Moscow claims Ukraine has fired multiple US long-range missiles in two separate attacks - and says it is "preparing a response". On the ground in Ukraine, meanwhile, Putin's forces are advancing at the fastest rate since the early months of the war,

The assault, which the Ukrainian Air Force said involved 188 drones, came as both sides intensify air bombardments.

Russian forces are advancing in Ukraine at the fastest rate since the early days of the 2022 invasion, taking an area half the size of London over the past month, analysts and war bloggers say. The wa