Overnight, Ukrainian troops destroyed 35 out of 39 attack drones launched by Russia, the Armed Forces reported on Sunday morning. It is reported that most of the drones were destroyed over the eastern and southern regions of the country. At the same time, a drone launched by Ukraine crashed and caught fire at an oil depot in Russia’s Kursk region, the region’s governor said on Sunday. “Firefighters and emergency services are working on the spot,” said Roman Starovoit, without giving other details.

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08:43 Disinformation experts are warning against an avalanche of fake news about the war in Ukraine, spreading pro-Russian elements to the benefit of far-right and nationalist parties, especially during the European Parliament elections in June, AFP reports.

There are countless posts from pro-Russian Facebook, X or TikTok accounts that describe Ukrainian refugees as criminals or claim that officials in Kyiv are embezzling Western aid to buy yachts and villas.

In countries closest to the conflict, these reports also falsely accuse refugees of draining welfare at the expense of the population.

The goal: to weaken the European Union’s determination to support Ukraine and strengthen anti-immigration parties more tolerant of Moscow, such as the AfD in Germany, the National Union in France and the Freedom Party in the Netherlands,” explained Jakub Kalenskyi, an analyst at the European Center of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats (Hybrid CoE) in Helsinki.

06:11 ​Ukraine: Kyiv reports fierce fighting in the east of the country

Russian troops have increased pressure on Ukrainian defense positions during fierce fighting in eastern Ukraine, a Ukrainian commander in the region said on Saturday.

A brief retelling of the last events of the war:

• In an interview, Pope Francis said that Ukraine should have, as he called it, the courage of a “white flag” and agree on ending the war with Russia.
• CNN: The United States has “severely” prepared for a possible Russian nuclear strike on Ukraine in late 2022.
• The parents of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, who died in a pre-trial detention center in mid-February, thanked the thousands of Russians who came to pay their respects at his grave in Moscow.
• British Foreign Secretary David Cameron confirmed the usefulness of long-range weapons in support of Ukraine and floated the idea of ​​helping Berlin overcome its reluctance to supply Kyiv with Taurus missiles.
• The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland is on the side of Emmanuel Macron: “The presence of NATO forces in Ukraine is not inevitable.”
• Last year, Bulgaria produced more ammunition than the rest of Europe. In 2023, the production of ammunition in Bulgaria exceeded the production of the rest of Europe, Minister of Economy and Industry Bohdan Bohdanov said.
• The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine warns the West: the infiltration strategy no longer works.

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