Ukraine-Russia war latest: Ukrainian police chief resigns after officers ‘disgracefully’ flee Kyiv shooting

Zelensky issues stark warning Russia will pull Belarus back into Ukraine war

Pope Leo calls for ‘weapons to fall silent’ in Ukraine and commends ceasefire in Lebanon

How Hungary’s new leader is turning into a bigger friend to Putin than anybody had thought

US again lifts sanctions on Russian oil stranded at sea two days after Trump’s treasury secretary promised not to

Key Points

• Ukraine patrol police chief resigns after officers flee from shooting spot
• Ukraine to replace soldiers with 25,000 ground robots in bid to save lives
• Ukraine attacks Russian oil refineries after Trump removes sanctions on Moscow’s oil
• Russia loses more than 1.3 million troops in Ukraine war since invasion, says Kyiv
• Hungary's Magyar kicks off early EU talks to unblock funds for Ukraine

Hungary's Magyar kicks off early EU talks to unblock funds for Ukraine

Hungary's ​incoming prime minister Peter Magyar has announced talks with EU officials in Budapest, saying there is no time to waste in his efforts to unblock ⁠funds frozen by the bloc over disputes with his predecessor.

Magyar, whose landslide victory in the 12 April election spelled the end of nationalist prime minister Viktor Orban's 16-year rule, said he would kickstart the discussions by setting out points where he and the ⁠EU already agreed.

"I expect a constructive ​negotiation. ⁠It will not be easy because we have very little time," he told a news conference.

He said the chief of ⁠staff of European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen would arrive at ​around ⁠5pm local time as part ‌of a high-level delegation.

“The aim is... to map out before the new government is formed what we agree on and what are ‌the conditions that the next parliament can pass ‌as a law and comply with European conditions," Magyar said.

The clearance of the funds will also pave for a critical loan for Ukraine, earlier blocked by Orban.

Markets have rallied on ‌Magyar's victory with hopes that the EU will unblock billions ​of euros of funds and help an economy at near-stagnation.

Ukraine's military intelligence says it hit two Russian landing ships in Crimea

Ukraine's GUR military intelligence says it ⁠struck two "large" Russian landing ships ⁠in occupied Crimea.

The strike took place overnight on Sunday and involved two vessels from Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol Bay, the GUR said.

Ukraine patrol police chief resigns after officers flee from shooting spot

Yevhen Zhukov, ⁠the head of Ukraine's Patrol Police – a division of the national police service whose duty is to patrol the streets – resigned yesterday after social media circulated a video showing patrol officers running away after hearing gunfire, leaving civilians without protection.

At least six people were killed and eight people, including a child, remain hospitalised in Kyiv after being wounded in a shooting, mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

"The police officers acted unprofessionally and disgracefully. As police officers, they should have been helping and rescuing our citizens. But they failed to assess the situation properly and left civilians in danger," online media outlet RBC Ukraine quoted Zhukov as saying.

"As a combat officer, I have decided to submit my resignation from the position I ‌currently hold," Zhukov added.

Earlier yesterday, interior minister Ihor Klymenko said the officers' behaviour was "a disgrace to the ​entire system". An investigation has been launched and decisions will be made regarding their superiors.

Europe needs defence system against ballistic weapons, says Ukraine

Ukraine is holding discussions with several European nations about the creation of a new defence ​system against ballistic weapons, president Volodymyr Zelensky said.

“I believe, and my idea is ​that ⁠we should have a ‌European anti-ballistic missile defence system. We are in talks with several countries and are working in this ‌direction," Zelensky told the national TV channel, ‌Marathon.

"We need to build our own anti-ballistic missile defence system within a year," he added.

Zelensky said the task ⁠is extremely difficult but realistic, and added that he had already discussed it with key European countries, though he did not name them.

Defence against ballistic missiles is one of Ukraine's biggest challenges in the war with Russia, since only certain types of missiles used by the American Patriot system ⁠are capable of intercepting Russian ​ballistic ⁠missiles.

Russia uses ballistic missiles to attack Ukraine's energy infrastructure, destroying thermal power generation and electricity ⁠transmission systems.

