Russian Ministry of Emergencies

Ukraine's military has made significant inroads into Russia's Kursk region, with Kyiv establishing a military command office in the occupied area. Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi informed President Volodymyr Zelensky in a video that Ukrainian forces have advanced 35 km into Russian territory since the offensive began last week.

Overnight, Russian forces launched multiple groups of Shahed kamikaze drones towards western Ukraine, according to reports from the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This prompted an air alert in several regions across the western and southern parts of the country.

Day 711 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

68 people were evacuated from a burning multi-storey building in St. Petersburg, because of a fire, TASS reported, citing the city's management of the Emergency Ministry.