Here are the key events on day 1,218 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Here is how things stand on Thursday, June 26:
Russian air defence units destroyed two drones targeting Moscow, the city’s mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, said. Moscow’s Vnukovo International Airport suspended departures and arrivals in response to the threat, news agencies quoted aviation watchdog Rosaviatsiya as saying. Restrictions were also in place for a time at airports along the Volga River.
The governor of the Russian region of Voronezh, which borders Ukraine, reported that more than 40 Ukrainian drones had been destroyed throughout the day.
In Russia’s Bryansk region, also on the border, the regional governor said that seven drones had been destroyed.
