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Overnight into Saturday, Ukraine\u2019s air force said it shot down 15 out of 17 Russian drones targeting northern, central and western regions of the country.<\/p>\n
The deputy governor of the western Khmelnytskyi region, Serhii Tiurin, said two people were wounded and dozens of buildings damaged by an attack.<\/p>\n
In the northwestern Zhytomyr region, a Russian drone attack targeted an infrastructure facility and caused a fire.<\/p>\n
However, no casualties were reported, said Governor Vitalii Bunechko.<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n Nevertheless, seven people including a six-year-old girl were killed in a missile strike on the city of Chernihiv in the north of the country.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, in Russia, Putin visited top military officials in the city of Rostov-on-Don near the Ukrainian border.<\/p>\n The Kremlin said that Putin listened to reports from Valery Gerasimov, the commander in charge of Moscow\u2019s operations in Ukraine, and other top military brass at the headquarters of Russia\u2019s Southern Military District.<\/p>\n The exact timings of his visit were not confirmed, but state media published video footage that appeared to be filmed at night, showing Gerasimov greeting Putin and leading him into a building.<\/p>\n The meeting itself was held behind closed doors.<\/p>\n It was Putin’s first visit to the city since the Wagner mercenary group\u2019s attempted mutiny in June, when the group’s fighters briefly took control of the city.<\/p>\n During June\u2019s short-lived revolt, Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin repeatedly denounced Gerasimov, who serves as chief of the general staff of the Russian armed forces, as well as Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu for denying supplies to his fighters in Ukraine.<\/p>\n Prigozhin insisted the uprising was not aimed at Putin but rather at removing Gerasimov and other top brass who he accused of mismanaging the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
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