On the 650th day of the war, Ukraine attacked Russian territory with dozens of drones, Moscow claims. In total, air defense systems destroyed or intercepted 41 drones launched by Kyiv, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported. While the White House has warned that the US will run out of money to help Kiev fight Russia, Ukraine is seeking to change its war tactics, including increasing domestic weapons production and speeding up talks with allies to increase supplies of equipment needed for a new phase of offensive operations.

Highlights of the war in Ukraine, day 650, LIVETEXT:

07:50 Russian air defense systems destroyed or intercepted a total of 41 drones launched by Ukraine overnight and early Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said, according to Reuters.

26 drones were destroyed over the territory of Russia, 15 were intercepted over the Sea of ​​Azov and the Crimean peninsula, the agency said in a message on the Telegram channel.

The ministry did not say whether any damage was caused by the attack or by falling debris from the drone.

Reuters said it could not independently verify the information, and Ukraine had not made any statement on the matter at the time of publication.

A brief summary of recent events:

• The White House warns that the US does not have the time or money to help Ukraine in its war with Russia
• In the center of the city of Arad, memorial plaques will be installed in memory of a 27-year-old young man from Arad who voluntarily went to fight in Ukraine and died at the front
• The adviser to the president, Mykhailo Podoliak, said on Monday that Ukraine is changing its war tactics, moving to defense in some directions and continuing offensive actions in others.
• Putin declares that he does not want “massive repressions” like in the USSR
• Poland will strongly demand from the European Union the restoration of permits that restrict transit for Ukrainian carriers, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Monday.
• President Vladimir Putin was shown an imitation of a “nuclear button”, but he refused to press it
• Representatives of the 27 EU countries will meet on Tuesday to start a debate on the start of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the bloc. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Monday called for next week’s summit of European Union leaders to avoid any decisions on Ukraine’s desired goal of getting the green light for accession talks.
• Bulgarian Socialist President Rumen Radev, who is often accused of being pro-Russian, vetoed a law providing for the supply of armored personnel carriers to Ukraine and sent the text back to parliament.
• Putin complains to the ambassadors about the relations between Russia and the West: “Our country supplied Germany with gas and oil for decades”
• President Volodymyr Zelensky allegedly “bypassed” Commander Valery Zaluzhny in communication with some military commanders, making it difficult for the latter to fully manage the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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