeted a FirePoint facility producing parts for Ukrainian Flamingo missiles and a factory making drone components; President Zelensky criticized the strikes, saying: “Wherever the Russians can reach with their ballistic missiles, they strike civilian infrastructure.”

In response to the increased Russian aerial attacks, Kyiv has intensified its targeting of Russian logistics hubs in an effort to disrupt military supplies; Meanwhile, Moscow’s mayor said around 600 Ukrainian drones were launched towards the city overnight, and a warehouse belonging to Russian online retailer Wildberries was hit.

International Support and Military Aid

Amid the intensified strikes, Germany and the United States agreed to deliver five Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius announced; the systems are designed to detect and intercept high-end ballistic missiles and are considered among the world’s best. The agreement came during the 29th Ukraine Defence Contact Group and follows a recent visit by Pistorius to Washington.

US President Donald Trump also announced plans to send advanced weapons, including Patriots, to Ukraine via NATO, marking a shift from the Pentagon’s brief pause in arms shipments. Trump said NATO would pay for the systems and distribute them, as Moscow continues its campaign of long-range strikes on Ukraine.

Vinyl store owner Luba, 42, said she lost 500,000 hryvnias (£8,262) worth of stock in the attacks; the strikes caused multiple fires across Kyiv, including in residential buildings, a children’s day care, outdoor kiosks, and a metro station, according to local officials.