Next-generation drones and sophisticated air defence system have handed Kyiv the advantage as Russia continues massive air strikes

Russian missile, drone strikes kill at least 22 people across Ukraine, authorities say, after President Zelenskyy warned Moscow was planning a "massive new strike."

The Russian president signalled openness to a negotiated settlement with Kiev, while linking any concessions to mutual compromise and asserting continued battlefield gains despite Ukrainian drone strikes.

Russia launches 656 drones and 73 missiles at Ukraine overnight, according to Ukraine’s air force.

Ukraine will send reinforcements to its northern regions and step up diplomatic pressure on Belarus to counter what Kyiv believes are Russian plans to launch a new offensive north of ‌the capital, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.

Mr Rubio says risks have risen as Ukraine has become more effective at striking Russia, with St Petersburg hit by drones in the latest long-range attack.