Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 461

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The 15th Russian air bombardment on the Ukrainian capital this month, Russia launched a missile and drone attack on Kyiv over the course of one night. According to officials, air defences intercepted the approaching missiles.

Without providing any details, Ukraine stated that efforts were being made to rebuild a runway and that five aircraft had been removed from operation in the Khmelnytskyi area of western Ukraine. In nighttime raids, Russia's military claimed to have attacked Ukrainian air bases.

Russian shelling on the eastern Ukrainian city of Toretsk in the Donetsk region resulted in two fatalities and eight injuries, according to Pavlo Kyrylenko, the territory's governor.

Wagner mercenary soldiers are being replaced by Russian forces in the besieged eastern city of Bakhmut, according to Serhii Cherevatyi, the spokesperson for the eastern group of Ukrainian forces.

The Ukrainian conflict has reached a "critical juncture," according to China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Chinese government will "continue to contribute to a political settlement of the Ukraine crisis."

Josep Borrell, the chief diplomat for the European Union, stated that he did not believe Russia would engage in negotiations while it was still attempting to win the war in Ukraine and that he was "not optimistic" about what would occur in the fight in the upcoming months.

A demilitarised zone should be constructed inside of Russia along its border with Ukraine, according to Mykhailo Podolyak, an advisor to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

A fresh set of sanctions against Iran, whom it accuses of providing weapons to Russia, were passed by the Ukrainian parliament.

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