KYIV, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will urge allies to boost Ukraine’s air defenses at a meeting this week in Germany, while both sides said Kyiv’s forces pressed new attacks Sunday in Russia’s Kursk region.

Russian shelling, meanwhile, killed at least one person and wounded another in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, officials said.

Dozens of partner countries will participate in the meeting of the Ramstein group at Ramstein Air Base on Thursday, Zelenskyy said, “including those who can help boost our capabilities not only to defend against missiles but also against guided bombs and Russian aviation.”

“We will discuss this with them and continue to persuade them,” Zelenskyy said Saturday. “The task remains unchanged: strengthening our air defense.”

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin will attend the meeting, which originally had been scheduled for October with President Joe Biden present.

— The Associated Press