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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed Ukraine has shot down 92 drones heading towards Poland.

The comments, reported by Reuters, comes after repeated violation of Nato airspace by Russia.

It is unclear when the drones were seen and shot down.

The Danish defense ministry said Saturday that “drones have been observed at several of Danish defense facilities” overnight Friday into Saturday.

Several local media reported that one or more drones were seen near or above the military Karup Air Base, which is Denmark’s biggest military base.

The Defence ministry refused to confirm the sighting at Karup and said later that “for reasons of operational security and the ongoing investigation, the Defense Command Denmark does not wish to elaborate further on drone sightings.”

Danish public broadcaster DR reported that in Karup, there were drones in the air both inside and outside the fence of the air base at around 8 pm, quoting Simon Skelkjïr, the duty manager at the Central and West Jutland Police.

The renewed drone sightings come after there were several drone sightings in the Nordic country earlier this week, with some of them temporarily shutting down Danish airports.

The repeated unexplained drone activity, including a similar incident at Copenhagen Airport, has raised concerns about security in northern Europe amid suspected growing Russian aggression.

South Korea has Seoul’s “grave concern” over military cooperation between North Korea and Russia.

South Korea’s foreign minister Cho Hyun met Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov in New York on Friday, Cho’s office said on Saturday.

South Korea has opposed North Korea’s military aid to Russia for the war with Ukraine, including the deployment of troops and arms supply.

Tensions between Ukraine and Hungary have flared after Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky suggested that reconnaissance drones which violated Ukrainian airspace may have flown from Hungary.

Zelensky said in his nightly video address that he had called for “thorough checks” and warned of a response if such incidents continue.

Hungarian foreign minister Peter Szijjarto mocked Zelensky on X, formerly Twitter, writing: “President Zelensky is losing his mind to his anti-Hungarian obsession. He’s now starting to see things that aren’t there.”

His statement comes as the two countries are locked in a diplomatic standoff after Hungary imposed an entry ban on Ukrainian military officials, prompting Kyiv to reciprocate with a ban on Hungarian officials.

Moldovans will head to the polls Sunday for a parliamentary election fraught with claims of Russian interference.

The vote could decide the country’s geopolitical future: a stark choice between East and West.

Landlocked between Ukraine and European Union member Romania, Moldova has pursued a westward path toward the EU in recent years, but Sunday’s ballot to elect a new 101-seat parliament will determine whether that continues or if the country of about 2.5 million people is pulled back into Moscow’s orbit.

The race pits the ruling pro-Western Party of Action and Solidarity, which has held a strong parliamentary majority since 2021, against several key Russia-friendly opponents.

If PAS fails to win a majority on Sunday, “It would mean an end to EU integration,” Igor Grosu said, the PAS leader and speaker of parliament. “It would mean dependence, halting all justice reforms, infrastructure projects, everything … there is no middle option.”

Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Saturday that its forces had taken three more villages in eastern Ukraine, amid a grinding Russian advance in the area.

In a statement posted on Telegram, the ministry named the captured villages as Derylove and Maiske in Donetsk region, and Stepove in neighbouring Dnipropetrovsk region.

A Russian oil pumping station has been hit by Ukrainian drones, an official has said.

Work at the station in the Russian Volga riverside region of Chuvashia was halted after the strike on Saturday, regional governor Oleg Nikolaev said.

Nikolaev said that the attack took place near the village of Konar, around 1200km from Ukrainian territory.

He said there had been no casualties and only “minor damage” inflicted.