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Russian defences shot down three drones in the western regions of Moscow, Kaluga and Tver, authorities said on Tuesday morning. Meanwhile, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is planning to meet this month with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He is likely to head by armored train to Vladivostok to discuss the possibility of Pyongyang supplying Moscow with weapons. Follow our live blog for the latest updates on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

Russian forces used used chemical munitions in the area of Novodanylivka in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast on Sunday, the Ukrainian military said on Monday. “The enemy continues to use chemical munitions, violating all conventions,” said General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, the commander of the Tavria operational-strategic group of troops. FRANCE 24 correspondent Emmanuelle Chaze explains, adding that this is “nothing new”.

Moscow airport flights disrupted by drone attack Flights from Vnukovo International Airport are being diverted amid a drone attack on…

Divers were seen examining the bottom of the river.

The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi spoke to FRANCE 24 from Vienna and stated that his teams had not observed any Russian military deployment inside the Zaporijjia nuclear power plant, despite Ukrainians authorities claiming that Moscow was preparing to attack the plant.

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk Sunday’s front pages report on a dramatic day in Russia as Wagner group mercenaries…

Prigozhin said the soldiers had advanced 200 km (124 miles) towards the city in the last 24 hours.

‘The man from the Kremlin is obviously very afraid and probably hiding somewhere, not showing himself.’

The chief of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner on Saturday asked Moscow to let him hand over his positions in the hotspot city of Bakhmut to Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. Read our live blog to see how all the day’s events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

  THE INTERVIEW (C) FRANCE 24 In a interview with FRANCE 24, Moldova’s minister of internal affairs said that Moscow…