Russian air defense shot down a cruise missile near Kerch on the east coast of Crimea, Interfax reported. The missile may have been targeting the Kerch Strait Bridge to Russia’s mainland, on which traffic was temporarily halted. The regional governor of Rostov in southern Russia also said a missile was intercepted. Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight with Shahed drones, five of which were downed, Air Force command said on Telegram. Other drones hit industrial and infrastructure objects in Dnipropetrovsk and Kyrovohrad regions in central Ukraine. Kyiv’s forces are said to be moving forward near Bakhmut in Ukraine’s east
The US decision on Friday to provide controversial cluster bombs to Ukraine continues to cause waves, with NATO members the UK, Italy and Spain - all strong allies to Kyiv — questioning the move. Ukraine has said it will maintain strict controls over the use of the weapons. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to discuss the matter with President Joe Biden in London on Monday.
Biden arrives in the UK tonight and will kick on to the NATO summit in Vilnius that starts Tuesday. A path to membership for Ukraine in the military alliance will be a key issue; President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has done a round of diplomacy ahead of the gathering, including talks with Poland’s president on Sunday. Biden has said a vote by NATO members would be premature.
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