President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that Ukrainian forces controlled more than 1,250 square kilometres and 92 settlements in Russia’s Kursk region. He urged his Western allies to lift restrictions on the use of long-range weapons to strike deep into Russia. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.
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Summary:
- Ukraine's air defence units repelled an overnight air attack, including on Kyiv, destroying all 11 drones that Moscow launched towards Ukrainian territory, Ukraine's air force said on Monday.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukraine now controls more than 1,250 square kilometres and 92 settlements in Russia's Kursk region.
- Ukraine said it had destroyed another strategic bridge over the Seym River in Russia's Kursk region.
- Russia has filed claims with Germany regarding the investigation into the 2022 explosions at the Nord Stream pipelines, RIA news agency reported on Monday, citing a Russian foreign ministry official.
Yesterday's key developments:
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Ukraine said it struck a second bridge in the Kursk region, seeking to disrupt Moscow's supply routes, two days after Moscow accused it of using Western rockets to destroy a strategically important bridge over the Seym river.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the military incursion into Russia’s Kursk region aims to create a buffer zone to prevent further attacks by Moscow across the border.
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Officials in Kyiv said air defence units repelled a Russian missile attack on the capital, where air raid sirens sounded before dawn.
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Two people have been killed in Ukrainian shelling of Donetsk, the Russian-installed mayor says
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Ukrainian officials in the eastern city of Pokrovsk urged civilians to evacuate as fast as possible due to Russian troops “advancing at a fast pace”. The city lies on the intersection of a key road that supplies Ukrainian troops and towns across the eastern front. It has long been a target for the Russian army.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP & Reuters)
