Russian forces have now launched the highest number of drone strikes in a single month since the conflict began in February 2022.   13:17 A Russian court has sentenced a man convicted over a car bombing that seriously wounded the nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin to life in prison,

In Kyiv, multiple explosions and machine gun fire could be heard throughout the night as the Ukrainian capital’s air defenses fought off a drone attack for five hours. No casualties were reported in Kyiv or elsewhere,

Russian officials say more than 100 Ukrainian drones were shot down, sparking a wildfire and setting an apartment block alight in one of the largest barrages over Russian skies