{"id":4221,"date":"2026-03-15T10:30:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T10:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/?p=4221"},"modified":"2026-03-15T10:30:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T10:30:37","slug":"russian-strike-on-kyiv-region-kills-4-and-wounds-15-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/?p=4221","title":{"rendered":"Russian strike on Kyiv region kills 4 and wounds 15 : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-113814\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 8640;&#10;        --source-height: 5760;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8640x5760+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa5%2F51%2Fdcb4663a441e8f112b8b0301b437%2Fap26073359041443.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8640x5760+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa5%2F51%2Fdcb4663a441e8f112b8b0301b437%2Fap26073359041443.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8640x5760+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa5%2F51%2Fdcb4663a441e8f112b8b0301b437%2Fap26073359041443.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8640x5760+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa5%2F51%2Fdcb4663a441e8f112b8b0301b437%2Fap26073359041443.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8640x5760+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa5%2F51%2Fdcb4663a441e8f112b8b0301b437%2Fap26073359041443.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8640x5760+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa5%2F51%2Fdcb4663a441e8f112b8b0301b437%2Fap26073359041443.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8640x5760+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa5%2F51%2Fdcb4663a441e8f112b8b0301b437%2Fap26073359041443.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8640x5760+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa5%2F51%2Fdcb4663a441e8f112b8b0301b437%2Fap26073359041443.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1025px) 650px, calc(100vw - 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30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                Firefighters put out the fire at a residential neighbourhood following a Russia missile and drone attack, in Brovary, close to Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Efrem Lukatsky\/AP<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Efrem Lukatsky\/AP<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>KYIV, Ukraine \u2014 A combined missile and drone attack on the Kyiv region killed at least four people and wounded at least 15 overnight into Saturday, an official said, after the U.S. postponed Russia-Ukraine talks due to the war with Iran.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5747959-100\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5743971\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/03\/10\/nx-s1-5743971\/what-four-years-of-war-in-ukraine-looks-like-from-russia\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/10\\\/nx-s1-5743971\\\/what-four-years-of-war-in-ukraine-looks-like-from-russia&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x3000+0+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc4%2Fc5%2Fffe4a33a44f59ef4e68ee65be886%2Ff9cd84ae-73c7-4e68-9e09-9a829ce778ba.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x3000+0+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc4%2Fc5%2Fffe4a33a44f59ef4e68ee65be886%2Ff9cd84ae-73c7-4e68-9e09-9a829ce778ba.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x3000+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc4%2Fc5%2Fffe4a33a44f59ef4e68ee65be886%2Ff9cd84ae-73c7-4e68-9e09-9a829ce778ba.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x3000+0+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc4%2Fc5%2Fffe4a33a44f59ef4e68ee65be886%2Ff9cd84ae-73c7-4e68-9e09-9a829ce778ba.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x3000+0+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc4%2Fc5%2Fffe4a33a44f59ef4e68ee65be886%2Ff9cd84ae-73c7-4e68-9e09-9a829ce778ba.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x3000+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc4%2Fc5%2Fffe4a33a44f59ef4e68ee65be886%2Ff9cd84ae-73c7-4e68-9e09-9a829ce778ba.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x3000+0+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc4%2Fc5%2Fffe4a33a44f59ef4e68ee65be886%2Ff9cd84ae-73c7-4e68-9e09-9a829ce778ba.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x3000+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc4%2Fc5%2Fffe4a33a44f59ef4e68ee65be886%2Ff9cd84ae-73c7-4e68-9e09-9a829ce778ba.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"What four years of war in Ukraine looks like from Russia\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5747959-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>The attack hit four districts, damaging residential buildings, educational institutions, enterprises and critical infrastructure, the head of the regional administration, Mykola Kalashnyk, wrote in a social media post. He said three of the wounded were critical.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the main target of the strikes was the energy infrastructure of the Kyiv region. He said Russia launched around 430 drones and 68 missiles.<\/p>\n<p>Russia&#8217;s Defense Ministry on Saturday said the nighttime strikes targeted energy and industrial facilities serving Ukraine&#8217;s armed forces, as well as military airfields.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\"><strong>Russia hopes to gain from the Iran war<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The U.S. has postponed its sponsored talks planned this week between the two sides due to the war in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>As U.S. and Israeli missiles and bombs rain on Iran, Russia has responded with words of indignation but no action to support its ally. Moscow&#8217;s failure to help another ally, after the 2024 ouster of former Syrian ruler Bashar Assad and January&#8217;s U.S. arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, highlighted the limits of its influence \u2014 but the Kremlin expects to reap benefits from the Iran war.<\/p>\n<p>Russia is already profiting from a surge in global energy prices, and could hope that the Mideast war will detract attention from Ukraine, deplete Western arsenals and force NATO allies to reduce military support for Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy on Saturday called on Kyiv&#8217;s Western partners to pay &#8220;one hundred percent attention&#8221; to the need to boost the production of air defense missiles.