At least seven explosions rang out over the Ukrainian capital kyiv on Monday morning, AFP journalists noted, as a national alert against Russian airstrikes was in effect. Telegram channels reported explosions in other parts of the country, including in the northwestern city of Lutsk, where officials said an attack had damaged a residential building. Follow our live coverage.
Belarus “massing” troops on its border, Ukraine says The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said it had noticed that Belarus “massing a significant number of troops (…) in the Gomel region, near the northern border of Ukraine, under the cover of maneuvers.” kyiv said it had registered the presence of Wagner militia fighters, some of whom are being sheltered by Belarus after their leader’s failed rebellion last year. Ukraine has warned that military exercises in the border area pose a threat to “global security” due to the proximity of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
Reuters worker killed in Russian strike A security adviser working with Reuters journalists was killed in a missile strike on their hotel in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, on Saturday, the news agency said on Sunday, after a particularly deadly weekend in that country and Russia.
“Progress” in the Kursk region, according to Volodymyr Zelensky. In his daily message, the Ukrainian president claimed responsibility for the “advances” in this Russian region and the capture of two villages, more than two weeks after launching an offensive.