Closing summary
That’s all from today’s shorter-than-usual Ukraine live blog.
Here is a summary of the day’s main events so far:
Blasts were reported across Kyiv on Saturday morning, as the city came under Russian attack for the first time since September
A former Nato secretary general has put forward a proposal for Ukraine to join the military alliance but stripped of the territories occupied by Russia
The UK’s Ministry of Defence says Russia is ramping up its attempt to weaponise history
Trains carrying cargo in Russia’s Ryazan region were derailed Saturday morning due to “unauthorised interference”
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Russian train derails after ‘unauthorised interference’
Trains carrying cargo in Russia’s Ryazan region were derailed on Saturday morning because of “unauthorised interference”, the Associated Press reported Moscow’s rail operator MZhD as saying.
Russian law enforcement said 15 train carriages had been derailed south-east of the capital, while MZhD reported the number as 19.
Several Russian media outlets also reported that an explosion was heard in the vicinity on Saturday morning, although this could not be independently verified by AP.
Russian officials have previously blamed pro-Ukrainian saboteurs for several attacks on the country’s railway system since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022, although no group has claimed responsibility for the damage.
Kyiv has not commented on Saturday’s attacks.
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