Two killed in both Russia, Ukraine as attacks exchanged

Russian drone attacks on petrol stations in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv killed two people, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, while at least two people were killed in a Ukrainian drone attack in Russia's Tula region, according to Russian authorities.

Eight people were also injured in the Russian strikes on Kyiv which caused a fire in a nine-storey apartment building.

"One person who was injured during an attack on a petrol station in the capital has died from injuries," Mr Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app.

He later added that a second person had died in hospital as a result of the attack on two petrol stations.

Ukraine, which has been defending itself against Russia since February 2022, said its strikes on Russia are part of a campaign to "bring the war home" to ordinary Russians and raise the cost to Moscow of continuing the conflict.

Both Russia and Ukraine deny targeting civilians.

Russia returned to its near-constant air attacks on Kyiv this week after a brief halt during the visit to Moscow and Kyiv of US President Donald Trump's negotiators seeking to end the war which the Kremlin started by invading Ukraine in 2022.

Footage showed servicemen trying to put out a fire at the apartment building in Kyiv where a number of windows were blown out.

In Russia, Tula region's governor Dmitry Milyayev said on Telegram that two people were killed and another three were injured in drone attacks overnight.

Ukrainian drones also damaged civilian infrastructure in the central Volga River city of Saratov, regional governor Roman Busargin said on Telegram, adding that there were no casualties.

Russian e-commerce company Ozon said on Telegram that a Ukraine drone attack caused a fire at its logistics hub in Saratov, adding to more than two dozen warehouses, owned by Ozon and its top peer Wildberries, that have been recently hit.

The Saratov region, a frequent target of Ukrainian air strikes, including an attack earlier this week, is home to a large oil refinery run by state oil company Rosneft, as well as a number of other industrial and military facilities.

In the city of Volgograd south of Saratov and also located on the Volga River, a missile attack injured two after hitting two residential buildings, with its debris also damaging an industrial facility, local authorities said on Telegram.

They said a temporary makeshift shelter was set up at a school for people from the damaged houses.

The post did not provide details about the industrial facility.

The Volgograd oil refinery run by Lukoil, one of Russia's biggest by processing capacity, is located on the outskirts of the city.