
UK boosts Ukraine's cyber defences with £6m support package
The amount of Russian cyber attacks against Ukraine increased significantly following its illegal invasion in February 2022.
The amount of Russian cyber attacks against Ukraine increased significantly following its illegal invasion in February 2022.
It is believed the assault on the Russian fleet is the first of its kind.
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly told MPs: "Vladimir Putin has blood on his hands."
Open source images suggest they have been issued with rifles of a kind introduced towards the middle of the last century.
Critical infrastructure objects were also hit in the Cherkasy region of Kyiv, and explosions were reported in other regions of Ukraine.
The MOD said the group was now recruiting convicts "suffering from serious diseases including HIV and hepatitis C".
It comes as Ukraine's forces fight to retake the province that was overrun early in the war.
The US Secretary of State said the country was also working to supply Ukraine with more air defence capabilities.
Putin said there is "no point" in using nuclear weapons in Ukraine, for "neither political, nor military" gain.
"The Russians continue to hold ground when it doesn't make any sense for them to," an urban war expert said.
The Defence Secretary welcomed the announcement, with Australia joining eight other countries helping to train Ukrainian troops.
It was the first time Mr Putin himself made the dirty bomb allegation, which his officials have been repeating since last week.
In an update on Twitter, the MOD said this will make it harder for Moscow to "insulate Russian society" from the invasion of Ukraine.
It follows the original viral video filmed from a car narrowly missed by a helicopter trying to remain undetected by Russian radar.
"This is simply Russian scare tactics reflecting weakness on the conventional battlefield," according to a nuclear weapons expert.
Capable of flying up to 65,000ft, reaching speeds of Mach 2.4, the long-range surface-to-air missile has a range of 45 to 50km.