Dan Johnson
Ukraine correspondent, reporting from Kyiv

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At the coalition of the willing meeting, the prime minister is sitting side by side with Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

He says Russian threats against the UK will not deter him from supporting Ukraine.

He adds that those threats show British assistance is having an impact.

The PM says "it’s clear Russia is running out of options so Putin is now hoping he can win through a campaign of terror using ballistic missiles against Ukrainian civilians".

President Zelensky has given thanks for the agreement with France to share Storm Shadow/Scalp missile blueprints so Ukraine can produce its own variant of the cruise missile.

But Andy Burnham has also heard the President’s warning of how Ukraine's air defences are stretched and vulnerable.

Supplying more Patriot missile interceptors needs US agreement so the Prime Minister has said he is backing a project to develop a lower cost alternative.

He’s also been told how difficult the forthcoming winter could be for Ukraine and he’s reiterated his message that the UK will back Ukraine for the long term "as long as it takes".

Vitaly Shevchenko
Chief analyst, BBC Monitoring

For more than a month, Ukrainian officials including President Volodymyr Zelensky have been warning that their country is running out of missiles for US-made Patriot air defence systems.

But now a spokesman for Ukraine's air force has said that its fighter jets are experiencing a shortage of missiles too.

"Aircraft without missiles are the same thing as Patriots without missiles," air force spokesman Yuri Ihnat has told Ukrainian TV. "We know how to do our jobs, but we need the tools, and I mean missiles."

According to him, the shortage of missiles for Ukrainian war planes "remains a problematic issue" for Ukraine.

According to Ukrainian officials, Patriot interceptors are the only effective way of shooting ballistic missiles which Russia has been using to devastating effect.

Andy Burnham has visited Ukraine's capital today on his first overseas trip as UK prime minister.

Burnham and Ukrainian President Zelensky have both delivered speeches in front of St. Sofia cathedral in Kyiv, where a ceremony is being held to mark the 35th anniversary of the nation's independence.

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Andy Burnham has said "all of our safety is at stake" regarding the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, adding that the UK needs to take a "firm approach" in supporting Kyiv.

The prime minister says the meeting of the coalition of the willing will be focused on working together to give Ukraine the "defence capability that it needs".

Regarding earlier threats from Russia on UK support for Ukraine, Burnham adds: "We are unwavering in our support and that is why I am here to send that very clear message to the Ukrainian people on their independence day."

The prime minister spoke earlier at a Kyiv ceremony alongside Volodymyr Zelensky, saying that despite 35 years of independence, Ukraine has "had to earn it again and again".

Watch part of his address below.

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Back in 2023, the UK became the first country to supply Ukraine with the longer-range Storm Shadow missiles it requested for its fight against Russian forces.

And in 2024, Ukraine used those missiles against targets inside Russia for the first time. Ukraine had previously only used the weapon against targets in territory occupied by Russia.

The UK had at time supplied Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine for months but, like the US, had not allowed Kyiv to use them to strike inside Russia.

But this changed after the Biden administration updated its rules, allowing comparable Atacms missiles to be used outside of Ukraine's borders.

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Andy Burnham has hit back at the Kremlin after Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov accused Britain of adding fuel to the fire of Russia’s war.

"Who started the fire? That’s the question, isn’t it," Burnham told reporters in Kyiv on Monday.

The PM also said the issue of missile interceptors would be the main topic at a meeting of the coalition of the willing on Monday afternoon.

Earlier, Downing Street said the UK’s support for Ukraine had not changed despite Russian threats of retaliation.

"I think we’ve always been very clear about how we feel about Russia’s barbaric actions. We have consistently said that across the last four years and nothing has changed in that regard," a spokeswoman added.

Storm Shadow could target Russian missile sites, expert sayspublished at 12:29 BST

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By Thomas Spencer

BBC Verify has been asking defence experts how Ukraine might use domestically made Scalp/Storm Shadow missiles now that the UK is sharing the blueprints with Kyiv.

Justin Crump, CEO of the Sibylline risk intelligence firm, says the missile is "more deadly than drones" and is still best placed to hit "hardened bunkers and high value military targets".

Crump says Kyiv could also use home-manufactured versions of the missiles to go after the sites Russia is using to launch its Iskander ballistic missiles, which have been used in attacks on Ukrainian cities.

Christoph Bergs from the Royal United Services Institute says it will take time to set up Storm Shadow production, but the specialist cruise missile will help Ukraine augment the weapons it already has.