Fire Point, maker of Ukraine's Flamingo cruise missile, told Reuters this month that it was ‌in talks with European companies to launch a ​new air defence system by next year, ‌creating a low-cost alternative ⁠to the increasingly hard-to-get Patriot system.

Patriot missiles ⁠are in short supply amid extensive deployment in the Gulf ‌against Iranian ​attacks. And Europe's only anti-ballistic ‌system, the Italo-French SAMP/T, ​is produced in relatively small numbers.

Zelensky issues stark warning Russia will pull Belarus back into Ukraine war

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has issued a stark warning, saying that Kyiv believes Russia is preparing to once again draw its ally Belarus into the ongoing conflict.

Citing an intelligence report from Ukraine's top commander, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Zelensky revealed concerns over "road construction in areas leading to Ukraine and the establishment of artillery positions... in the Belarusian border area".

He added: "We believe that Russia will once again try to involve Belarus in its war."

In response, Ukraine has reportedly issued instructions to warn the Belarusian leadership of "Ukraine's readiness to defend its land and independence".

Zelensky also suggested that intelligence indicates Russia is "attempting ... to carry out a regrouping of forces – most likely to compensate for a shortage of personnel", which he believes explains the increased military activity within Belarus.

Zelensky issues stark warning Russia will pull Belarus back into Ukraine war

Zelensky announces 10-year drone deal with Gulf nations

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has shared details of a landmark agreement with three key Middle Eastern nations, aimed at bolstering their drone capabilities against Iran.

“We have already reached 10-year agreements with three key countries: Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. We already have requests from 11 countries – the Middle East and the Gulf, plus we’re also gradually turning our attention to the Caucasus,” he said on X last night.

Zelensky added: “Within this Drone Deal, there will be at least 10 different agreements covering various categories of Ukrainian weapons exports. Co-production is planned – the construction of our production lines both in Ukraine and in other countries.”

This will also include new technologies that Ukraine and its Gulf allies are “developing jointly with various countries, in which they are investing,” he said, adding that an annual funding agreement for a specific amount, along with a fixed number of years, has also been signed.

We have already reached 10-year agreements with three key countries: Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. We already have requests from 11 countries – the Middle East and the Gulf, plus we’re also gradually turning our attention to the Caucasus.

Within this Drone…

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) April 19, 2026

IMF agreed raising tax on self-employed is 'not constructive', says Ukrainian PM

Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko said that the IMF had agreed during talks in Washington that the ⁠introduction of VAT tax on self-employed individuals was "not-constructive" due to the sensitivity of the issue in Ukraine.

The tax was ⁠part of a ​raft ⁠of reforms agreed with the Fund as conditions for an $8bn loan approved in February. Ukrainian ​officials ⁠have since warned ‌that its introduction would prove highly unpopular and it lacked the required ‌support in parliament.

“During the Spring ‌Meetings, we found understanding from our partners that this is indeed a sensitive ⁠topic and a not-constructive idea," Svyrydenko said on the Telegram app, adding she had held consultations with both IMF and European officials.

“We will continue to work together on the necessary decisions ‌and explore other alternative measures ​to ensure the revenue part ‌of the budget ⁠for 2027."

Several Ukrainian legislators ⁠suggested on social media on Sunday that a ‌decision regarding ​the tax had ‌only been postponed, not ​cancelled.

Watch: Kyiv attack probed as officers accused of fleeing scene, says Zelenskyy

Watch: Pope Leo calls for 'weapons to fall silent' in Ukraine and commends ceasefire in Lebanon

Ukraine to replace soldiers with 25,000 ground robots in bid to save lives

Ukrainian military is working to procure 25,000 ground robotic systems to send in the warzone against invading Russian forces in the first half of this year, its defence ministry said.

Defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov said Ukraine will double the total procured robotic systems throughout 2025.

“Our goal — 100 per cent of frontline logistics should be performed by robotic systems,” he said, adding that the expansion follows a meeting with domestic manufacturers of unmanned ground systems, where the ministry outlined its goal of scaling robotic support across the battlefield.

