Shelling in Russia’s Bryansk region hits parts of oil terminal – Russian news agencies

Russian air defences prevented a Ukrainian aircraft from entering the Bryansk region on Saturday, Russian news outlets reported citing the region’s governor, adding that as a result shelling hit parts of an oil terminal and adjacent territory.

Russian air defences prevented a Ukrainian aircraft from entering the Bryansk region on Saturday, Russian news outlets reported citing the region’s governor, adding that as a result shelling hit parts of an oil terminal and adjacent territory.

“There are no victims,” RIA news agency cited the governor, Alexander Bogomaz, as saying. He added that a logistics building at the terminal was damaged.

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Russia's Putin: Kyiv showing not ready to seek mutually acceptable solutions

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a call with European Council President Charles Michel earlier on Friday and, according to Russian news agency Tass (cited by Reuters).

Putin reportedly told Michel that the possibility of him holding direct talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy depends on concrete results of talks between the two sides' negotiating teams. Kyiv is showing it is not ready to seek a mutually acceptable solution, Putin told Michel. 

Michel on Wednesday visited Kyiv and pledged that the EU will give a further EUR 1.5B in military aid to Ukraine. 

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