Serbia's Vučić sends signal to Brussels and Moscow by hosting Zelenskyy with pomp and circumstance

The talks between Zelenskyy and Vučić come as Russia's war against Ukraine once again intensifies. Despite Serbia’s historical ties to Russia, its bid to join the EU now seems to have taken the lead in considerations.

Moscow launched 151 drones and six ballistic missiles overnight, says Ukraine’s air force

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Serbia for talks on economic ties and security issues

Zelenskyy visits Moscow-friendly Serbia as Russian attacks on Kyiv region kill 4  AP News

Two grandparents and their 3-year-old grandson were killed after multiple Russian drones destroyed their home in the Brovary district of Kyiv region, northeast of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, early Saturday.

Four people, including a child, were killed in Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and the surrounding region, local officials said Saturday, as Ukraine hit another oil refinery in Russia.

Two grandparents and their 3-year-old grandson were killed after multiple Russian drones destroyed their home.

Ukraine is chronically short of air defense munitions, making it very difficult for air defense forces to intercept Russian ballistic missiles.

Russian attacks on Kyiv and its surrounding region have killed four people, including a child

Russian attacks kill 4 in Kyiv and surrounding region as air defenses fall short  Toronto Star

Meanwhile, Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is today making his first official visit to Serbia – a rare European country still closely aligned with Moscow.

Russian missile strikes killed four people, including a child, ​in ‌the Kyiv region on Saturday, said local authorities. The attack came hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Belgrade on a landmark visit to Serbia, a country with close ties to Moscow. FRANCE 24's Emmanuelle Chaze reports from Kh

Russian strikes has killed three people, including a child, in a district northeast of Ukraine's capital, a regional military official said, as Kyiv warned of incoming ballistic missiles.

KYIV, Aug 8 - Russian strikes killed three people, including a child, in the region surrounding capital Kyiv on Saturday, an official said.

Three killed in Russian strikes in Kyiv region, official says  Reuters

Deadly Russian attack in Kyiv region kills 3, including child  The Kyiv Independent

Three people, including a child, were killed and three others injured in Kyiv region as Russia launched an overnight drone attack. Explosions were also heard in Kyiv and Dnipro, while falling debris damaged homes, vehicles and other buildings in the Brovary district.

At least 17 people have been killed by new Russian strikes on Ukraine as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy highlights the need for more interceptor missiles. Holly Williams has more.