Three Tochka U ballistic weapons were downed over Russia’s Kursk Region, with no casualties reported, according to the Defense Ministry The Russian military has thwarted a Ukrainian “terrorist attack” on the border region of Kursk, shooting down three Soviet-era ballistic missiles, the Defense Ministry has said.

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Moscow insists the UN Secretary General hasn’t tried to contact Putin recently, contrary to what Antonio Guterres’ spokesman has claimed Russia’s foreign ministry has denied that the UN Secretary General has tried to contact Russian President Vladimir Putin, in recent times, contrary to a statement made by Antonio Guterres’ spokesman, Stéphane Dujarric.