The US says it will allow its Western allies to supply Ukraine with advanced fighter jets, including American-made F-16s, in a major boost for Kyiv.

Russia says it downed two drones that targeted the Kremlin in Moscow 2nd of May night and accused Ukraine of attempting to kill President Vladimir Putin.

Germany has delivered to Ukraine a Patriot air defence system to help the country protect itself from the frequent barrages of Russian missiles, the German government announced on its page on arms aid to Ukraine on Wednesday.

Miles of empty fields where you might expect a build-up of armor. Tank tracks that emerge in the mud from nowhere, and lead there too. Distant artillery duels that locals say peak and ebb.

Authorities in the Ukrainian town of Avdiivka — located in the eastern Donetsk region — are urging people to evacuate as critical resources like mobile service and electricity are disrupted by Russian shelling, a top regional official said.

The Prince of Wales has thanked British troops for "defending our freedoms" in a secret visit to a military base in Poland near to the Ukraine border.