Zelensky meets Trump as Russia and Ukraine trade deadly strikes

Russia and Ukraine exchanged deadly aerial strikes Tuesday, with four people killed in Ukraine and a Russian oil refinery damaged, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepared to meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.N. General Assembly in New York. Russia hit at least four Ukrainian regions with missiles and drones, killing four in Dnipro and wounding at least five others, while Ukraine struck the Kuibyshev refinery in Samara, sparking a large fire. Zelenskyy seeks help to end Russia's 4½-year invasion, including Patriot air defense systems and de-escalation proposals. French President Emmanuel Macron pledged more radars for Ukraine and discussed a possible truce on energy strikes and Black Sea attacks with Trump. Western officials say over 500,000 Russian troops have been killed, and attacks on refineries have caused global diesel shortages and price spikes.