This is Jared Goyette, blogging from Kyiv on the 1,392nd day of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Our top stories so far today: ・SBU says drones hit Russian equipment worth hundreds of millions at Belbek airfield in occupied Crimea ・Zelensky arrives in Brussels to attend crucial EU summit,

Russian glide bomb attacks on apartment blocks in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region wounded 26 people, including a child, on Wednesday, regional Governor Ivan Fedorov said, as thick black smoke could be seen billowing from charred buildings.

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has urged African countries to take decisive action to stop Russian schemes that lure young people across the continent into fighting in the war against Ukraine, according to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A senior Kremlin official said Friday that Russian police and National Guard will stay on in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas and oversee the industry-rich region, even if a peace settlement ends Russia’s nearly four-year war in Ukraine.

The European official said the man accused of coordinating a plot to put explosives in packages on cargo planes, for example, was recruited by Russian intelligence after involvement with smuggling guns and explosives. The man is linked to at least four other plots.

There is a European push to use the assets to finance a reparations loan for Ukraine and add pressure on Russia to make peace.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia had sent over 450 drones and 30 missiles into Ukraine overnight.