This comes just days after president Volodymyr Zelensky announced that in a rare historic battlefield first, Ukraine’s ground robotic systems of drones and ammunitions were able to recapture land from the Russian forces and saved 22,000 lives in the process.

Ukrainian forces carried out more than 9,000 logistics and evacuation missions using ground robots in March alone, and approximately 21,500 missions during the first quarter of 2026, according to the government.

One dead in 'massive' drone attack on Russia's Tuapse port

One man has died and another ⁠injured in a "massive" Ukrainian drone ⁠attack ​on Russia's ⁠Black Sea port ⁠of Tuapse, ​which ⁠has been ‌set ablaze, local governor Veniamin ‌Kondratiev said ‌this morning citing preliminary ⁠information.

He also said debris from drones damaged several buildings in the city, ‌including a ​kindergarten, ‌primary ⁠school, church ⁠and residential apartment block.

Tuapse is one of Russia's major southern ports, ⁠serving as an oil product export hub and ​also ⁠handles dry bulk ‌cargo such as coal and fertiliser. It is also home to a major oil ‌refinery of the same name owned ‌by Rosneft, Russia's biggest oil producer.

Ukraine has increasingly attacked the facility in the past week, with the last attack on Thursday, killing two.

Ukraine attacks Russian oil refineries after Trump removes sanctions on Moscow’s oil

Ukraine drone strikes targeted industrial areas in Novokuibyshevsk and Syzran in Russia's Samara region, local governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev said on Saturday.

He did not give further details, but the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces said in a statement that it had hit major oil refineries in both cities.

It also said that its attacks had sparked fires at the Vystosk oil terminal in Russia's northwestern Leningrad region and an oil refinery in the southern Krasnodar region, with the blazes later confirmed by Russian officials.

Ukraine has repeatedly targeted Russian oil facilities in the past, but the strategy has gained more attention since the Trump administration gave Russian oil a temporary waiver from sanctions to ease supply constraints.

The US treasury department extended its pause on sanctions on Russian oil shipments on Friday, despite complaints from Kyiv officials that Russia will use the additional revenue on new weapons to hit Ukraine harder.

The so-called general license means US sanctions will not apply for 30 days on deliveries of Russian oil that has been loaded on tankers as of Friday. It extended a similar 30-day license issued in March for Russian oil that had been loaded by 11 March.

Hungary's Magyar kicks off early EU talks to unblock funds for Ukraine

Hungary's ​incoming prime minister Peter Magyar has announced talks with EU officials in Budapest, saying there is no time to waste in his efforts to unblock ⁠funds frozen by the bloc over disputes with his predecessor.

Magyar, whose landslide victory in the 12 April election spelled the end of nationalist prime minister Viktor Orban's 16-year rule, said he would kickstart the discussions by setting out points where he and the ⁠EU already agreed.

"I expect a constructive ​negotiation. ⁠It will not be easy because we have very little time," he told a news conference.

He said the chief of ⁠staff of European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen would arrive at ​around ⁠5pm local time as part ‌of a high-level delegation.

“The aim is... to map out before the new government is formed what we agree on and what are ‌the conditions that the next parliament can pass ‌as a law and comply with European conditions," Magyar said.

The clearance of the funds will also pave for a critical loan for Ukraine, earlier blocked by Orban.

Markets have rallied on ‌Magyar's victory with hopes that the EU will unblock billions ​of euros of funds and help an economy at near-stagnation.

Ukraine patrol police chief resigns after officers flee from shooting spot

Yevhen Zhukov, ⁠the head of Ukraine's Patrol Police – a division of the national police service whose duty is to patrol the streets – resigned yesterday after social media circulated a video showing patrol officers running away after hearing gunfire, leaving civilians without protection.

At least six people were killed and eight people, including a child, remain hospitalised in Kyiv after being wounded in a shooting, mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

"The police officers acted unprofessionally and disgracefully. As police officers, they should have been helping and rescuing our citizens. But they failed to assess the situation properly and left civilians in danger," online media outlet RBC Ukraine quoted Zhukov as saying.

"As a combat officer, I have decided to submit my resignation from the position I ‌currently hold," Zhukov added.

