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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky He arrived shortly before midnight in Tirana, where he will participate today in the Ukraine-Southeast Europe Summit organized by the Albanian and Ukrainian governments. “This is a crucial moment to strengthen bilateral relations and show solidarity with Ukraine in its heroic fight against Russian aggression,” the Albanian Foreign Minister wrote on social media. Al-HassanImmediately after welcoming Zelensky at Mother Teresa Airport in Tirana. Before the summit, Zelensky will hold a meeting with the Prime Minister Edi RamaWith whom he will also sign a treaty of friendship and cooperation between the two countries.

This is the first visit of the Ukrainian president to the Balkan country since the Russian invasion. Zelensky has moved in recent weeks to rally support for his beleaguered country as Ukraine's armed forces face ammunition shortages and struggle to curb Russian military advances on the ground. Today in Tirana, Zelensky will meet with many leaders from all over the region during the summit. Albania, a NATO member since 2009, has been a strong supporter of Ukraine but has remained silent about arms supplies to Kiev.

During a visit to Albania earlier this month, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken He praised Tirana's support for Ukraine. He said: “It was one of the first countries to send military aid to Ukraine after the Russian aggression, as well as weapons, ammunition, and mine-resistant vehicles, and it is currently one of the ten largest countries in terms of per capita support for Ukraine.” Blinken. Before arriving in Tirana, the Ukrainian president was present Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaHe attempted to promote his peace plan and discuss a possible prisoner-of-war exchange. Saudi Arabia maintains relations with both Russia and Ukraine, and has previously mediated between the warring parties, including an agreement reached in September 2022 that saw the release of more than 200 Ukrainian prisoners.

Explosions were heard in the Ukrainian port city of Odessa, which was the target of an attack by Russian-made suicide witness drones, RBC-Ukraine reported, citing the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The radio's website wrote that the attack was “rejected” at 11.09pm local time (11.09pm Italian time). It is not yet clear whether there were casualties or damage. Ukrainian RBC also wrote that so far in the evening, 13 Shahed drones have been launched over Ukraine, 11 of which were shot down by anti-aircraft defenses.

Russian forces continue their bombing of the Kherson region in southern Ukraine, killing a civilian – an 83-year-old woman – in the village of Belozerka. This was announced by the Regional Prosecutor's Office, reported by the newspaper Okrinform, which is investigating the incident as a crime, in this case “premeditated murder.”