Russian strikes on Ukraine kill at least 4 people and wound 16

KYIV Ukraine AP Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine overnight into Saturday killed at least four people and wounded others local bureaucrats declared In the capital Kyiv two people were killed and nine were wounded in a ballistic missile attack in the early hours of Saturday Timur Tkachenko head of Kyiv s city military administration mentioned A fire broke out in a non-residential building in one location while debris from intercepted missiles fell in an open area at another site damaging windows in nearby buildings Ukraine s State Emergency Facility wrote on the message app Telegram Explosions in the capital The city is under ballistic attack Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on Telegram during the onslaught In the Dnipropetrovsk region two people were killed and seven wounded acting regional Gov Vladyslav Haivanenko declared adding that apartment buildings private homes an outbuilding a shop and at least one bicycle were damaged in the strikes Ukraine s Air Force noted Russia launched nine missiles and drones of which air defenses intercepted four missiles and drones In Russia the country s defense ministry announced its air defenses shot down Ukrainian drones over Russia overnight The attacks came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the United States on Friday to expand sanctions on Russian oil from two companies to the whole sector and appealed for long-range missiles to hit back at Russia Zelenskyy was in London for talks with two dozen European leaders who have pledged military help to shield his country from future Russian aggression if a ceasefire stops the more than three-year war The meeting hosted by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer aimed to step up pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin adding momentum to contemporary measures that have included a new round of sanctions from the United States and European countries on Russia s vital oil and gas export earnings The talks also addressed avenues of helping protect Ukraine s power grid from Russia s almost daily drone and missile attacks as winter approaches enhancing Ukrainian air defenses and supplying Kyiv with longer-range missiles that can strike deep inside Russia Zelenskyy has urged the U S to send Tomahawk missiles an idea U S President Donald Trump has considered Follow AP s coverage of the war in Ukraine at https apnews com hub russia-ukraine Source