Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,359

"Russian forces launched a massive attack on Kyiv early on Friday, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, with air defences in action and a series of explosions reported in the capital. Klitschko said falling debris had struck a five-storey apartment building in Dniprovskyi district on the east side of the Dnipro River, and a high-rise dwelling was on fire in Podil district on the opposite bank."

"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited troops near Ukraine's southeastern front line, where he warned of the need to shore up defences after his troops lost ground in increasingly high-intensity battles far from Russia's main offensive in the east of the country. President Zelenskyy said the situation near the city of Orikhiv in the Zaporizhia region was one of the most difficult along a sprawling front line and that thwarting Russian forces there was key to shielding Zaporizhzhia city."

"Ukraine's military said its troops hit a Russian oil terminal in occupied Crimea and also an oil depot in the occupied Zaporizhia region. The Ukrainian General Staff said Russian oil facilities and other military targets were hit by domestically produced weapons, including the Flamingo ground-launched cruise missile, drone missiles, and drones. Russia's Ministry of Defence said its forces have captured two more Ukrainian settlements: Synelnykove in the Kharkiv region and Danylivka in the Dnipropetrovsk region."

Russian forces launched a massive attack on Kyiv early Friday, triggering air defences and explosions. Debris struck a five-storey apartment in Dniprovskyi and a high-rise burned in Podil. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited troops on the southeastern front and warned of the need to shore up defences after Ukrainian forces lost ground. He said the area near Orikhiv in Zaporizhia was among the most difficult and key to protecting Zaporizhzhia city. Ukraine reported strikes on a Russian oil terminal in Crimea and an oil depot in occupied Zaporizhia. Russia said it captured Synelnykove and Danylivka and intercepted 130 Ukrainian drones. The Kremlin predicted Kyiv's negotiating position would worsen over time.

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