Russia has used the Oreshnik ballistic missile as part of a massive overnight strike on Ukraine. Four people were killed and 25 others injured in Kyiv on Thursday night, where loud booms could be heard for several hours, setting the sky alight with explosions. It only the second time that Moscow has used the Oreshnik, which was first deployed to hit the central city of Dnipro in November 2024. Russia's defence ministry said the strike was a response to a Ukrainian drone attack on Vladimir Putin's residence in late December, which Kyiv denies carrying out . While the ministry did not specify what had been the Oreshnik's target, shortly before midnight (22:00 GMT) videos began circulating on social media showing numerous explosions on the outskirts of the western city of Lviv.

Could Ukraine hold a presidential election right now? Will Europe use frozen Russian assets to fund war? How can Ukraine rebuild China ties? 'Ukraine is running out of men, money and time' Overnight into Friday, Russia launched a large attack on Ukraine with missiles and drones, killing at least three and injuring 16 people in the capital Kyiv, according to The Associated Press news agency. Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko reported multiple districts in Kyiv were struck, including Desnyanskyi, where a drone crashed into a building and the first two floors of a residential building were damaged.

Could Ukraine hold a presidential election right now? Will Europe use frozen Russian assets to fund war? How can Ukraine rebuild China ties? 'Ukraine is running out of men, money and time' Russian mortality rates on the front lines are rising to levels that cannot be sustained by the current method of voluntary recruitment, Ukrainian figures suggest. "In December, 35,000 occupiers were eliminated - and this has been confirmed with video footage," said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a Monday evening address.

Could Ukraine hold a presidential election right now? Will Europe use frozen Russian assets to fund war? How can Ukraine rebuild China ties? 'Ukraine is running out of men, money and time' More than two dozen countries from the so-called "coalition of the willing", along with Ukraine and the United States, issued a joint declaration, noting that "any settlement" to end Russia's war on Ukraine "will have to be backed up by robust security guarantees for Ukraine". Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, French President Emmanuel Macron, and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a separate agreement, declaring their shared intent to deploy multinational forces to support Kyiv's defence and reconstruction if a ceasefire with Russia is agreed on.

At least three civilians and a Syrian soldier have been killed after clashes erupted between the Syrian army and the Kurdish-led and US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Aleppo, according to the state news agency SANA. Earlier, Syria's defence ministry said three soldiers were injured after SDF fired drones at a military checkpoint near Deir Hafer, east of northern province. Heavy machine gunfire and fighting have been reported in the areas of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyah. The ministry says it will respond to the "aggression in an appropriate manner".

Could Ukraine hold a presidential election right now? Will Europe use frozen Russian assets to fund war? How can Ukraine rebuild China ties? 'Ukraine is running out of men, money and time' Trump spurns Kremlin's Putin residence attack claim, Russia kills 2 in Kyiv United States President Donald Trump has dismissed claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin's residence had been attacked by Ukraine as the war grinds on, saying he did not "believe that strike happened", after having initially accepted the Kremlin's version of events at face value. On Sunday night, Trump, on board Air Force One, told reporters that "nobody knew at that moment" whether a report about the alleged incident was accurate.

Could Ukraine hold a presidential election right now? Will Europe use frozen Russian assets to fund war? How can Ukraine rebuild China ties? 'Ukraine is running out of men, money and time' Russian forces launched an air attack on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, on Monday, killing one civilian in the first reported death in the city this year, according to the Ukrainian military. Russia's military also carried out drone attacks on northeastern Ukraine on Sunday, killing at least two people in the Sumy region and wounding three in the Kharkiv region, according to local officials.

Specially commissioned drones will be used to fly blood donations as part of a new trial. Currently, blood donations are processed in south Wales then transported by road, a journey that can take hours. The ultimate ambition of the Dragon's Heart project is to fly life-saving blood samples to the scenes of accidents using drones weighing about 55lb (25kg) and 5.5ft wide (1.7m). The pilot, which is due to start in early 2026, was described as significant and exciting by the Welsh Blood Service. A hatch in the top means the blood sits in the body of the drone, helping to control the temperature of the blood and minimise vibrations.

Russia releases video allegedly showing Ukrainian drone wreckage from a failed attack on President Vladimir Putin's residence, but Ukraine dismisses claims as fabrication.

The U.S. State Department reissued its Russia travel warning as the Ukraine conflict intensifies, telling U.S. citizens to leave immediately due to detention risks and limited embassy help.