Russia-Ukraine war live: 20 members of Russian airfield personnel killed or injured in drone attack,

20 members of Morozovsk airfield personnel killed or injured, Kyiv says

Ukrainian officials claimed on Friday that the drone strike targeting the Morozovsk airbase in Russia had killed or injured 20 members of personnel.

The officials, speaking on anonymity to the AP because they were not authorised to publicly discuss the operation, had also said the attack destroyed at least six military aircrafts and badly damaged eight others.

Ukrainian military drones have attacked Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, but no serious damage has been detected, Russian state media reports, citing plant’s press service.

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Russian forces have taken control of a settlement named Vodyane in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, Russia’s defence ministry said in a statement on Friday.

The ministry provided no further details.

More updates to come …