Ukraine's top commander on Tuesday said that Kyiv's forces were still advancing in Russia's Kursk region, but warned that Moscow was building up its forces on the eastern Pokrovsk front to try to cut off Ukraine’s supply lines to the front. General Oleksandr Syrskyi said Tuesday that Kyiv’s troops have gained control of nearly 1,300 square kilometers in the region since their surprise incursion three weeks ago. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.
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Summary:
- Air defence systems in Ukraine downed five missiles and 60 attack drones in a second night of Russian aerial bombardments, according to local authorities. At least four more people were killed in overnight Russian attacks, according to local officials, with two more people potentially buried under rubble.
- UN nuclear watchdog head Rafael Grossi arrived at Russia's Kursk nuclear plant on Tuesday to "independently assess" events following Ukraine's unprecedented cross-border offensive into the Russian region.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that his military had recently carried out the first successful test of a domestically produced ballistic missile.
- Zelensky also said Tuesday that his military had deployed Western-supplied F-16 fighter jets to down drones and missiles that Russia fired in recent attacks.
- Russian Telegram channels with links to the security services said on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces had attacked a border post in Russia's southern Belgorod region, though there was no immediate official confirmation of fighting there.
Yesterday's key developments:
- Russian forces unleashed a massive drone and missile barrage on Ukraine on Monday morning, targeting multiple regions across the country. Power and water supplies were disrupted in parts of Kyiv following the attacks, Ukrainian officials said. At least five people were reported killed.
- Poland said that a drone had likely entered its airspace early on Monday morning during a Russian bombardment of Ukraine, adding that the object may have landed on Polish territory and that searches were underway.
- The United States voiced outrage Monday at the Russian assault on Ukraine's power grid and vowed sustained support for Kyiv.
- Kyiv urged allies to allow long-range strikes in order to "accelerate the end of Russian terror" following Moscow's massive strike on Ukraine on Monday.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)
