The Ministry of Defense of Moscow announced on Sunday morning that it had destroyed 33 drones launched by Ukraine over three regions of Russia. On the other hand, the Ukrainians claimed that 20 Russian drones and a cruise missile launched by Russian forces were destroyed last night.

Ukrainian soldier on the front line in Horlivka, Donetsk regionPhoto: Anatoly Stepanov / AFP / Profimedia

Basic information about the war in Ukraine, day 662, LIVETEXT:

A brief summary of recent events:

  • “Wide safety belt” – what is Russia’s plan and why is it moving troops to Kupyansk / Disagreements between Kyiv and Washington on military strategy.
  • Russia announced on Saturday that it plans to conduct seven intercontinental ballistic missile tests next year, saying it would notify the United States “in due course.”
  • Ukrainian forces have shot down 104 of the 112 Shahed-136 kamikaze drones launched by Russia over the past week, the President of Ukraine said in a video message on Saturday evening.
  • Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria will sign an agreement on demining the Black Sea, Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler said on Saturday after months of negotiations between the NATO allies.
  • Hungary will veto Bulgaria’s entry into the Schengen zone if it does not cancel the tax on the transit of Russian gas, the Hungarian Foreign Ministry announced on Saturday.
  • Europe must hurry to better protect itself as new military threats could emerge before the end of the decade as the attention of its security ally, the United States, turns to the Indo-Pacific region, Germany’s defense minister said.
  • Vladimir Putin’s supporters have officially nominated him as an independent candidate for the 2024 presidential election.

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  • Saturday’s events regarding Russian aggression were broadcast LIVE on HotNews.ro