Oleksandr Prokudin says Russian forces have launched 71 attacks in the past 24 hours; US president calls on Republicans in Washington to back deal for more aid to Kyiv
In case you missed it earlier, the UK prime minister, Rishi Sunak, has said there are no immediate plans to deploy military instructors to Ukraine, rowing back from comments by his defence minister who had suggested troops could carry out training in the country.
To date, Britain and its allies have avoided a formal military presence in Ukraine to reduce the risk of a direct conflict with Russia.
