On-call air defense systems shot down 49 Ukrainian drones over seven regions of the country last night, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced.

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In the Russian attack on Nikopolj, a man was killed, another man was wounded

In the attack of Russian troops on Nikopol, in the Dnipropetrovsk region, one civilian was killed and another was injured, Serhije Lisak, head of the Dnipropetrovsk military administration, said today.

"A man (58) was killed in Nikopol. His life was cut short by an enemy attack, when the aggressor threw ammunition from an unmanned aircraft at the city," Lisak said in a post on Telegram, reports Ukrinform.

The main administration of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Dnipropetrovsk region announced that a man (47) was injured in Nikopol in a drone attack.

As reported by Ukrinform, Russian troops attacked the Dnipropetrovsk region with drones and artillery during the night and morning, targeting the settlements of Nikopol, Marganetska, Pokrovska and Malomikhaylivska.

17:32

Ambassador: Israel transferred the Patriot systems it received from the USA to Ukraine

The Israeli ambassador to Ukraine, Michael Brodsky, said that Israel transferred to Kyiv the Patriot air defense systems it received from the United States of America in the early 90s of the last century, Ukrainian media reported today.

"At the beginning of the 90s, when the first war in the Gulf was being fought, we received Patriot systems from the USA. They are now in Ukraine, where we agreed to transfer them," he said, Ukrinform reported.

14:59

Pais: Ukraine is building drones to attack private homes a step away from the front line

Ukrainians are turning private homes into workshops for combat drones, and such workshops are often located near combat zones.

According to the Spanish newspaper Pais, one of these centers, located near Pokrovsk, was turned by the Ukrainian army into a real center for upgrading combat drones.

The workshops, which"grow like mushrooms", have become crucial for the five units that hold the line on hundreds of kilometers of the front, and the drones that are brought to the workshops become combat aircraft in a short time.

"Sometimes we deliver up to 100 drones a day, although there are usually about 20," says a soldier from the 68th Brigade under the pseudonym "Flint".

14:25

The first group of Russian prisoners of war was returned

The first group of Russian prisoners of war, under the age of 25, was returned from the territory controlled by Kiev as part of the Istanbul Agreement, the Ministry of Defense of Russia announced.

The same number of Ukrainian prisoners of war was handed over to Kyiv.

"Currently, Russian soldiers are on the territory of the Republic of Belarus, where they are provided with the necessary psychological and medical assistance. All Russian soldiers will be transported to the Russian Federation for treatment and rehabilitation in the medical facilities of the Russian Ministry of Defense," the ministry said.

13:53

A Russian drone attacked the Kherson region, there were wounded

A Russian drone attacked the settlement of Bilozerka in the Kherson region, injuring two local men aged 40 and 43, the Kherson regional military administration announced.

The administration said the men suffered injuries from the blast, a concussion and traumatic brain injury.

They were transported to the hospital.

13:35

Orban attacked the Russians:"They are too weak - they cannot even defeat Ukraine, let alone NATO."

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that he does not see a real military threat from Russia to NATO countries, because Russia has proved incapable of achieving its goals in Ukraine, but he added that Ukraine is losing the war.

In an interview with LCI, a French news channel, Orban said that he is not afraid that the Russian-Ukrainian war will escalate into a global conflict.

13:05

Sikorski: Poland will not give up its support for Ukraine despite the victory of Nawrocki

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslav Sikorski said today that Poland will not give up its support for Ukraine or its growing role in the EU despite the victory of Karol Nawrocki, who was backed by the nationalist Pravo i Pravda party, in the presidential election.

Sikorski told Politico that Nawrocki agrees with the national consensus that Russia should be deterred, and that he could even help smooth relations with US President Donald Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, writes the Brussels-based Politico.

He pointed out that Navrocki might be able to convince Orban that Ukraine should be supported.

Navrocki's victory over ruling party candidate Rafal Trzaskovski last week created a crisis for Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who scheduled a vote of confidence in parliament for Wednesday."I am confident that the vote of confidence will be a large majority for the government," said Sikorski.