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Russia will try to exploit the war in the Middle East to cause even greater destruction here in Europe, in Ukraine,&#8221; he said in a post on social media.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-113815\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" 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         <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Efrem Lukatsky\/AP<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We must be fully aware of the real level of the threat and prepare accordingly, namely: in Europe, we need to develop the production of air defense missiles \u2014 especially those capable of countering ballistic threats \u2014 as well as all other systems necessary to truly protect lives,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-secondary-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap secondary\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Kyiv is also awaiting White House approval for a major drone production agreement proposed by Ukraine last year, Zelenskyy said Thursday, as countries scramble to modernize their air defenses after the Iran war exposed shortcomings.<\/p>\n<p>Also on Thursday, Zelenskyy criticized the 30-day U.S. waiver on Russian oil sanctions because of the war in the Middle East, saying it is &#8220;not the right decision&#8221; and won&#8217;t help bring a stop to Russia&#8217;s more than 4-year-old invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This easing alone by the United States could provide Russia with about $10 billion for the war,&#8221; Zelenskyy said. &#8220;This certainly does not help peace.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\"><strong>Ukraine strikes refinery and port in southern Russia<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Ukrainian drones hit an oil refinery and port in Russia&#8217;s southern Krasnodar region, local Russian officials reported.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5747959-101\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5712284\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/02\/27\/nx-s1-5712284\/russia-ukraine-war-midlife-women-cheerleading\" 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Cheer Cup competition in the capital, Kyiv, on Dec. 13, 2025.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5747959-101\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>Krasnodar authorities said three people were hurt in a strike on Port Kavkaz, opposite Crimea, which is used to ship liquefied natural gas and grains. A service vessel and pier infrastructure were damaged, officials said, adding one person was hospitalized.<\/p>\n<p>Falling drone debris also sparked a fire at the Afipsky oil refinery, one of the largest in southern Russia, authorities said in a Telegram post. They said no one was hurt, but did not immediately comment on damage.<\/p>\n<p>In a Facebook post on Saturday, Ukraine&#8217;s General Staff said both the refinery and port are used to supply Moscow&#8217;s armed forces. It added it was assessing the impact of the strikes.<\/p>\n<p>Among the Afipsky refinery&#8217;s products are diesel fuels and natural gasoline that can be used to make jet fuel or petrol. It was targeted by Ukrainian drones before, including in January and November.<\/p>\n<p>Russia&#8217;s Defense Ministry said its forces shot down 87 Ukrainian drones during the night, including 16 over the Krasnodar region and 31 over the nearby Sea of Azov.<\/p>\n<p>Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that 16 drones had been downed on the approach to the Russian capital on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-third-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap third\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5747959-102\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5721139\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/02\/24\/nx-s1-5721139\/russia-ukraine-war\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/24\\\/nx-s1-5721139\\\/russia-ukraine-war&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2668x2667+176+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F41%2F47%2Fee61d64040a4ad9948f56aa00f29%2Fgettyimages-2216924725.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2668x2667+176+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F41%2F47%2Fee61d64040a4ad9948f56aa00f29%2Fgettyimages-2216924725.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2668x2667+176+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F41%2F47%2Fee61d64040a4ad9948f56aa00f29%2Fgettyimages-2216924725.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2668x2667+176+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F41%2F47%2Fee61d64040a4ad9948f56aa00f29%2Fgettyimages-2216924725.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2668x2667+176+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F41%2F47%2Fee61d64040a4ad9948f56aa00f29%2Fgettyimages-2216924725.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2668x2667+176+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F41%2F47%2Fee61d64040a4ad9948f56aa00f29%2Fgettyimages-2216924725.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2668x2667+176+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F41%2F47%2Fee61d64040a4ad9948f56aa00f29%2Fgettyimages-2216924725.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2668x2667+176+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F41%2F47%2Fee61d64040a4ad9948f56aa00f29%2Fgettyimages-2216924725.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"A woman carrying a bouquet of yellow and white flowers walks past a high-rise residential building heavily damaged by a Russian drone strike in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 25, 2025.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5747959-102\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Russian and Ukrainian officials both claimed front-line progress, with Ukraine saying it pushed Moscow&#8217;s forces back across places on the front line and the Kremlin insisting Russia&#8217;s invasion of its neighbor is making progress.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/03\/14\/nx-s1-5747959\/russian-strike-kyiv-region\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firefighters put out the fire at a residential neighbourhood following a Russia missile and drone attack, in Brovary, close to Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday. 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