Ukraine's president has spoken to a summit of G7 leaders, to ask for air defence weapons.
The head of NATO says Russia's increasingly resorting to "horrific and indiscriminate attacks on civilians" and infrastructure in Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Ukraine's president has spoken to a summit of G7 leaders, to ask for air defence weapons following Moscow's escalating missile attacks.
NATO's Jens Stoltenberg says Kyiv has the momentum, and continues to make significant gains in its war against Russia:
Midlands security analyst Declan Power says the latest attacks is a sign of Putin's desperation to flex his muscles after a number of military hits.
Despite weapon stocks running low, Mr. Power doesn't think the Russians will resort to nuclear weapons:
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