Explosions and plumes of smoke were reported in Kyiv’s city centre, with Reuters journalists on the ground confirming the sounds of blasts and visible fire damage.
The attacks reflect a recent shift in Russian tactics, which now rely on near‑constant barrages of faster, high‑altitude jet drones that are harder for Ukrainian air defences to intercept.
Ukrnafta, a Ukrainian oil company, said the strike hit one of its petrol stations in the capital – the sixth such facility attacked in recent weeks as Moscow intensifies pressure on energy infrastructure.
The drone strike occurred just hours after Zelenskiy and Trump discussed a possible bilateral cease‑fire on energy‑related targets, a meeting that took place in New York on Tuesday.
Zelenskiy said he was ready for “any format” of an energy cease‑fire with Moscow, provided Russia halted its own attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure.
Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, chief executive of Ukrainian Railways, reported that railway infrastructure in Kyiv also came under attack, with one railway worker injured in the strikes.
The series of attacks underscores the continued vulnerability of Ukraine’s civilian and transport infrastructure despite diplomatic overtures, and raises concerns about the effectiveness of any forthcoming cease‑fire negotiations.