
Putin orders 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine
The order follows a proposal by the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, earlier in the day.
The order follows a proposal by the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, earlier in the day.
The Defence Editor believes a lack of discipline in the heavily conscripted Russian army led to the deaths of 89 recruits.
Ukraine's social media star Captain Himars has a message for the Russian soldiers.
Moscow has raised the number of Russian soldiers killed in the attack to 89, having previously said that 63 Russian soldiers were killed.
A Downing Street spokesperson said: "The leaders discussed the abhorrent drone attacks on Ukraine in recent days."
The Ukrainian President said he received intelligence suggesting that Moscow would launch the attacks using Iranian-made Shahed drones.
The figure of 400 soldiers is being contested by Russian officials who say 63 soldiers were killed.
The attacks resulted in one person being taken to hospital and power outages.
Ukrainian officials claimed Russia was now deliberately targeting civilians, seeking to create a climate of fear and dent morale.
Some Ukrainians defied the danger to return to the country to reunite with families.
The UK-led training programme is the same as the one given to UK Army Reserve infantry.
David Van Weel says the conflict is accelerating the development of cyber and artificial intelligence on the battlefield.
The UK has also pledged to match its £2.3 billion support for Ukraine in 2023.
Russia fired 69 missiles at energy facilities, with Ukrainian forces shooting down 54, a Ukrainian military chief said.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has confirmed that additional support will be sent to Ukraine.
Dr James Bosbotinis, a Defence and International Affairs expert, spoke to Forces News about the capability of the Patriot missile system.