UK sends Kyiv more Storm Shadows after Trump accuses Putin of secret nuclear tests - US president says Russia is testing nuclear weapons 'underground' and threatening to expand to other forms

The EU has published its latest assessment of the candidate countries, including Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelenskyy has hailed it the "best assessment to date" for his country's chances of joining the bloc.

Video from Sterlitamak in the Bashkortostan region, which is around 1,000km (620 miles) away from the border with Ukraine, captured an explosion at a petrochemical plant. Regional governor Radiy Khabirov later said Sterlitamak was attacked by two drones and “debris fell in an industrial zone”.

The Pentagon has given the White House the green light to provide Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles after assessing that it would not negatively impact US stockpiles, leaving the final political decision in President Donald Trump’s hands,

Military analyst Professor Michael Clarke has answered your questions on the Ukraine war in his weekly session. Watch back below or read through his answers below.

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Intense fighting has erupted in the war-torn city of Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine, where Russian and Ukrainian forces are locked in brutal urban combat. The city, a vital transport and logistics hub, has become a