Key Points
Ukrainian authorities said two persons, including a teenage boy, were killed in Russian artillery attacks on Saturday..
Russia reported it had shot down a Ukrainian fighter jet and destroyed a wave of drones over several regions..
In the town of Chasiv Yar, one person was killed in artillery fire, according to authorities in the Donetsk region, much of which is under Russian control and where fighting has been heavy throughout the war that is now in its third year...
The Russian Defence Ministry said its forces shot down 41 drones that were launched over the Rostov region, which borders Ukraine and is home to Russias southern military command, along with two drones over the Kursk region and three over Volgograd..
The ministry also said the air force had shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet over Pokrovsk, a city and important railway junction in the Donetsk region that is a prime Russian target following Ukrainian forces February withdrawal from Avdiivka, a significant setback for Ukraines struggling war effort...
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