More European leaders are reacting this morning to Emmanuel Macron refusing to rule out the idea that Western troops could be sent to Ukraine.

Hungarian foreign minister Peter Szijjarto said Budapest was not willing to send Kyiv weapons or troops and that its stance on the matter was “rock solid”.

Meanwhile, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said there would be no European or NATO soldiers on the ground in Ukraine.

“Once again, in a very good debate, it was discussed that what was agreed from the outset among ourselves and with each other also applies to the future, namely that there will be no ground troops, no soldiers on Ukrainian soil sent there by European countries or NATO states,” he said.

Blackout after Russian drone debris damages power line

Hundreds of people in central Ukraine were plunged into a blackout after Russian drone debris damaged a power line, an official has said.

Philip Pronin, governor of the Poltava region, said remnants of the drone fell in the Lubensky district, leaving 208 households without electricity.

“Currently, specialists are intensively working to restore the electricity supply,” he said this morning.

Ukraine said Russia launched 13 drones at the country overnight, with 11 downed by air defences.