Earlier yesterday, interior minister Ihor Klymenko said the officers' behaviour was "a disgrace to the ​entire system". An investigation has been launched and decisions will be made regarding their superiors.

Russia loses more than 1.3 million troops in Ukraine war since invasion, says Kyiv

Russia has lost at least 1,318,220 troops in Ukraine since the invasion in February 2022, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said over the weekend.

These include 1,070 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Russia has also lost 11,882 tanks, 24,420 armoured combat vehicles, 90,397 vehicles and fuel tanks, 40,324 artillery systems, 1,748 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,349 air defence systems, 435 aircraft, 350 helicopters, 247,131 drones, 33 ships and boats, and two submarines, the Ukrainian military said in its daily update.

Europe needs defence system against ballistic weapons, says Ukraine

Ukraine is holding discussions with several European nations about the creation of a new defence ​system against ballistic weapons, president Volodymyr Zelensky said.

“I believe, and my idea is ​that ⁠we should have a ‌European anti-ballistic missile defence system. We are in talks with several countries and are working in this ‌direction," Zelensky told the national TV channel, ‌Marathon.

"We need to build our own anti-ballistic missile defence system within a year," he added.

Zelensky said the task ⁠is extremely difficult but realistic, and added that he had already discussed it with key European countries, though he did not name them.

Defence against ballistic missiles is one of Ukraine's biggest challenges in the war with Russia, since only certain types of missiles used by the American Patriot system ⁠are capable of intercepting Russian ​ballistic ⁠missiles.

Russia uses ballistic missiles to attack Ukraine's energy infrastructure, destroying thermal power generation and electricity ⁠transmission systems.

Fire Point, maker of Ukraine's Flamingo cruise missile, told Reuters this month that it was ‌in talks with European companies to launch a ​new air defence system by next year, ‌creating a low-cost alternative ⁠to the increasingly hard-to-get Patriot system.

Patriot missiles ⁠are in short supply amid extensive deployment in the Gulf ‌against Iranian ​attacks. And Europe's only anti-ballistic ‌system, the Italo-French SAMP/T, ​is produced in relatively small numbers.

Pope Leo decries intensification of Ukraine war

Pope Leo on Sunday decried the intensification of the war in Ukraine, calling “for the weapons to fall silent and for the path of dialogue to be followed”.

The pope made the appeal after a Mass outside Angola's capital Luanda that drew roughly 100,000 people.

The first US pope also praised the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, to end fighting between Israeli forces and Iran-backed Hezbollah, as a "reason for hope."

Pro-Russian candidate clear favourite in Bulgarian election

Bulgaria went to the polls on Sunday, with a pro-Russian candidate clearly in the lead on a ticket of stamping out corruption.

Former President Rumen Radev, a eurosceptic former fighter pilot who opposes military support for Ukraine, stepped down from the presidency in January to run in the parliamentary elections, after mass protests forced out the previous government in December.

"We need, finally, a path to democratic, modern European Bulgaria," Radev said after casting his ballot in Sofia, adding that he wants to "develop practical relations with Russia based on mutual respect and equal treatment."

Polls close at 8pm (5pm GMT). Exit polls are expected as the vote closes and preliminary results could come later on Sunday or Monday.

Head of Ukraine's street patrol police resigns over Kyiv shooting

Yevhen Zhukov, the head of Ukraine's Patrol Police, resigned on Sunday after social media circulated a video showing patrol officers running away after hearing gunfire, leaving civilians without protection.

“The police officers acted unprofessionally and disgracefully. As police officers, they should have been helping and rescuing our citizens. But they failed to assess the situation properly and left civilians in danger,” online media outlet RBC Ukraine quoted Zhukov as saying.

“As a combat officer, I have decided to submit my resignation from the position I currently hold,” Zhukov added.

Earlier on Sunday, minister Klymenko said the officers' behaviour was “a disgrace to the entire system”. An investigation has been launched and decisions will be made regarding their superiors.

Head of Ukraine's street patrol police resigns over Kyiv shooting

Yevhen Zhukov, the head of Ukraine's Patrol Police, resigned on Sunday after social media circulated a video showing patrol officers running away after hearing gunfire, leaving civilians without protection.

