A summary of today's developments
Ukraine’s top general Oleksandr Syrskyi said that Ukraine had captured 594 Russian servicemen during its operation in the Kursk region. Ukraine has also captured 100 settlements during its three-week long incursion, he said. Moscow’s troops were trying to counterattack in the area and encircle Kyiv’s forces, but those attempts were being repelled, he added.
A fifth person has died following Russia’s overnight strikes on Ukraine.
According to the regional head of administration for Zaporizhzhia, Ivan Fedorov, an elderly woman has since died in hospital after suffering “severe burns”. Along with the three people that died in Zaporizhzhia, another two people were killed after strikes in the central city of Kryvyi Rih, officials said.
Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, has said after visiting Russia’s Kursk nuclear power plant today that there was a risk of a “nuclear incident,” Reuters reported. Grossi said the situation was serious.
In a press conference today, Volodymyr Zelenskiy revealed that Ukraine had tested its first domestically-produced ballistic missile. He also said that Ukraine had the ability to produce 1.5-2m drones this year, but currently lacks the funding to do so.
Zelenskiy said that his military deployed western-supplied F-16 fighter jets to down Russian drones and missiles fired in recent attacks, AFP reports.
A fifth person has died following Russia’s overnight strikes on Ukraine.
According to the regional head of administration for Zaporizhzhia, Ivan Fedorov, an elderly woman has since died in hospital after suffering “severe burns”.
Fedorov said: “Doctors fought for her life for several hours, but could not save her.”
Along with the three people that died in Zaporizhzhia, another two people were killed after strikes in the central city of Kryvyi Rih, officials said.
