Key points
- Big picture:What you need to know as new week begins
- Biden will provide Ukraine with long-range glide bombs
- Analysis:Decision a step-up - but falls short of what Kyiv wants most
- Explained:What are glide bombs?|Zelenskyy's 'Victory Plan'
- Analysis:How seriously should we take Putin's bid to redraw nuclear red lines?
Swarm of drones attacks Ukraine, says air force: Here's your morning round-up
There's no live coverage today, but you can catch up on the latest developments over the past 24 hours below.
Russian 'drone attack'
Russia attacked Ukraine's critical infrastructure with 19 drones overnight, according to the country's air force.
Air defences shot down nine drones, according to its statement, with another seven probably impacted by electronic jamming.
It did not say what happened to the remaining three.
Fires at Russian fuel depots
A fire broke out at a fuel depot in the Perm region of Russia, covering an area of 10,000 square metres.
The emergencies ministry said the cause is under investigation and nobody has been hurt, but the damage appears to be extensive in images posted on social media.
The Perm region is deep in Russia, roughly 1,500km east of Moscow, which is more or less the equivalent distance between Belarus and Belgium.
Another fire at a depot in the Voronezh region, however, was less than 300km from the Ukrainian border and caused by a drone attack, its governor claims.
Alexander Gusev said air defences destroyed several Ukrainian drones and nobody was hurt.
Firefighters put out a small fire at an empty storage tank at the fuel depot, which he said has not been damaged.
General makes order after fall of town
After the fall of Vuhledar in eastern Ukraine - which we reported in our Wednesday round-up - the country's armed forces commander has ordered defences to be strengthened elsewhere in the Donetsk region.
Moscow's forces have been inching forward in eastern Ukraine despite Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk region in August, which Kyiv had hoped would slow advances.
The general said he is working on "one of the hottest front sectors" in a social media post.
Fire in Kyiv 'caused by drone shooting'
Kyiv's mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said a downed drone may have caused a fire that broke out on the balcony of a residential building in the city early today.
Mr Klitschko said the fire broke out on the eighth floor of the building in the Darnytskyi district, with preliminary reports suggesting there have been no casualties.
Loud explosions could be heard in parts of Kyiv as authorities activated air defence units.
Ukraine creates 'ballistic missile corridor': Here's your afternoon roundup
Our live coverage remains paused today, but we're always monitoring the situation in Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
If you're checking in, here is a summary of what's happened over the last day.
Major overnight attack
Russia launched a major drone attack across Ukraine overnight, with residential buildings, including a kindergarten, damaged in the strikes.
A total of 15 regions came under fire, including Kyiv, where the capital city heard air alerts for more than five hours.
Fires broke out in three other districts in the Kyiv region, regional authorities said.
The Ukrainian air force said it shot down 78 of 105 Russian drones.
Strikes in the southern region of Odesa resulted in the loss of power for more than 5,000 people.
The central regions of Poltava and Kirovohrad were also struck, with homes and a kindergarten suffering damage, local authorities said.
Kharkiv bombing
The drone assault came after aRussian guided bomb struck afive-storey apartment block in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largestcity, yesterday evening.
Local officials said it started fires and injured at least 10people.
Pictures posted online showed cars ablaze outside the apartment block and firefighters making their way through smoke and rubble to get inside the building.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the strike underscored the need formore help from Ukraine's Western backers, pointing to America's active defence of Israel against Iranian missiles.
"Every time in the Middle East, during criminal Iranian strikes, we see how the international coalition acts together."
Ballistic missiles hit Russian radar
The Ukrainian military said this morning it used US-provided ballistic missiles to strike aRussian radar station.
Washington has prohibited the use of its missiles to strike inside Russia.
The attack intended to reduce Moscow's ability "to detect, track and intercept aerodynamic and ballistic targets".
"The destruction of the Nebo-M radar will create afavourable 'air corridor' for the effective use of Storm Shadowand SCALP-EG cruise missiles," it said.
The Ukrainian military said it believed Russia had 10 such systems left, each estimated to be worth more than$100m.
NATO chief visits
New NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is visiting Ukraine today in his first trip since taking office.
Mr Zelenskyy has discussed the battlefield situation and Ukraine's "victory plan"with Mr Rutte.
