Blasts reported in Crimea early on Sunday; Russian investigators claim suspect admits acting for Kyiv after Russian nationalist writer wounded in car bombing
, according to Russian and Ukrainian media. Russian social media reported air defence systems were repelling attacks. Baza, a Telegram channel with links to Russia’s law enforcement agencies, reported that Ukraine sent drones into the Crimean Peninsula, with Russian air defence shooting down at least one over the port of Sevastopol. There were no casualties, according to the channel’s preliminary information.that killed his driver.
. The alerts extended from the capital, Kyiv, and regions to the west of it through all regions in the east as well as south to Kherson region and Russian-annexed Crimea. , the first known time the country has been able to intercept one of Moscow’s most modern missiles. Air force commander Mykola Oleshchuk said the Kinzhal-type ballistic missile was intercepted over the Ukrainian capital during the week.
Concerns in the Russian leadership about vulnerability to attack and the potential for public protests over the Ukraine war have contributed to the decision to cancel many Victory Day parades , Tass news agency quoted the deputy foreign minister, Sergey Vershinin, as saying on Saturday after the latest talks with a top UN official.
Switzerland’s parliament has approved a request from Ukrainian authorities for Volodymyr Zelenskiy to address it.
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