Cruise missiles are just part of the picture when it comes to decisive weaponrypublished at 12:09 BST

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Joe Inwood
World news correspondent

The announcement today that Ukraine is to be allowed to produce a version of the Anglo-French Scalp/Storm Shadow cruise missile is a useful addition to their arsenal.

But, in many ways it is cheap, mass produced drones and high altitude, high velocity ballistic missiles that have, so far, proved the most decisive in the war.

Drones follow a similar, although far slower, flight path to a cruise missile, flying at comparatively low altitudes. They lack the Storm Shadow's ability to destroy hardened targets but can be launched in vast numbers.

Ballistic missiles, meanwhile, are launched at a steep trajectory, often reaching the edge of space, before coming down at many times the speed of sound.

This makes them far harder to intercept; with the devastation they can cause being seen night after night in Ukraine.

Currently, Ukraine lacks a domestic version of its own, certainly one effective enough to have a real impact at long range. But, they are in development.

Just a few days ago, a Ukrainian defence company called Fire Point took examples of its two domestically designed and produced ballistic missiles to a defence show in Denmark.

The FP-9 is claimed to be able to deliver a warhead weighing up to 800kg, with a range of 855km. It is a development they hope could prove decisive.

Verified video shows drone strike and blast at Russian warehousepublished at 12:02 BST

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By Kumar Malhotra and Sarah Jalali

We've verified two videos showing the aftermath of strikes on warehouses in Russia belonging to the Ozon retail group, which operates across the country. One video shows a drone flying in to a large building and an explosion.

We have checked the location and can say the warehouse is in the Orenburg region of southern Russia.

Another shows a fire burning and thick black smoke rising over a warehouse in Tiube, in the Dagestan region, also in southern Russia.

We located these using mapping services from Google and the Russian site Yandex. We’re also checking video of strikes in the past 24 hours on warehouses in other locations in Russia.

These attacks follow a series of strikes by Ukraine on facilities owned by the online retailer Wildberries which began in July.

The frontline

Russian forces have been trying to secure control over the Luhansk and Donetsk regions in eastern Ukraine, along with two more regions to the west, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson.

Ukraine has spent more than a decade reinforcing a 50km (31 mile) "fortress belt" in western Donetsk, the US-based Institute for the Study of War says.

The institute has also suggested it would take Russian forces around two years to seize the remainder of the Donetsk region "at great cost".

Missile strikes

Russia has recently intensified missile attacks across Ukraine while Kyiv has been carrying out drone strikes deep in Russia.

Earlier this month, Moscow's regional governor described "one of the most massive drone attacks in recent memory" as Ukraine hits targets such as Wildberries, often described as Russia's Amazon.

But Ukraine is also reportedly running short on Patriot interceptor missiles - supplied by the US - which it uses to shoot down Russian ballistic missiles.

Vitaly Shevchenko
Chief analyst, BBC Monitoring

The defence ministry in Moscow has issued a series of statements on social media claiming that its military have captured three more villages in Ukraine.

They are Novokostyantynivka, near the Russian border in northern Sumy region; Kucheriv Yar in eastern Donetsk region; and Dolynka in southeastern Zaporizhzhia region.

Ukraine has not commented on the claims so far.

Russia frequently says it has captured more territory in Ukraine, and although the latest claims have not yet been independently verified, they fit the pattern of the slow advance by the Russian army seen in recent months.

Burnham's visit sends message to Brits as well as Ukrainianspublished at 11:30 BST

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Jack Fenwick
Political correspondent

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Britian's close relationship with Ukraine began with the former Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Keir Starmer visited Ukraine a lot, but we didn't know much about Andy Burnham's foreign policy stance when he emerged as Starmer's replacement a few weeks ago.

However, a few days into the job, Burnham made it pretty obvious he wanted to continue the sort of work Starmer had been doing when it came to Ukraine.

It's striking that Zelensky was the first international leader to visit Burnham in Downing Street. Now, Ukraine is Burnham's first international trip as prime minister.

This is not an accident. He clearly wanted to show to the people of Ukraine - and the people of the UK, as well - that he was going to continue on the path the UK has been forging in recent years.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed his country would “not submit” to Russia as he presented Andy Burnham with an award recognising the UK’s support for his country.

“Ukrainians will not be cobblestones under the feet of tsars and rulers. Ukrainians will not submit," Zelensky said in a speech marking Ukraine’s 35th Independence Day in front of the Saint Sophia cathedral in Kyiv.

