Ukraine Recap: Blast in Russia’s Krasnodar, Kyiv Downs Missiles

Buildings in central Krasnodar, a large southern Russian city, were damaged in an explosion while air defenses shot down a missile over the neighboring Rostov region, according to local officials. Videos shared across Russian telegram channels showed what may have been a drone flying over Krasnodar seconds before an explosion.

(Bloomberg) — Buildings in central Krasnodar, a large southern Russian city, were damaged in an explosion while air defenses shot down a missile over the neighboring Rostov region, according to local officials. Videos shared across Russian telegram channels showed what may have been a drone flying over Krasnodar seconds before an explosion. 

Ukraine said its air defenses shot down 10 Russian missiles and 25 drones overnight, the latest barrage of a bombing campaign that has targeted the capital Kyiv 13 times so far this month. some missiles and drones hit targets in the Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions.

Chen Wenqing, the Chinese Communist Party Politburo member in charge of security and law enforcement agencies, held bilateral meetings with Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Director Sergei Naryshkin in Moscow, state-run Xinhua News Agency said. The two agreed on strengthening solidarity and cooperation between China and Russia.

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