Russia and Ukraine traded deadly strikes overnight and on Saturday morning (April 4, 2026), killing 10 people and wounding several dozen more, officials on both sides said on Saturday (April 4, 2026). The attacks came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy travelled to Istanbul for talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Joint efforts always yield the best results,” Mr. Zelenskyy said in a post on Telegram after arriving in Istanbul. Russia fired 286 drones at Ukraine overnight, 260 of which were downed, the Ukrainian Air Force said in a statement. In the partially occupied Donetsk region, a Russian drone strike hit a civilian car, killing one woman and wounding another.

Source: The Hindu April 04, 2026 17:02 UTC