Ukraine launches nearly 300 drones at Russia in one of its largest attacks of the war

Ukraine launched nearly 300 drones at Russia overnight — in one of its largest barrages since the start of the four-year-old war.

The drones struck an oil depot in Saratov in the southwest of Russia that’s processes nearly 5 million tons of oil annually, Ukraine’s Armed Forces said.

“The defense forces of Ukraine will continue to hit important enemy facilities until the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine is completely stopped,” it said on Telegram.

Russian struck Ukraine with more than 150 drones overnight, killing at least nine civilians and wounding 36 more, including two girls in Zaporizhzhia, 11 and 15, whose parents were killed in the strike.

Ukrainian Envoy Rustem Umerov, meanwhile, was in Miami Saturday as Kyiv tries to revive peace talks stalled by the war in Iran.

He met with special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner.

“US and Ukrainian delegations held constructive meetings as part of ongoing mediation efforts, with discussions focused on narrowing and resolving remaining items to move closer to a comprehensive peace agreement,” Witkoff wrote on X Saturday.

Both sides were expected to continue talks Sunday as Ukraine seeks to firm up a date for trilateral talks with Russia, whose representatives refused to travel to the US for negotiations, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.