Russian Orthodox priests have reportedly been deployed to Perm to conduct prayer services against Ukrainian drone attacks, following weeks of heavy strikes.

Russian missiles packed with depleted uranium warheads were used in an attack on northern Ukraine last month, triggering radiation to spike near bomb sites, Ukraine’s security agency said. Toxic radiation levels were detected from an unexploded R-60 air-to-air missile mounted on a modified Geran-2 drone used by Russian forces to target Ukrainian helicopters and aircraft carrying out air defense missions in Chernihiv Oblast on April 7,

Vladimir Putin told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Wednesday that relations between their countries were at an “unprecedentedly high level”, as the two discussed wider economic cooperation and foreign issues.

A massive overnight drone barrage against Moscow underscores Kyiv's growing ability to strike deep inside Russia.