The president said he would like to see allies shoot downIranian-made missiles and drones fired by Russia at Ukraine, just as they didduring attacks on Israel.
He also called on allies to allow deepstrikes into Russia.
Russia captures town after two-year battle: Here's your afternoon roundup
While we haven't been able to bring you live rolling coverage of the war in Ukraine today, we have been keeping an eye on the latest updates.
Russia captures tactically significant town
In a major development, Russian troops took control of a town in eastern Ukraine after a fierce two-year resistance.
Ukraine's military said it had ordered a pullback from Vuhledar in Donetsk to avoid encirclement by Moscow's forces and "preserve personnel and military equipment".
The Russian defence ministry did not mention the town in its daily battlefield report, but Russian Telegram channels published video of troops waving the country's flag over buildings in the town.
The area is tactically significant due to its position on top of a hill, giving troops a better vantage point, and its proximity to key logistic routes.
Satellite images captured by Planet Labs showed the level of destruction in the town.
The first shows what it looked like in 2019, three years before the war, and the second was taken on Sunday.
Ukraine ramps up weapons production
Ukraine is quickly ramping up its weapons production, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.
The Ukrainian president said his country was already in the process of producing 1.5 million drones this year, with the capability to create four million drones annually.
"In extremely difficult conditions of the full-scale warunder constant Russian strikes, Ukrainians were able to build a virtually new defence industry," he said.
Russia to run nationwide emergency test
Russia is planning to run a nationwide test ofits emergency public warning systems.
Sirens will wail, interrupting TV and radio broadcasts and loudspeakers will play "attention everyone" during the exercise.
The test aims to check the warning systems, thereadiness of those responsible for launching them and to raisepublic awareness, the emergencies' ministry said.
New NATO boss and more Russian attacks: Your morning round-up
Our live coverage of the Ukraine war won't run today, but if you're checking in, here's a round up of the key events from the past 24 hours...
New NATO head takes over
Former Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte has officially taken over as secretary-general of NATO - replacing outgoing chief Jens Stoltenberg.
In his handover speech, Mr Rutte revealed his determination to prepare the alliance for future challenges and said it must deliver on promises to support Ukraine in the fight against Russia.
The conflict was not just contained to the front lines, he said.
Russian attacks on Ukraine
At least five people have been killed and three more injured in a Russian strike on a market in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson this morning, according to regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin.
It comes after Ukraine said Russia launched a barrage of drones targeting Kyiv in an attack lasting more than five hours early yesterday.
The military said air defence systems successfully defended the capital.
US citizen pleads guilty in Russia
A man pleaded guilty in a Moscow court to charges of serving as a mercenary against Russia in the conflict, according to a report by the RIA state news agency.
US citizen Stephen James Hubbard, 72, had admitted receiving money to fight for Ukraine.
He faces a sentence of seven to 15 years if convicted.
Man jailed for life over car bombing
In a separate case, a Moscow military court sentenced a man to life in prison after he was found guilty of attempting to assassinate prominent Russiannationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin in a car bombing last year.
The Interfax news agency reported that Alexander Permyakov, who is said to hold Russian and Ukrainian passports, admitted the crime, saying he'd acted on orders from Ukraine's security service (SBU).
The SBU did not deny or confirm the claim.
Russia claims village in east
Moscow's troops have captured the village of Nelipivka in Ukraine's Donetsk region, the Russian defence ministry claimed, according to an Interfax report.
Russia has claimed to take a series of towns and villages in the region, where frontline fighting is currently fiercest, in recent months.
Big picture: What you need to know as we start the week
We won't have live updates today - but every Monday we publish an overview of the major events from the past seven days.
Here's everything you need to know as the war in Ukraine enters a new week.
Putin's nuclear threat
Vladimir Putin issued a thinly veiled warning to the West as he stated Russia could use nuclear weapons if it is attacked by any state with conventional missiles.
The Russian president also said he would consider any assault that was supported by a nuclear power to be a joint attack on Moscow.
The Kremlin said changes to its nuclear documents should be considered a "signal" to "unfriendly" countries, while the US branded Mr Putin's warning "irresponsible" and "poorly timed".
The Russian leader's comments appeared to have been deliberately timed to coincide with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's defiant address to world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday.
