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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 450 of the invasion

US to announce ‘significant’ new sanctions on Russia at G7; Jack Teixeira was warned repeatedly over mishandling of classified material, court papers show

The United States and the rest of the Group of Seven major economies will unveil new sanctions and export controls targeting Russia, a US official has said ahead of a G7 summit in Japan. The G7’s latest efforts were aimed at disrupting Russia’s ability to get materials it needed for the battlefield, closing loopholes used to evade sanctions, further reducing international reliance on Russian energy and narrowing Moscow’s access to the international financial system, the official told reporters on Thursday.

The UK unveiled a swathe of new sanctions ahead of the meeting. The British prime minister, Rishi Sunak, announced a UK ban on imports of Russian diamonds and Russian-origin copper, nickel and aluminium. Sunak also has a self-declared mission to push India into showing greater support for Ukraine.

The Pentagon overestimated the value of the ammunition, missiles and other equipment it sent to Ukraine by about $3bn, a Senate aide and a defence official told Reuters on Thursday, an error that may lead the way for more weapons being sent to Kyiv for its defence against Russian forces.

Jack Teixeira, the US air national guard member charged with being behind the so-called Pentagon leaks, was warned repeatedly over his mishandling of classified material, court documents show. The leaked documents appear to detail US and Nato aid to Ukraine and show real-time details from February and March of Ukraine’s and Russia’s battlefield positions and the amounts of battlefield gear flowing into Ukraine from its allies.

Ukraine has used the long-range Storm Shadow missiles provided by Britain, the British defence minister, Ben Wallace, said. He also said on Thursday there was no doubt Russia had “the intent and the ability” to target the west’s underwater energy and communication lines.

Ukraine said it had repelled a day of Russian attacks in and around the ruined eastern city of Bakhmut on Thursday and made gains of a kilometre in some places while buying time for “certain planned actions”.

Russia launched missiles overnight at Kyiv again, with falling debris causing a fire at a business building, authorities reported. It was the ninth time this month that Russian air raids have targeted the capital, a clear escalation after weeks of lull and ahead of a much-anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive.

A person was killed in Russian missile strikes on Odesa, military administration spokesperson Serhiy Bratchuk has said on Telegram. Two people were injured. A person was also killed in Kostyantynivka, in the Donetsk region.

The Russian defence ministry has said it struck Ukrainian military targets using high-precision missiles. The claim on Thursday came a day after a major wave of missile strikes on Ukrainian cities, the Russian state-owned news agency Tass reported.

The Black Sea grain corridor designed to ensure the safe supply of Ukrainian food to world markets has not yet resumed operation despite statements by Turkey and Russia on extending the agreement, a senior Ukrainian official said on Thursday. The deal was extended for two months on Wednesday.

Rail traffic was suspended between Simferopol, capital of the Crimean peninsula, and the city of Sevastopol after a freight train carrying grain derailed, the region’s Russian-installed leader said on Thursday. The derailment was caused by “interference by outsiders”, Crimean railways said.

The Kremlin has confirmed that a delegation from African countries hoping to present their initiative to end the conflict in Ukraine would visit Moscow. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Moscow would be ready to listen to “any proposals” that helped resolve the conflict.

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