Russian leadership in Ukraine 'increasingly dysfunctional'
UK intelligence suggests it is worsening low morale and poor cohesion among Russian troops.
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.
Defence Procurement Minister Alec Shelbrooke insisted the two countries work together "to fight back against a fascist dictatorship".
The rifle is manufactured in Kyiv and used across Ukraine's military – from special forces to infantry.
The footage is believed to show a shoulder-launched air defence missile hitting a Russian target.