• Ukraine may be ready to strike targets inside Russia with domestically produced ballistic missiles within three to six months, according to former Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov. Kyiv has largely depended on long-range drones and cruise missiles for attacks deep inside Russia, but ballistic weapons would be considerably more difficult for Russian defences to intercept. Speaking to CBS News, Fedorov said: “We must overcome Russia in every technological cycle.” While Ukraine is developing new capabilities quickly, he cautioned that Russia is progressing at a similar pace. Ukrainian defence company Fire Point is working on ballistic missiles and carried out a test launch in June. Fedorov helped lead Ukraine’s successful drone programme before his disputed dismissal in July.

Ukraine may be ready to strike targets inside Russia with domestically produced ballistic missiles within three to six months, according to former Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov. Kyiv has largely depended on long-range drones and cruise missiles for attacks deep inside Russia, but ballistic weapons would be considerably more difficult for Russian defences to intercept. Speaking to CBS News, Fedorov said: “We must overcome Russia in every technological cycle.” While Ukraine is developing new capabilities quickly, he cautioned that Russia is progressing at a similar pace. Ukrainian defence company Fire Point is working on ballistic missiles and carried out a test launch in June. Fedorov helped lead Ukraine’s successful drone programme before his disputed dismissal in July.

• Ukraine carried out one of its biggest drone offensives of the war on Sunday, reportedly setting fire to a Wildberries distribution centre near Moscow and killing at least six people, Russian authorities said. Russia’s defence ministry claimed that 1,478 Ukrainian drones had been destroyed over the previous 24 hours, its highest reported daily figure. Moscow regional governor Andrey Vorobyov called the overnight operation “one of the largest drone attacks in recent memory”.

Ukraine carried out one of its biggest drone offensives of the war on Sunday, reportedly setting fire to a Wildberries distribution centre near Moscow and killing at least six people, Russian authorities said. Russia’s defence ministry claimed that 1,478 Ukrainian drones had been destroyed over the previous 24 hours, its highest reported daily figure. Moscow regional governor Andrey Vorobyov called the overnight operation “one of the largest drone attacks in recent memory”.

• During the operation, Ukrainian forces struck a missile-fuel manufacturing site in Russia’s Rostov region, Ukraine’s military said on Sunday. According to the statement, the business produces solid rocket propellant for multiple-launch rocket systems, along with several types of missile systems and airborne weapons.

During the operation, Ukrainian forces struck a missile-fuel manufacturing site in Russia’s Rostov region, Ukraine’s military said on Sunday. According to the statement, the business produces solid rocket propellant for multiple-launch rocket systems, along with several types of missile systems and airborne weapons.

• A Spanish fighter aircraft shot down a drone on Sunday after it entered Romanian airspace close to the country’s borders with Ukraine and Moldova, Nato said. Romania’s defence ministry stated that an F-18 assigned to Nato duties intercepted the drone after it crossed from Moldova. Wreckage landed in an uninhabited part of the Galati region near Ukraine. Drone incursions into Nato members in eastern Europe have become more frequent during Russia’s continuing invasion of Ukraine.

A Spanish fighter aircraft shot down a drone on Sunday after it entered Romanian airspace close to the country’s borders with Ukraine and Moldova, Nato said. Romania’s defence ministry stated that an F-18 assigned to Nato duties intercepted the drone after it crossed from Moldova. Wreckage landed in an uninhabited part of the Galati region near Ukraine. Drone incursions into Nato members in eastern Europe have become more frequent during Russia’s continuing invasion of Ukraine.

• EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas wants to expand the number of Russian entities sanctioned over the Ukraine conflict by one-third, according to a report published on Monday by German newspaper Die Welt. Since 2022, the bloc has approved 21 rounds of measures against Russia. Kallas said she would propose the most extensive sanctions listings introduced since the war began, adding that their approval would immediately increase the overall number of sanctioned Russian entities by a third. In July, EU members passed a weakened package only after lengthy talks, with several governments opposing stronger restrictions.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas wants to expand the number of Russian entities sanctioned over the Ukraine conflict by one-third, according to a report published on Monday by German newspaper Die Welt. Since 2022, the bloc has approved 21 rounds of measures against Russia. Kallas said she would propose the most extensive sanctions listings introduced since the war began, adding that their approval would immediately increase the overall number of sanctioned Russian entities by a third. In July, EU members passed a weakened package only after lengthy talks, with several governments opposing stronger restrictions.

• In Ukraine, Russian drones and missiles struck ArcelorMittal’s steelworks in Kryvyi Rih on Sunday, killing two people and injuring 14. Kryvyi Rih is the home city of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The facility, among Ukraine’s largest steel producers, said the damage forced it to suspend part of its operations. A separate strike on the city later that day killed another person, while attacks in the Zaporizhzhia region left two dead. In Kyiv, the Russian assault damaged Pochaina’s well-known outdoor book market, a longstanding destination for rare and antique titles. Bookseller Dmytro Semenukha lost all four of his stalls in the fire. The 45-year-old said the shops, books, flags and everything else had been completely destroyed.

In Ukraine, Russian drones and missiles struck ArcelorMittal’s steelworks in Kryvyi Rih on Sunday, killing two people and injuring 14. Kryvyi Rih is the home city of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The facility, among Ukraine’s largest steel producers, said the damage forced it to suspend part of its operations. A separate strike on the city later that day killed another person, while attacks in the Zaporizhzhia region left two dead. In Kyiv, the Russian assault damaged Pochaina’s well-known outdoor book market, a longstanding destination for rare and antique titles. Bookseller Dmytro Semenukha lost all four of his stalls in the fire. The 45-year-old said the shops, books, flags and everything else had been completely destroyed.

• Commenting on the overnight assault in a social media message, Zelenskyy said Russia uses ballistic missiles to attack civilian facilities wherever those weapons can reach. He said Ukrainian cities had faced more than 1,550 attack drones, almost 1,560 guided aerial bombs and 62 missiles during the previous week. The president again urged Ukraine’s international partners to provide additional air-defence systems.

Commenting on the overnight assault in a social media message, Zelenskyy said Russia uses ballistic missiles to attack civilian facilities wherever those weapons can reach. He said Ukrainian cities had faced more than 1,550 attack drones, almost 1,560 guided aerial bombs and 62 missiles during the previous week. The president again urged Ukraine’s international partners to provide additional air-defence systems.

• Russian authorities said on Monday that a Ukrainian missile strike overnight had killed six people and injured four others in the Belgorod region. Officials said a 14-year-old child was among those wounded.

Russian authorities said on Monday that a Ukrainian missile strike overnight had killed six people and injured four others in the Belgorod region. Officials said a 14-year-old child was among those wounded.