
Putin faces 'severe consequences' if he uses nuclear weapons, No 10 warns
"The public need to be reassured that we are taking a strong lead in this area," the Prime Minister's official spokesman said.
"The public need to be reassured that we are taking a strong lead in this area," the Prime Minister's official spokesman said.
The Chief of Defence Staff has called for a "war-fit" Armed Forces to face the generational challenge of Russia.
Many of the silent rifles have been recovered by the Security Service of Ukraine.
UK intelligence suggests it is worsening low morale and poor cohesion among Russian troops.
Airstrikes have cut power and water supplies to hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians.
General Sir Richard Barrons told Forces News Russia's recent drone strikes on Kyiv are "trying to deplete" Ukrainian's will to fight.
It is the second Russian barrage in as many weeks, after months in which air attacks had become a rarity in Ukraine's capital.
It comes in the same district where a missile struck a children's playground and the intersection near university buildings a week ago.
A total of 33,000 reservists are already in military units and 16,000 are involved in combat, the Russian President said.
The aid follows "in the wake of Russia's brutal missile attacks on civilians across Ukraine", said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Defence Secretary said the UK would provide Ukraine with AMRAAM missiles ahead of a meeting of NATO defence ministers.
A defence analyst says the Russians "are not in the position to either defend dynamically or to conduct a counter-offensive".
The figure was revealed by the Armed Forces and Veterans Minister after a written question.
The Russia-backed leader of Kherson asked the Kremlin to organise an evacuation from four cities in the region.
The Ministry of Defence said the Russians would look to consolidate the frontline west of the village of Mylove.
The AMRAAM missiles, donated by the UK, can shoot down cruise missiles.