Russian missile and drone assaults on Ukraine in a single day into Saturday killed at the very least 4 individuals and wounded 20, officers stated, and prompted recent pleas from Ukraine’s president for added Western air protection methods.
Within the capital, Kyiv, two individuals had been killed and 13 had been wounded in a ballistic missile assault within the early hours of Saturday, Kyiv’s police stated.
A hearth broke out in a non-residential constructing in a single location, whereas particles from intercepted missiles fell in an open space at one other website, damaging home windows in close by buildings, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service wrote on the message app Telegram.
“Explosions in the capital. The city is under ballistic attack,” Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on Telegram in the course of the onslaught.
A firefighter works to extinguish a fireplace at a warehouse following a Russian assault, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Within the Dnipropetrovsk area, two individuals had been killed and 7 wounded, appearing regional Gov. Vladyslav Haivanenko stated, including that house buildings and personal houses had been broken within the strikes.
Ukraine’s air pressure stated Russia launched 9 missiles and 62 drones, of which 4 missiles and 50 drones had been intercepted.
In Russia, the Protection Ministry stated its air defenses shot down 121 Ukrainian drones over Russia in a single day.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated Saturday that such assaults underline his nation’s want for added U.S. Patriot protection methods.
“It is precisely because of such attacks that we pay special attention to Patriot systems — to be able to protect our cities from this horror. It is critical that partners who possess relevant capability implement what we have discussed in recent days,” he wrote in English on X.
“America, Europe and the G7 countries can help ensure that such attacks no longer threaten lives,” he stated.
Ukraine has obtained at the very least seven Patriot methods since Russia’s full-scale invasion started, in response to U.S. and European protection sources, and Zelenskyy is hoping to buy 25 extra from the U.S. to fortify its air defenses, notably in cities.
Smoke bellows from a warehouse that caught hearth following a Russian assault, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Zelenskyy on Friday urged the US to hit the complete Russian vitality trade with sanctions and never simply the 2 oil firms it focused this week. He additionally reiterated his enchantment for long-range missiles to hit again at Russia.
Zelenskyy was in London for talks with two dozen European leaders who’ve pledged navy assist to defend his nation from future Russian aggression if a ceasefire stops the greater than three-year warfare.
The assembly hosted by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer aimed to step up strain on Russian President Vladimir Putin, including momentum to current measures which have included a brand new spherical of latest sanctions imposted by each the US and European nations on Russia’s important oil and gasoline export earnings.
The talks additionally addressed methods of serving to shield Ukraine’s energy grid from Russia’s nearly every day drone and missile assaults as winter approaches, enhancing Ukrainian air defenses, and supplying Kyiv with longer-range missiles that may strike deep inside Russia. Zelenskyy has urged the U.S. to ship Tomahawk missiles, an thought U.S. President Donald Trump has thought of however not agreed to to this point.
Kirill Dmitriev, Putin’s envoy for funding and financial cooperation, stated Friday he believes Russia, the U.S. and Ukraine had been “quite close to a diplomatic solution” to finish the three-year warfare.
Talking to CNN after arriving in Washington for talks with U.S. officers, Dmitriev stated a deliberate summit in Budapest between Mr. Trump and Putin had not been canceled however would doubtless happen later.
Mr. Trump stated final week his plan for a swift assembly with Putin was placed on maintain as a result of he didn’t need it to be a “waste of time.” When requested by a reporter on Saturday what Russia has to do to reschedule his assembly with Putin, the president stated, “I’m gonna have to know that we’re going to make a deal. I’m not going to be wasting my time.”
“I’ve always had a great relationship with Vladimir Putin, but this has been very disappointing. I thought this would’ve gone long before peace in the Middle East, we have Azerbaijan and Armenia. That was very tough,” Mr. Trump advised reporters aboard Air Pressure One en path to Asia. “In fact, Putin told me on the phone, he said, ‘Boy, that was amazing, because everybody tried to get that done, and they couldn’t.’ I got it done.”
Russian International Minister Sergey Lavrov made clear in public feedback Tuesday that Russia is against a right away ceasefire.
A White Home official confirmed Friday that Dmitriev, who introduced his go to on X, will meet with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff. The official spoke on situation of anonymity as a result of the individual was not approved to publicly talk about the personal assembly.
