Moscow claims Ukraine has fired multiple US long-range missiles in two separate attacks - and says it is "preparing a response". On the ground in Ukraine, meanwhile, Putin's forces are advancing at the fastest rate since the early months of the war,

Ukraine spent the last week defending its territory from sustained attack by the Russian military, including dozens of drone incursions overnight into Sunday, as fears that 1,000 days of war could escalate into World War III went mainstream.