Ukraine-Russia war: Musk ‘joins Trump Zelensky call’ as Putin hails win – live

The European Union’s outgoing top diplomat Josep Borrell has arrived in Kyiv.

Russia’s foreign ministry sees no grounds for talking about resuming dialogue on strategic stability and arms control with the United States at the moment, Interfax reported Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Saturday.

Ryabkov said that Moscow and Washington “are exchanging signals on Ukraine“ through closed channels at the military and political levels, according to Interfax.

Russian air defences intercepted and destroyed 15 Ukrainian drones over the southern Bryansk region, the regional governor said early on Saturday.

Bryansk Regional Governor Alexander Bogomaz issued a series of statements on the Telegram app, saying air defence units had downed a total of 15 drones. He said there was no damage or injuries in connection with the incidents.

Ukraine has downed 32 out of a total 51 Russian attack drones launched overnight, its air force said in an update this morning.

Out of these, 18 drones disappeared from radar in various regions across Ukraine, it said.

The Ukrainian military said the attack involved Russian “Shahed-type” attack drones and that “the epicentre of the strike is Odesa”.

The Pentagon has responded to claims that North Korean troops sent to Russia to bolster Vladimir Putin’s forces are consuming online pornography as they now have less restricted internet access.

US department of defence spokesperson Major Charlie Dietz said he couldn’t verify “any North Korean internet habits or virtual ‘extracurriculars’” taking place in Russia.

He continued: “As for internet access, that’s a question best directed to Moscow. Right now, our attention remains on supporting Ukraine and addressing the more significant regional security concerns”.