Zelensky gave awards to members of the military and posthumous acknowledgements to family members of soldiers killed in the war sparked by Russia’s invasion.

He also gave honours to world leaders present, including one to Burnham, titled Honorary Distinction to the British People, Gratitude of the Ukrainian People.

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham has compared Ukraine's resistance against Russia to Britain's fight against Nazi Germany as he vowed to help Kyiv bolster its air defences ahead of the winter.

"Despite Russia's outrageous threats to my country we will continue our support for Ukraine," Burnham said in a speech in front of St Sofia cathedral in Kyiv to mark the 35th anniversary of the nation's independence.

"This is the moment to keep up the pressure on Russia, the moment to squeeze their ability to fund this illegal war," he said.

In his first major speech on the international stage, Burnham said: "The sheer strength of the Ukrainian people is truly awesome."

"Ukraine has been Europe's protector, not a drain on our security but the front line in keeping Europe safe.

"The Ukrainian people deserve not just our continued support but our gratitude and respect."

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Russia has said that the UK's decision to hand Ukraine classified information on British-made components used to make Scalp long-range missiles would "add fuel to the fire".

Asked about Andy Burnham's visit to Kyiv and the new British missile support, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says that the UK is "participating in this war" on Ukraine's side.

"Britain is methodically and regularly adding fuel to the fire and methodically and regularly plotting to prevent any progress in the peace process," Peskov adds.

Peskov also tells reporters that the Russian military was already systematically gathering data to identify the location of any missile production sites and destroy them.

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As Andy Burnham is visiting Kyiv, a Russian drone has hit a residential apartment block in central Chernihiv, a city about 100 miles (150 km) to the north.

The head of the local military administration, Dmytro Bryzhynsky, says 14 people are being treated for injuries, including two children, aged 12 and 17.

He says three people have been taken to hospital.

This morning, officials in Russia's Belgorod region have said Ukrainian drone strikes killed two people and injured two others.

One drone strike hit a commercial property in the village of Tavrovo, near the Ukraine border, killing two men, the authorities said in a Telegram post.

They said two other drones struck the village of Oktyabrsky, leaving a man and woman with shrapnel wounds. Both were taken to hospital, the officials said.

Vitaly Shevchenko
Chief analyst, BBC Monitoring

Russia's commissioner for children's rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, says three teenagers (aged 13, 15 and 16) have been killed in a Ukrainian attack on southern Krasnodar territory.

In a statement on social media, she says six other children were taken to hospital with shrapnel wounds, burns and concussions.

According to the local governor, Veniamin Kondratyev, a centre for children in Krasnodar was hit by "drone debris".

Lvova-Belova and Vladimir Putin are wanted by the International Criminal Court at the Hague for allegedly committing the war crime of unlawful deportation of children from occupied parts of Ukraine.

Separately, Ukrainian drones attacked three warehouses belonging to Ozon, a Russian online retail platform - in Adygeya, Makhachkala and Krasnodar. Russian state news agency TASS says several people were injured in the attack on the Ozon warehouse in Makhachkala, but their lives are not believed to be in danger.

The strikes on Ozon follow repeated Ukrainian drone attacks against warehouses belonging to Wildberries, another major Russian online retail platform.

Robert Brovdi, the commander of the Ukrainian drone forces, also says they hit a Russian MiG-29 fighter jet in Rostov region.

According to the Russian defence ministry, a total of 351 Ukrainian drones were intercepted overnight.

Vitaly Shevchenko
Chief analyst, BBC Monitoring

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Russia has also continued attacks on warehouses and shopping centres in Ukraine.

Overnight, it hit two major shopping centres outside the southern city of Odesa. Both belong to Epicentre, Ukraine's biggest chain of DIY and home improvement products.

"Efforts to put the fires out continue. We're working to clarify information about the aftermath and any casualties," Epicentre spokesperson Yuliia Chudnovets told Ukrainska Pravda, a Ukrainian news website.

The head of the Odesa regional administration, Oleh Kiper, says the region came under a "massive missile-and-drone attack". Five people were injured in Russian attacks on warehouses, he says.

Elsewhere in Ukraine, five people were killed and 15 were wounded in Russian attacks on the north-eastern Kharkiv region, police say.

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While on the train travelling to Kyiv last night, the prime minister met European Council president Antonio Costa.

In their meeting, Burnham said, "the UK had to be bolder in terms of getting closer to the bloc".

"That included building on the close defence and security ties already forged between the UK and European allies to drive greater cooperation across all areas of the relationship," he said, according to a Downing Street spokesperson.