Meanwhile, a Ukrainian drone attack damaged a ship in port, apartment buildings and an oil depot in the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, injuring three crew members of the vessel, Russian officials said. Russian air defence forces shot down or intercepted 216 Ukrainian drones overnight, the Defence Ministry said.

Russia launched large-scale air strikes on the Ukrainian capital on Friday morning, damaging residential buildings across the city. Four people were killed and many others were injured. DW has more.

A scandal, involving kickbacks at Ukraine’s state nuclear power company, has revived concerns about European money being siphoned off by graft instead of helping fight Russia.

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