"Day 421: Latest Developments in Russia-Ukraine Conflict"

On day 421 of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russia launched a drone attack on Odesa, hitting civilian infrastructure, while Ukraine received its first deliveries of the US Patriot air defence system. Diplomatically, inspections of ships carrying Ukrainian grain have resumed under a UN-brokered deal, and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin for invading Ukraine. The Kremlin warned South Korea against sending weapons to Ukraine, and a court in Moscow dismissed an appeal by Russian opposition figure Ilya Yashin against an eight-and-a-half year prison sentence for criticising Russia’s actions in Ukraine.