Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said there is a “clear line between appeasement and a peace process” after Donald Trump’s chief negotiator on the Ukraine war described Vladimir Putin as a “humanitarian”.

Steve Witkoff, the United States’ special envoy, lauded Russian autocrat Vladimir Putin as a “humanitarian” for releasing a “wrongfully detained” American as Moscow continued bombing civilians in Ukraine.

A sea drone was used to strike a Russian Olympic city’s port as part of Ukraine's Black Sea blockade.

A man narrowly escaped a Russian drone strike near Kyiv, CCTV footage showed on Thursday, 8 October.

Eyewitness video showed the moment a Russian drone struck the North Bridge in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Sunday (4 October).

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine will intensify strikes on Russian oil refineries, which he says fund the war, after a fresh Russian bombardment aimed at driving civilians out of Kyiv and other major cities.

Vladimir Putin has said the main objective of the Centre-2026 drills in the Urals is to improve commanders’ skills in leading troops while repelling external aggression.