Experts said his threat was designed to trigger"a new wave of panic" across the West and ensure they don't give Ukraine permission to fire long-range missiles into Russia.
US steps up support - with a catch
US President Joe Biden on Thursday confirmed he would provide Ukraine with additional long-range munitions - but did not relent on allowing the missiles to be launched into Russia.
Ukrainian leaders, including Mr Zelenskyy, have for some time been calling for allies to greenlight long-range strikes into Russian territory.
But Washington, which has so far hesitated to do so, wants more clarity from Kyiv on its military objectives for such strikes.
Making a series of announcements on US support, Mr Biden said he had "decided to provide Ukraine with the Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) long-range munition" as well as "hundreds of additional Patriot and AMRAAM missiles over the next year".
Russian advances in the east
Ukraine's eastern front line remains the site of the most intensive fighting in the conflict, with Russian forces claiming to take a series of towns and villages in the Donetsk region in recent weeks.
Moscow claimed on Wednesday that it had captured the villages of Hostre and Hryhorivka and was attacking inside the town of Vuhledar - a Ukrainian stronghold in Donetsk.
A Kyiv governor denied that Russian troops had reached the outskirts of the town or that it had been taken, but said Ukrainian reconnaissance groups were operating there.
On Friday, Russia also claimed to have captured the Donetsk village of Marynivka, close to where its forces have been pushing towards the key city of Pokrovsk. Ukraine did not respond.
Sky News joins Ukrainian forces
Pokrovsk is strategically important as a supply hub for Ukrainian forces, with Russian commanders determined to capture it.
Last week our international correspondent Alex Rossi joined Ukrainian forces defending the besieged and "almost deserted" city last week.
You can catch up on his full eyewitness report here:
Deadly attack on hospital
An early morning Russian strike on a hospital in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region killed 10 people and injured at least 22 others on Saturday, according to Ukrainian officials.
A UN spokesperson said "loitering munitions" - or suicide drones - had hit the Saint Panteleimon Clinical Hospital in two attacks 45 minutes apart.
Hospital patients were evacuated to other facilities.
A further 16 people were hurt in an overnight barrage into Sunday on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia.
Zelenskyy meets Trump
Donald Trump met Mr Zelenskyy face to face on Friday after the former US president complained earlier in the week the Ukrainian leader was "refusing" to do a deal to end the war with Russia.
As he stood next to the Ukrainian president at Trump Tower in New York, the Republican presidential candidate said on Friday he would work with both countries to end the conflict.
Mr Trump praised the Ukrainian president, saying he had a "very good relationship" with him, but added he also had a "very good relationship" with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
Your evening round-up
While we haven't been able to bring you live updates on the war in Ukraine today, we have been keeping an eye on the main developments.
Here's what you need to know:
Zelenskyy meets Trump in New York
Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Donald Trump in New York as public tension rise between the two over Ukraine's defence against Russia's invasion.
"I think we have a common view that the war in Ukraine has to be stopped and Putin can't win," Mr Zelenskyy said.
After arriving together, Mr Trump said: "The fact that we're even together today is a very good sign."
The visit is taking place a day after Vice President Kamala Harris, Mr Trump's Democratic opponent, met the Ukrainian leader and expressed unwavering support.
Three killed in Russian missile attack
At least three people have been killed in a Russian missile attack on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih.
A building housing the regional police department was struck in the attack, officials said.
Ukraine's emergency services said they were continuing towork at the site as people were feared buried under the rubble.
Local authorities said 23 private houses, three blocks of flats and an educational facility were also damaged.
'Clear evidence' Chinese companies supplying Russia with military attack drones
A western official told our security and defence editor Deborah Haynes that there was "clear evidence" that Chinese companies were supplying military attack drones to Russia.
The allegation, if confirmed, would be the first known complete weapons system to be delivered to Russia from China for use in Ukraine.
Such a development would be of huge concern to Kyiv and its western backers and would further ratchet up tensions between Beijing and the West.
A spokesperson for the NATO alliance called the allegation "deeply concerning" and revealed that allies were "consulting on this matter".
Contacted for a response, the Chinese embassy in London said it was "not aware of the specifics you mentioned".
