Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv unleashes hundreds of drones on Russia after Putin rejected Zelenskyy meeting
Ukraine targets St Petersburg in wave of strikes; Keir Starmer to host Volodymyr Zelenskyy and EU leaders for talks. What we know on day 1,565
TL;DR
- Ukraine conducted a large-scale drone attack on Russia, targeting St Petersburg and an oil depot.
- One person died in the Tver region due to drone debris, and an oil depot caught fire in Ust-Labinsk.
- Russia claims its air defenses intercepted over 376 drones across various regions.
- Ukraine's SBU claimed to have hit St Petersburg's Kronstadt naval base and a naval arsenal in Leningrad.
- Russian forces also conducted strikes on Ukraine, causing casualties and injuring people on search and rescue vessels.
- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Emmanuel Macron, and Friedrich Merz for talks on supporting Ukraine.