Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 982

Russian forces downed 19 Ukrainian drones overnight – 16 over the southern Rostov region and the remainder over the Belgorod and Bryansk regions – Russia's Ministry of Defence said on Sunday. Blasts were heard in Kyiv early on Sunday and smoke was seen rising from above residential buildings after a suspected Russian drone attack on Ukraine's capital. The attack comes after Kyiv's Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on the Telegram channel that Ukraine's air defence units were trying to repel a Russian air attack on the city, ordering people to stay in shelters. Ukrainian forces are restraining one of Russia's "most powerful offensives" since the start of Moscow's full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukraine's top military commander, General Oleksandr Syrskii, has said. Russia troops have taken two more settlements along the Donbas frontline – Kurakhivka and Pershotravneve – Russian news agencies reported on Saturday, citing the country's Defence Ministry.