Could Belarus be involved in a new offensive in Ukraine? Retired air vice-marshal, Sean Bell, takes a look as Vladimir Putin visits Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko today. Latest: 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
Updates from Dominic Waghorn, international affairs editor, in Ukraine. Live reporting by Olive Enokido-LinehamRussian troops were ordered to be on Kyiv's outskirts 13 hours after Moscow's invasion began, an investigation has suggested.
But in reality, Putin's plan to seize the capital in February failed and 10 months into the war, Kyiv is still controlled by Ukrainian forces. While the plan to take Kyiv in February failed, Ukrainians fear that Putin could be planning a major push that could include efforts to try and seize the capital again.Ukraine's atomic agency has said a Russian"kamikaze" flew over a part of the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant just after midnight on Monday.The plant is situated in the Mykolaiv region in southern Ukraine.
Ukrainians fear the Russian president will pressure his Belarusian counterpart to join a new offensive in their meeting today. Mr Sunak said the alliance must deliver more military aid to Ukraine including additional air defence systems, artillery and armoured vehicles. This involves"going after its supply chains and removing the international support", in particular being"strong" about criticising Iran for supplying drones to Moscow.
It comes after reports this morning of Russian drone attacks on the capital which Ukrainian officials say hit critical infrastructure. In pictures: Aftermath of drone attack on Kyiv region The governor of Ukraine's Kyiv region, Oleksiy Kuleba, said"fairly serious" damage was caused by the attack. "I think war is waged when an empire begins to weaken. And when there are weapons to be used, tested and sold. There is a great deal at stake."The Pope has previously earned criticism from Ukraine for appearing to imply that NATO had provoked Russia to invade. This is a common Kremlin trope.He has compared the war to the"terrible genocide" in the 1930s when Stalin inflicted famine on the country and has praised"brave" Ukrainians for fighting for survival.
In his nightly address, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said FIFA"blocked" his address being shown before the final match in Qatar, but added that the"world still heard our call". The joint naval exercises, which have taken place annually since 2012, will involve missile and artillery firing in the East China Sea.
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