Day 437 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Ukrainians shot down a Russian “Kinzhal” missile with US “Patriot”

Day 437 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

• A famous Russian nationalist writer was blown up in Russia
• A high level of terrorist threat has been declared in Crimea and Sevastopol
• Ukraine: We shot down a Russian Kinzhal missile with the help of the Patriot complex
• Russia rained firebombs on Bakhmut
• ISW: Russians are giving up Bakhmut and are preparing for UAF advance
• Zelensky negotiated new arms deliveries during his visits to Helsinki and The Hague
• EU approved €1 billion in missile procurement for Kyiv
• Russia will not celebrate Victory Day

A famous Russian nationalist writer was blown up in Russia

An Audi Q7 car in which the writer Zakhar Prilepin was traveling was blown up near Nizhny Novgorod in Russia today. He is one of the leaders of the "Just Russia" party, a well-known nationalist, and for years he often traveled to Donbas, dressed in a military uniform.

"At the moment, it has not been established what exactly happened. Zakhar Prilepin is fine," the writer's press secretary told RBC. But the publication cited a source close to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, according to whom, according to preliminary information, he was seriously injured, his legs were damaged.

He was returning from the Russian-occupied territory of Donbas, where a day earlier he supported Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the mercenary group "Wagner", in his sharp criticism of the defense minister and the chief of the general staff of Russia.

The Baza Telegram channel,...