Ukraine war briefing: Shoot down drones yourself, Russia tells its banks
Central bank and commercial institutions would arm themselves under new law; anger at UN over Russian threats to embassies. What we know on day 1,554 The Russian government has told top banks including its federal reserve that they should shoot down Ukrainian drones themselves, as well as handling the costs.

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