Footage from Odesa shows the aftermath of a Russian missile strike on a supermarket that injured three people. Read more:
One of the major obstacles Ukraine has faced in its counteroffensive is the heavy mining carried out by retreating Russian troops.
The UK has sent anti-tank missiles, artillery guns, air defence systems, armoured fighting vehicles, antistructure munitions and three M270 long-range multiple launch rocket systems. Therefore, the West does not hold excess stocks of weapons in its stockpiles, and any shortfall in weapons cannot be swiftly addressed.
However, since Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine, Russia has depleted - significantly - its military capability and therefore poses a reduced threat to the UK, at least in the near-term.The West is also understandably cautious about providing its most modern weapons to Ukraine for fear of them falling into Russian hands.
By supporting Ukraine with some of these"surplus" missiles, it helps not only Ukraine, but also the UK, and limits the risk to national security. It is believed that he was tasked with carrying out an assasination of a senior member of the military of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. Fighting, shelling and missile attacks have all intensified in recent weeks, with villages near the front lines particularly at risk.
There has been much speculation about Russia's preparedness for a long war, with some Soviet-era or older weaponry still in circulation and questions over its effectiveness and suitability in modern combat situations. Moscow therefore wants to destroy Ukraine's port facilities as well as try to stop ships using Izmail.
Ukrainian forces are claiming they destroyed a Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter in the early hours of this morning. Sky News is unable to independently verify this battlefield report. Oryx, an independent monitoring group, reported this month that Russia had lost 40 of the helicopters in total.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Ukraine war: Three-week-old baby and family among seven killed in Russian shellingRussian shelling in Ukraine's southern Kherson region leaves seven civilians dead.
Read more »
The Baltic is delighted to be a NATO lakeThe region is like the Mediterranean but without the clutter—and very appealing to the Western alliance
Read more »
Putin: The man and his motives - what we know about the Russian dictatorWhy is Vladimir Putin so afraid of being assassinated? And what will happen to him if he loses the war? We spoke to experts to paint a picture of the man who invaded Ukraine.
Read more »
Russian and Chinese cyber attacks on Foreign Office risked national security, says ex-GCHQ bossCyber-attacks on the Foreign Office from “persistent” Russian and Chinese hackers endangered national security of the UK, according to a former spy boss 🔎 Richard_AHolmes reports 🔗
Read more »