Kyiv reports Russian drone attacks
21 April 2023 |
3:34 pm
Russia has targeted the Ukrainian capital with Iranian Shahed drones for the first time in almost a month, officials in Kyiv said. Germany says it's too early to discuss Ukraine's entry into NATO.
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