Ethnic Tuareg fighters say they are in control of Kidal following a weekend of nationwide attacks, alongside Islamist groups.

A boat carrying 106 people broke down at sea, while others were rescued attempting to board the vessel.

Around 47,000 civilians currently remain in the Sloviansk community of the Donetsk region, with up to 1,000 people leaving for safer areas each week.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has stressed the need to ensure that deliveries of missiles for anti-ballistic systems in May are at least in line with the volumes already promised by partners.

The authorities are investigating but early reports suggest bad weather and poor visibility may be to blame.

The attack saw 23 children and the facility’s proprietress kidnapped by gunmen on Sunday.

Russian forces have received additional artillery ammunition and may intensify shelling on the southern front in the coming days. A temporary decrease in the intensity of attacks has been observed due to weather conditions.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has updated the results of strikes carried out by Ukraine’s Defense Forces against Russian oil refineries in Tuapse and Yaroslavl.

Since the start of the day, the Russian army has attacked the positions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces 76 times. The enemy is focusing on the Pokrovsk sector and is showing increased activity in the Huliaipole sector.

Officials say each monk was found with around 5kg of Kush - a particularly potent form of the drug - hidden within "false walls" in their luggage.