LIVE UKRAINE. Zelensky praises destruction of very expensive anti-aircraft defenses in Crimea – Kiev denies recapture of village near Bachmut

Several large explosions have been observed in drone attacks in Russia-annexed Crimea in recent hours. In one of the attacks, Ukraine disabled a Russian air defense system, a source within the Ukrainian intelligence services told Reuters. Meanwhile, Russian shelling has claimed the life of a boy aged just 6 in the Kherson region, according to Ukraine. Follow all the news about the war in Ukraine here via our live blog.

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