Russia ukraine latest news - Putin threatens 'lightning' fast strikes on any nation that 'interferes' with Russia's war in Ukraine

It continues to claim innocent civilian lives, despite Russian officials' insistence that they're only hitting military infrastructure.

A spokesperson for Ukraine's defence ministry said Russia targeted residential areas in the city.

Russia's Black Sea fleet is still able to hit targets along the Ukrainian coast, according to the latest British intelligence.

This is despite the losses of its flagship Moskva - which Ukraine claims it hit - and the landing ship Saratov.