“The police officers acted unprofessionally and disgracefully. As police officers, they should have been helping and rescuing our citizens. But they failed to assess the situation properly and left civilians in danger,” online media outlet RBC Ukraine quoted Zhukov as saying.

“As a combat officer, I have decided to submit my resignation from the position I currently hold,” Zhukov added.

Earlier on Sunday, minister Klymenko said the officers' behaviour was “a disgrace to the entire system”. An investigation has been launched and decisions will be made regarding their superiors.

The latest: Eight remain in hospital after Kyiv shooting

Eight people, including one child, remain hospitalised in Kyiv after being wounded in a shooting that killed six people, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Sunday.

A Russian-born man opened fire from an automatic rifle on passersby on Saturday before barricading himself in a supermarket with hostages, where he was shot dead by police.

Police stormed the supermarket after unsuccessfully trying to negotiate with the suspect for 40 minutes.

Klitschko said the wounded child, whose parents were killed in the shooting, was in moderate condition, while one of the adults was in critical condition.

In pictures: Police on site following attack in Kyiv

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said this week that the time has come for a conversation with the US about how Washington sees future economic ties with Russia.

Speaking at an event in Turkey, Lavrov also said that NATO is "not in the best state", but that Russia would not meddle in the alliance's internal affairs.

Russia has made renewed economic cooperation with the US a core part of its pitch for a diplomatic detente with the administration of US President Donald Trump.

Russia’s veteran foreign minister said that differences remain between the two countries.

Chernobyl's radioactive landscape is testament to nature’s resilience and survival spirit

Four decades after the nuclear disaster at Ukraine’s Chernobyl power plant, wildlife is thriving again in what became the exclusion zone created by the forced mass evacuations of the population:

Russian attacks kill at least 2 as Ukraine strikes a Russian drone factory

Russian strikes killed at least two people in Ukraine, officials said Sunday, as Ukraine's military struck a drone factory in southwestern Russia.

A 16-year-old boy died and four others were injured in a “massive” nighttime drone strike on Chernihiv in northern Ukraine, according to the head of the city's military administration.

Rescuers found the teenager’s body as they cleared away rubble, Dmytro Bryzhynskyi reported on Telegram on Sunday morning. He said the drone strike also injured three women and one man. Several houses were set on fire, he added.

Russian attacks kill at least 2 as Ukraine strikes a Russian drone factory

Pope Leo calls for ‘weapons to fall silent’ in Ukraine

Head of Ukraine's street patrol police resigns over Kyiv shooting

Yevhen Zhukov, the head of Ukraine's Patrol Police, resigned on Sunday after social media circulated a video showing patrol officers running away after hearing gunfire, leaving civilians without protection.

“The police officers acted unprofessionally and disgracefully. As police officers, they should have been helping and rescuing our citizens. But they failed to assess the situation properly and left civilians in danger,” online media outlet RBC Ukraine quoted Zhukov as saying.

“As a combat officer, I have decided to submit my resignation from the position I currently hold,” Zhukov added.

Earlier on Sunday, minister Klymenko said the officers' behaviour was “a disgrace to the entire system”. An investigation has been launched and decisions will be made regarding their superiors.

The latest: Eight remain in hospital after Kyiv shooting

Eight people, including one child, remain hospitalised in Kyiv after being wounded in a shooting that killed six people, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Sunday.

A Russian-born man opened fire from an automatic rifle on passersby on Saturday before barricading himself in a supermarket with hostages, where he was shot dead by police.

Police stormed the supermarket after unsuccessfully trying to negotiate with the suspect for 40 minutes.

Klitschko said the wounded child, whose parents were killed in the shooting, was in moderate condition, while one of the adults was in critical condition.

Watch: Zelensky provides update after Moscow-born gunman kills six in Kyiv supermarket attack

Pro-Russian candidate clear favourite in Bulgarian election

Bulgaria went to the polls on Sunday, with a pro-Russian candidate clearly in the lead on a ticket of stamping out corruption.