Russian forces push further east in Ukraine
Russia has claimed to have captured the village of Marynivka in Ukraine's eastern Donetskregion.
The village is close to where its forces have been pushing towards the key city of Pokrovsk.
Ukraine's General Staff did not comment on the status ofMarynivka but said areas near there had seen the biggest concentration of Russian attacksover the past day.
It said 42 Russian assaults on the Pokrovskfront had been repelled.
Putin's nuclear threat and Biden's aid for Ukraine - today's main headlines
We are pausing our live coverage of the war in Ukraine.
Here are the main things you need to know:
- The Kremlin has said the West should take Vladimir Putin's latest nuclear threat as a "signal", as it warned of "unprecedented confrontation" if Ukraine's allies help attack Russia;
- It comes after the Russian president suggested new rules which would let Moscow use nukes if it came under attack by conventional weapons;
- Our Moscow correspondent Ivor Bennett said this attempt to "redraw the red lines"was"significant" because using conventional weapons on Russian soil is exactly what Ukraine has been doing since its surprise incursion;
- But he noted Mr Putin's previous threats"have not been followed through on", with the West having been able to provide missiles, tanks, and fighter jets without any retaliation.
- Joe Biden has announced a "surge" in military support for Ukraine, with a new package including long-desired glide bombs, fresh air defence kit, and more training for Ukrainian pilots;
- The announcement was welcomed as "critical" by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has been holding talks with Mr Biden at the White House after speaking at the United Nations in New York yesterday;
- But our security and defence editor Deborah Haynes said while the package was welcome, it fell short of what Kyiv had been hoping for;
- While it includes more long-range missiles, permission for Ukraine to fire them into Russian territory has still not been given.
That's all for now - thanks for joining us today.
For more from the war in Ukraine, watch the special report below by our correspondent Alex Rossi, who joins Ukrainian forces defending a besieged city from Russian attacks.
A snapshot of the scene in Ukraine
These are the latest photographs from the frontline in Ukraine, where daily airstrikes have become the norm since Russia invaded in February 2022.
In Kharkiv in the northeast - very close to the land border with Russia - Ukrainian servicemen have been spotted operating drones.
How seriously should we take Putin's attempt to redraw nuclear red lines?
It's certainly not the first time you've tapped into our Ukraine live blog and been greeted with nuclear threats from the Kremlin.
But ourMoscow correspondent Ivor Bennettsays this one is "slightly different" to the ones we've had on a fairly regular basis since Russia launched its full invasion back in February 2022.
He says "it's more specific, more defined, and an attempt by Moscow to redraw the red lines".
It's all to do with Russia's nuclear doctrine - the document that defines when and how Moscow can use its nuclear arsenal.
Ivor says: "Currently, it's only if the existence of the state is under threat.
"But yesterday, Putin said he wanted to update this doctrine so in theory Russia could respond with nukes to an attack by any state using conventional weapons - things like missiles, drones, and aircraft."
Has the nuclear sabre-rattling lost its impact?
That's "significant" because it's exactly what's happening with Ukraine.
He also said the Kremlin would consider any assault by a non-nuclear power supported by a nuclear power to be a joint attack - essentially a warning aimed at Ukraine's allies.
As we've reported, Mr Putin's officials have doubled down on those threats today, saying the West should take it as a "signal".
As Ivor notes, previous threats of retaliation "have not been followed through on".
"Providing missiles, battle tanks and fighter jets to Ukraine all happened without any consequence," he says.
There have been "loads of threats of nuclear Armageddon" and perhaps now both sides sense "this kind of language has lost some of its impact".
It could well be "yet another bluff".
Blinken condemns Russia's nuclear threats as 'irresponsible' and 'poorly timed'
Antony Blinken, the US Secretary of State, has condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's warning to the West about nuclear weapons as "irresponsible" and "poorly timed".
The Kremlin said today that changes outlined by Mr Putin to Russia's nuclear weapons documents should be considered a "signal" to the West.
Addressing this, Mr Blinken told MSNBC: "It's totally irresponsible.
"I think many in the world have spokenclearly about that when he's been rattling the nuclear sabre -including China, in the past.
"So I would just say especially todo that now, while the world's gathered… talking about theneed for more disarmament, non-proliferation."
