Day 391 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Explosions in Crimea

Day 391 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

• Russia: We will return Ukrainian children when conditions become safe
• Meloni will arm Ukraine regardless of her government's rating
• Explosions in Crimea, Kyiv claims Russian Kalibr missiles were destroyed
• Putin and Xi discuss economic and military-technical cooperation between Russia and China
• The Japanese Prime Minister will visit Kyiv
• Ukraine: Avdiivka can become a "second Bakhmut"
• After US tests: Ukrainian pilots need less than 6 months to upgrade to F-16
• "Bloomberg": Hungary blocks EU declaration on Putin's arrest warrant
• Europe gives Ukraine 1 million shells, Bulgaria - nothing

Russia: We will return Ukrainian children when conditions become safe

"We will return the Ukrainian children when conditions become safe."

This was announced by the permanent representative of Russia to the UN, Vasily Nebenzia, reported "RIA Novosti", quoted by "Gordon".

According to him, the Russians took the children "to protect them from the danger that military actions could create".

"When the conditions become safe - of course, why not?" he said when asked if Moscow intended to return the kidnapped citizens to Ukraine.

The permanent representative to the UN added that the problem of deported children is "absolutely exaggerated" and Russian authorities want to hold an informal meeting of the UN Security Council to "shed...