Former President Rumen Radev, a eurosceptic former fighter pilot who opposes military support for Ukraine, stepped down from the presidency in January to run in the parliamentary elections, after mass protests forced out the previous government in December.

"We need, finally, a path to democratic, modern European Bulgaria," Radev said after casting his ballot in Sofia, adding that he wants to "develop practical relations with Russia based on mutual respect and equal treatment."

Polls close at 8pm (5pm GMT). Exit polls are expected as the vote closes and preliminary results could come later on Sunday or Monday.

Fire from Ukrainian drone attack extinguished after three days

A fire at Russia's Black Sea port of Tuapse has been extinguished, local authorities said on Sunday, days after it broke out following a major Ukrainian drone attack on April 16.

Russian soldiers in Ukraine turn to witchcraft for protection as belief in the supernatural surges

Soldiers fighting in Ukraine are increasingly turning to the supernatural, seeking solace and solutions from figures like self-described witch Natalia Malinovskaya.

Amidst the ongoing conflict and economic uncertainty, a growing number of Russians are being drawn to the dark arts.

Operating from her darkened Moscow apartment, Malinovskaya, who claims to have inherited her powers from her grandmother and frequently appears on Russian television, offers a range of services from love spells to protection from evil.

Russian soldiers in Ukraine turn to witchcraft as belief in the supernatural surges

Pope Leo decries intensification of Ukraine war

Pope Leo on Sunday decried the intensification of the war in Ukraine, calling “for the weapons to fall silent and for the path of dialogue to be followed”.

The pope made the appeal after a Mass outside Angola's capital Luanda that drew roughly 100,000 people.

The first US pope also praised the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, to end fighting between Israeli forces and Iran-backed Hezbollah, as a "reason for hope."

Recap: Nato pledges $60bn in military aid to Ukraine as Zelensky pursues more arms deals

Nato allies are looking to provide Ukraine with around $60bn (£44bn) in military and security assistance in 2026, the alliance’s secretary general Mark Rutte said in a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group in Berlin.

The critical assistance would be delivered in addition to the €90bn (£78.2bn) loan package agreed by the European Union and would focus on priority needs, Rutte said.

“We must focus funding on the priorities – air defence, drones and extended-range ammunition. These are the big priorities,” the Nato official said.

The aid from Nato is timely as Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky said the top diplomatic priority is securing allies' help to buy and build more air defence systems.

Zelensky is also championing joint weapons production agreements, including for drones and missiles, while pushing for the European Union to move quickly on providing the promised loan.

Zelensky issues stark warning Russia will pull Belarus back into Ukraine war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has issued a stark warning, saying that Kyiv believes Russia is preparing to once again draw its ally Belarus into the ongoing conflict.

Citing an intelligence report from Ukraine's top commander, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Mr Zelensky revealed concerns over "road construction in areas leading to Ukraine and the establishment of artillery positions... in the Belarusian border area".

He added: "We believe that Russia will once again try to involve Belarus in its war."

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Zelensky issues stark warning Russia will pull Belarus back into Ukraine war

Russia loses nearly 1,100 troops in 24 hours

Russia lost nearly 1,100 troops in 24 hours of war, according to Ukraine’s military.

In its latest tally, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that Russia has lost 1,318,220 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion, on 24 February 2022.

That figure includes 1,070 casualties recorded in the last day.

Russian attacks on Ukraine kill one and wound dozens

A civilian has been killed and dozens more wounded in overnight Russian attacks across Ukraine, local officials said.

One person was killed in a strike on Mykolaivka in the eastern Donetsk region, local leader Vadym Filashkin said in a post on social media.

Other officials reported at least 26 people had been hurt in attacks across northern and eastern Ukraine, including a strike on port infrastructure in the city of Odesa.

Ukraine's air force said on Saturday that Russia launched 219 drones overnight, of which 190 were shot down.

Meanwhile, a Ukrainian drone strike targeted industrial areas in Novokuibyshevsk and Syzran in Russia's Samara region, governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev said. Both cities are home to large oil refineries.

Russia's Ministry of Defence said its forces had destroyed 258 Ukrainian drones overnight over 16 Russian regions, as well as over the annexed Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea and the Black and Azov seas.