Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 668

Ukrainian forces shot down three Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber aircraft on the southern front on Friday, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy and military officials said, hailing it as a success in the 22-month-old war. The Russian military made no mention of the incident. But Russian bloggers acknowledged the loss, and analysts suggested US-supplied Patriot missiles had probably been used. The reports could not be independently confirmed. Ukraine shot down 24 of 28 Shahed drones Russia launched in an overnight attack that damaged residential buildings in Kyiv and an infrastructure facility and grain warehouse in southern regions, officials said on Friday. Drones hit…