Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that a Russian Black Sea Fleet frigate had launched a cruise missile attack on Ukrainian military infrastructure, although it was not clear when the attack took place. Shortly thereafter, the Ukrainian Air Force announced that Russia had launched 21 drones and three missiles in western and southern Ukraine, most of which were shot down. The only missile that passed the air defense did not hit the target, the Ukrainian Air Force also said.

Highlights of the war in Ukraine, day 644, LIVETEXT:

07:47Russia launched 21 drones and three cruise missiles over Ukraine overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force said on Wednesday, adding that all the drones and two missiles were destroyed before they hit their targets, Reuters reported.

07:27A frigate of the Russian Black Sea Fleet struck military infrastructure in Ukraine with four cruise missiles, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Wednesday morning, Reuters reports.

A brief summary of recent events:

• On Tuesday evening, Volodymyr Zelenskyi informed his compatriots that the country’s defense tactics had been revised and he set clear tasks for those responsible, including the domestic production of long-range weapons, taking into account that the Ukrainian counteroffensive in the summer and autumn did not yield the expected results, and in the east of the country, Russian attacks, seems to have intensified with the approach of winter.
• Vladimir Putin attacked the West again in a speech on Tuesday. He accused the United States and other Western countries of trying to “dismember and rob” Russia and claimed that his military was fighting “for the freedom not only of Russia, but of the whole world.”
• Ukraine and the Baltic countries will boycott the OSCE meeting due to the presence of Lavrov from Russia.
• Growing discontent over Turkey’s blocking of Sweden’s entry into NATO.
• The European Union allocated almost another 200 million euros for the training of the Ukrainian military.
• US states that oppose aid to Ukraine have benefited the most from military orders.
• Four people died on Tuesday in eastern Ukraine as a result of Russian bombings. Russian shells hit several buildings, as well as a residential building, local officials said.
• Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba said that Kyiv does not feel pressure from its partners to start peace talks with Russia.
• Acting Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte appears to be the current favorite in the race for the appointment of the future NATO Secretary General.
• Finland’s government announced on Tuesday that it had decided to close all border crossings with Russia for two weeks in an attempt to stem the flow of migrants it said was orchestrated by Moscow on its eastern border.

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• Tuesday’s events related to Russian aggression were broadcast LIVE on HotNews.ro