![]() ![]() ![]() The author was wounded but conscious, Russia's TASS news agency said on Saturday. Moscow called the incident a "terrorist" attack, blaming Ukraine, the United States and the United Kingdom. Russian nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin was injured in a bombing targeting his car in western Russia's Nizhny Novgorod city, Russian media reported. Moscow says nationalist author targeted in 'terrorist' bombing Ukraine had repeatedly asked for the air defense system from Western allies and received them from the US, Germany and the Netherlands in April. Russia's report came a few hours after Ukraine's assertion that its forces took out one of Russia's most advanced weapons using a US-made Patriot battery. Russia illegally annexed Crimea in early 2014, a move that most of the world denounced as illegal. There was no damage or casualties," Aksyonov said on social media. "Air defense forces shot down a ballistic missile over the Republic of Crimea. This missile was launched with Ukraine's Grom-2 system. Russia claimed its forces downed a Ukrainian missile over the Crimean peninsula, with Russian-appointed Crimean governor Sergei Aksyonov saying there was no damage or casualties. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Russia claims to have downed Ukrainian missile over Crimea Russian President Vladimir Putin visits occupied Mariupol Ukraine's military intelligence agency, which coordinates prisoner exchanges with Russia, did not mention the swap either. The ministry did not mention the Ukrainians who returned home during the prisoner swap. They were being provided with medical and psychological assistance. The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement they secured the release of three Russian pilots. Thirty-five privates and sergeants, 10 officers," Yermak said. The Ukrainian servicemen belong to the Azov regiment - a unit of the Ukrainian National Guard - a bulk of whom were deployed to defend Mariupol at the start of Russia's invasion. Ukraine and Russia swap prisoners, including soldiers who defended MariupolĪt least 45 captured fighters have returned home, Andriy Yermak, a top adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine, said on Telegram. "Officially, we cannot confirm or deny the SBU's involvement in this or other explosions which occur with the occupiers or their henchmen." Ukrinform quoted the SBU as saying. On Saturday, Ukraine's Ukrinform state news agency quoted the SBU security service as saying it could not comment on any alleged involvement. Ukraine has generally either denied any part in such actions or sometimes insinuated that it might be domestic unrest within Russia. Russia has reported several attacks in recent days both inside its territory and around the long-occupied Ukrainian region of Crimea, most notably a foiled drone strike it described as an assassination attempt on President Vladimir Putin. The statement said that Washington and other countries' failure to denounce the attack on a writer was "self-revealing." "Responsibility for this and other terrorist acts lies not only with Ukrainian authorities, but also their Western patrons, the United States in the first instance," Russian news agencies quoted the ministry as saying. Russia's Foreign Ministry said late on Saturday that it held both Ukraine and its backers responsible for a car bombing in Nizhny Novgorod that reportedly injured Russian nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin. Here are some of the other notable developments concerning the war in Ukraine on Saturday, May 6: Russia says Ukraine and 'Western patrons' responsible for attack on writer The missiles can target aircraft, cruise missiles and shorter-range ballistic missiles such as those Russia has used to bombard residential areas during the conflict, which is now in its 15th month. The US agreed to send its most advanced surface-to-air defense system, the Patriot, in October. The Russian military say it has a range of up to 2000 kilometers (around 1,250 miles), with a speed 10 times that of sound. Russia had previously boasted about the missile's speed and capability. The unconfirmed claim would mark the first known case of Ukraine successfully intercepting what's seen as among Moscow's most modern missiles. Yes, we shot down the 'unique' Kinzhal," Oleshchuk wrote. "I congratulate the Ukrainian people on the historic event. He said that a Kinzhal-type ballistic missile was intercepted in an overnight attack on May 4. Ukrainian Air Force commander Mykola Oleshchuk announced the operation on Telegram on Saturday. Ukraine said it has shot down a Russian hypersonic missile over Kyiv using newly acquired US-made Patriot defense systems. This is a summary of Saturday's events regarding Ukraine, for the latest, please click here ![]()
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