Russia, Ukraine continue to trade fire

MOSCOW/KYIV — Russia and Ukraine continued to trade fire over the weekend, both sides said, in a conflict that shows no signs of easing.

Russia fired dozens of ballistic missiles at Kyiv overnight on Sunday, as Ukrainian forces struck three oil depots and a fuel facility in Russia's southern Stavropol region.

Russia launched 41 missiles and 125 attack drones across Ukraine overnight, according to the Ukrainian air force. The attack included 25 ballistic missiles.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said most of the missiles had targeted the capital. He said one person was killed and 16 others wounded in the attack, which police said targeted six districts.

Residential buildings, warehouses, a supermarket and a dormitory were among the structures damaged, said Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.

Russia, which denies targeting civilians, said it struck military facilities and logistics hubs in Kyiv and port infrastructure used by the Ukrainian army in the Black Sea city of Odesa.

Russia's Defense Ministry claimed that the attack on Kyiv targeted sites linked to the Ukrainian military — including plants producing Flamingo drones and parts for Neptune guided missiles, as well as a postal terminal "used for storing dual-use goods and assembling drones, robotic systems and electronic warfare equipment".

Russian forces have stepped up strikes on Kyiv and other cities in recent weeks as Ukraine struggles with a shortage of air defense.

On Sunday, the Russian Defense Ministry said Russian forces have captured the settlement of Vilne in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

Meanwhile, Ukraine has in recent months intensified its strikes on Russia.

Ukrainian forces struck three oil depots and a fuel facility in Russia's southern Stavropol region, Zelensky said on Sunday.

Ukrainian drones struck two warehouses, one of them east of Moscow, as part of attacks overnight and on Saturday afternoon that killed nine people and wounded more than 80, Russian officials said.

The two sprawling warehouses of Russia's major online retailer, Wildberries, were hit by Ukrainian drones overnight, according to Russian officials — one in the town of Kotovsk in the Tambov region, some 360 kilometers from the border with Ukraine, and another in the city of Elektrostal, about 50 kilometers east of Moscow.

Talks on ending the more-than-four-year conflict remain frozen, while relentless front-line fighting persists between the two sides.

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