Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 5 people and wound 30 more

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian drone strikes on Ukraine overnight killed five people and injured 30 more, Ukrainian officials said Saturday

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian drone strikes on Ukraine overnight killed five people and injured 30 more, Ukrainian officials said Saturday.

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The attacks came as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Istanbul for talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He will also meet with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians.

Russia fired 286 drones at Ukraine overnight, 260 of which were downed, the Ukrainian Air Force said in an online statement.