Russia’s defence ministry said on Saturday that Russian forces had taken control of the village of Nadiya in Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region and had shot down eight US-made ATACMS missiles.

Russia's defence ministry said on Saturday that Russian forces had taken control of the village of Nadiya in Ukraine's eastern Luhansk region and had shot down eight U.S.-made ATACMS missiles. Read more at straitstimes.

The Kremlin responded to an attempted missile strike on the border territory of Belgorod, which Russia blamed as much on the U.S. for authorizing ATACMS use.

Russian forces reported shooting down eight U.S.-made ATACMS missiles and 72 drones launched by Ukraine. The Russian Defense Ministry did not report any casualties or damage from the attacks. ATACMS missiles,

Russia has warned that the US-supplied missiles could spark a hypersonic ballistic missile attack on central Kyiv. Meanwhile, authorities had to temporarily suspend operations at the airport in St Petersburg.