russia's invasion to people in britain voting for brexit. mrjohnson said it was the "instinct of the people of this country, like the people of ukraine, to choose freedom". a senior conservative peer said voting in a referendum was not "in any way comparable with risking your life" in a war. saudi officials say they've intercepted and destroyed what they called a "hostile air target" over the city of jeddah. the nature of the projectile is not clear. earlier, officials reported destroying a number of drones aimed at several saudi cities by the houthi movement in yemen. the japan meteorological agency has officially declared the start of cherry blossom season in tokyo. agency officials confirmed that at least five blossoms had opened at yasukuni shrine in central tokyo. the declaration came four days earlier than average and six days later than the last year.