Closing summary
We are going to pause our Ukraine coverage for the day now. Here’s a list of the day’s main developments:
A Ukrainian drone attack hundreds of miles inside Russia’s border has caused a fire at a major oil refinery
Ukraine’s air defences downed nine of 14 Russian drones in an overnight attack that hit energy infrastructure in the city of Kryvyi Rih, the air force and regional officials said on Saturday morning
The Reuters news agency reports that Kyiv has informed the White House of Zelenskiy’s intention to sack the head of Ukraine’s military
Poland’s president Duda has rowed back from a statement he made yesterday in which he cast doubt over Ukraine’s ability to retake Crimea
Poland’s president Duda sought to defuse the row over his statement on Ukraine, saying in a post on X that his “actions and position on Russia’s brutal aggression against Ukraine have been and are clear from day one”.
He added:
Russia’s attack on Ukraine and occupation of internationally recognised territories of Ukraine, including Crimea, is a crime... We all stand shoulder to shoulder for a free, sovereign and independent Ukraine against aggression and brutal imperialism!
Duda’s earlier remarks were sharply criticised by lawmakers from Poland’s pro-European ruling coalition.
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