One civilian was killed and six were injured as a result of Russian shelling in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region on Wednesday, a local Ukrainian military official said.
Russia said it downed seven Ukrainian drones near Moscow, the latest in a string of such alleged attacks Thursday. Meanwhile, Russian drones targeted Kyiv for the eighth consecutive day. Follow here for live updates.
Russia's Defense Ministry said Friday its forces had foiled separate Ukrainian drone attacks on Crimea and a nearby Black Sea naval base in southwest Russia.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki warned Thursday of "further provocations and intrigues" that may arise from the other side of his country's eastern border with Belarus and Russia, amid growing tensions between Warsaw and Minsk.
A week after US officials said Ukraine was deploying extra troops to its counteroffensive, movement is limited on the southern front lines with fighting concentrated in two parts of Zaporizhzhia region, according to available videos and statements from official sources.