Governor says nearly 50 injured in Ukrainian strike which follows Russian attack on north-eastern city in which seven died
Good morning and welcome to the live blog covering the Russia-Ukraine war with both sides experiencing deadly attacks on civilians in the last 24 hours.
Five people were killed and 46 injured in a Ukrainian attack on the south-western Russian city of Belgorod late on Friday, the local governor said. Vyacheslav Gladkov also said 37 people, including seven children, were taken to hospital, Reuters reports.
Zelenskiy has fired the head of Ukraine’s air force a day after it emerged that a recently delivered F-16 jet crashed during the week, killing the pilot. “I have decided to replace the commander of the air forces … I am eternally grateful to all our military pilots,” Zelenskiy said in an evening video address, without giving a reason for the dismissal of Mykola Oleshchuk.
Ukraine has called on Mongolia to arrest Vladimir Putin when he visits on Tuesday. The Russian president is due to travel to Mongolia, a member of the international criminal court (ICC). The ICC has a warrant out for Putin’s arrest over the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children.
Ukraine’s top commander said Kyiv’s forces had advanced about a mile in Russia’s western Kursk region in the previous 24 hours. Oleksandr Syrskyi said Ukrainian forces took control of two square miles more of Russian territory.
