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Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov says that Kyiv would not use new long-range weapons from the West to strike targets in Russia. "On Friday our partners decided to provide us with weapons capable of firing at a distance of 150 kilometres," or around 90 miles, Reznikov tells a news conference.
In a changing of the guard at Germany's defence ministry Boris Pistorius has taken over the minister's job from Christine Lambrecht. It comes at a time of change in the German armed forces and with the country under pressure to send battle tanks to Ukraine.
The United States denounces "loose talk" on nuclear weapons after Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow would only use an atomic weapon in response to an enemy strike.
Here are the latest developments in Russia's war against Ukraine to know about on Saturday.
The US and its Western allies have dismissed Russia’s claims that banned biological weapons activities are taking place in Ukraine with American support. Meanwhile, Kherson heats up as a conflict zone.