Ukraine Battlefield Brief: Find out what's been happening on the frontline
Russian Shahed drones have attacked ships in the Ukrainian port of Odessa, although one of the Iranian-designed Shaheds was shot down
Simon Newton began his career as a print journalist in the early 1990s before moving into broadcasting. He has reported for Sky News, BBC News and ITV and received numerous awards. He reported extensively from Afghanistan and spent three months embedded with British troops in Helmand. He now covers the war in Ukraine.
