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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in on Monday, a day ahead of crucial talks between Ukrainian and US officials on ending the war with Russia. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.
Ukraine shot down 130 drones launched by Russia overnight, air force says
The Ukrainian military said on Monday that Russia launched 176 drones during its overnight attack.
The country’s armed forces shot down 130 drones and another 42 did not reach their targets, likely due to electronic warfare countermeasures, the military said in a statement on Telegram.
It did not specify what happened to the remaining four drones.
Russian forces advance further in Kursk
Russian forces advanced further in Kursk region on Monday as part of a major encirclement operation aimed at forcing thousands of Ukrainian soldiers to either flee or surrender in western Russia, pro-Russian war bloggers said.
Russian forces on Sunday recaptured three more settlements in Kursk after special forces crept for miles through a gas pipeline near the town of Sudzha in an attempt to surprise Ukrainian forces.
Ukraine launches overnight drone attack in Russia’s Samara region
Firefighters are battling a large fire in a warehouse in Novokuibyshevsk in Russia’s Samara region, Ukraine authorities and media said on Monday.
“There are no injuries,” the emergency ministry said on the Telegram messaging app, citing early details. The RIA news agency said a warehouse was on fire.
It also cited the region’s governor as saying Ukraine launched an overnight drone attack targeting enterprises in the region.
Zelensky heads to Saudi Arabia ahead of crucial US talks
President Volodymyr Zelensky travels to Saudi Arabia to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday, ahead of talks between Ukrainian and US officials on ending the war with Russia at an increasingly precarious moment for Kyiv.
The United States, once Ukraine’s main ally, has upended its wartime policies in its stated pursuit of a rapid end to the fighting, engaging directly with Moscow while cutting off military assistance and intelligence sharing for Kyiv.
Zelensky is expected to meet Mohammed bin Salman, whose Saudi Arabia has played various mediating roles since Russia’s 2022 invasion, including brokering prisoner exchanges and hosting talks between Russia and the United States last month.
- US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the United States had “just about” ended a suspension of intelligence sharing with Ukraine.
- German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz on Sunday said he would like talks with France and Britain about sharing their nuclear weapons, but not as a substitute for US nuclear protection of Europe.
- Russia’s defence ministry said on Sunday that its forces had recaptured three more settlements in western Kursk region where they are trying to evict Ukrainian troops holding chunks of territory seven months after a cross-border incursion.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)
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