Ukraine’s air defense shot down five Russian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over Poltava Oblast overnight on Feb. 28, Poltava Oblast Governor Dmytro Lunin reported.
Further details are being clarified, he said.
On Feb. 27, Ukraine’s air defense shot down two Russian drones over Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
The Aug. 28 call came after Russia launched a large-scale aerial strike on Ukrainian cities overnight.
At least 18 people were killed in the attack on the capital, including four children, authorities said. Three of them were aged 2, 14, and 17.
This marks the first time a vessel carrying fuel from the blacklisted facility has entered a Chinese import terminal.
The attack on the junction station occurred around 5 a.m. in Tver, a Russian city northwest of Moscow.
Russia launched 598 drones overnight, including Shahed attack drones and decoys, as well as 31 missiles.
Witkoff — a real estate mogul with no previous diplomatic experience — reportedly went to the meeting with Putin without a U.S. State Department notetaker.
"This Ukrainian film deserves greater international recognition, as it speaks on behalf of those who defend freedom and the right to live every single day," the Ukrainian Oscar Committee said.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto described the strike as "an attack on Hungary’s sovereignty," saying it "endangered our energy security and nearly (forced) the use of our strategic reserves."
"No diplomatic mission should ever be a target," top EU diplomat Kaja Kallas said.
Russia launched 598 drones overnight, including Shahed attack drones and decoys, as well as 31 missiles, among them two Kh-47 Kinzhal ballistic missiles, nine Iskander-M or North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles, and 20 Kh-101 cruise missiles, Ukraine’s Air Force reported.
"Efforts to address the aftermath of the attack are ongoing. The majority of the crew are safe, and the search for several missing sailors continues," Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk told the Kyiv Independent.
