Zelenskyy seeks US support after Russia and Ukraine trade deadly strikes

Russia and Ukraine exchanged deadly overnight strikes Tuesday, with Russian attacks killing four people in Ukraine and Ukrainian forces damaging another Russian oil refinery, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepared to meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.N. General Assembly. Russia hit at least four Ukrainian regions with missiles and drones, killing four in Dnipro and wounding at least five in Kyiv, while Ukraine struck the Kuibyshev oil refinery in Samara, killing one. Zelenskyy is seeking U.S. help to end Russia's 4½-year invasion, including more Patriot air defense systems and support for grain exports. French President Emmanuel Macron said he discussed with Trump a possible truce on energy strikes and a Black Sea moratorium, while Zelenskyy met U.S. senators and praised a new Russian sanctions bill. Western officials say over 500,000 Russian troops have been killed, and repeated refinery attacks have caused global diesel shortages.