Key points
- Russia unleashes missile and drone barrage across Ukraine
- At least three dead as 15 regions hit - with explosions heard in Kyiv
- Zelenskyy pleads with allies for help - as Kremlin issues warning
- Catch-up:What you need to know this morning
- Watch:Who are Ukraine's secret resistance?
- Your questions answered:Can Ukraine advance further inside Russia?
- Live reporting by Faith Ridler
Zelenskyy responds to Russian strikes - as Kremlin appears to rule out ceasefire talks
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has just responded to this morning's barrage of Russian strikes on his country.
He says more than 100 missiles have been used, and around 100 drones, and has called upon Western allies to provide air defence resources.
Earlier, his chief of staff asked them to allow long-range use of their weapons on targets inside Russia.
The Ukrainian foreign minister also wants his country's allies to help shoot down Russian drones and missiles that veer close to their airspace (see 9.34 post)
Moscow has targeted 15 regions of Ukraine this morning, including Kyiv, where people have been sheltering in underground metro stations after explosions were heard.
Mr Zelenskyy said in a post on Telegram there was "a lot of damage in the energy sector".
Kremlin: Ceasefire talks have 'lost relevance'
The Kremlin, meanwhile, has said the attacks were targeting energy infrastructure vital to Ukraine's war effort.
It also said any prospect of ceasefire talks with Kyiv had "lost its relevance" and warned of further response to the incursion into Kursk.
'Military object' entered Polish airspace today
A "military object" entered Polish airspace during the Russian attack on Ukraine this morning, reports have claimed.
Exclusive: How the covert Ukrainian resistance movement is operating behind Russian lines
By Deborah Haynes, security and defence editor
One of the most secret weapons to combat Russia's invasion of Ukraine has started to raise its profile.
A new video posted on social media seeks to promote the covert activities of a network of*ckrainiancivilians, living - and fighting - behindRussianlines.
Run by the Ukrainian special forces, this resistance movement is growing, according to its commander, who said any adult - old, young, male, female - can join.
They just need to be loyal to Ukraine - and brave.
British citizen found dead after 'Russian missile strike' in eastern Ukraine
A British citizen - who was working for Reuters - has been found dead after a suspected Russian airstrike in eastern Ukraine, the news agency confirmed.
Ryan Evans, who was a safety advisor for the news agency, was found dead under the rubble of Hotel Sapphire in the eastern city of Kramatorsk - which is under Ukrainian control but near the front line - on Sunday.
Ukrainian authorities reported that Russian forces struck the hotel in the eastern Donetsk region. Russia has not yet commented.
In a statement, Reuters said: "We are devastated to learn that Reuters safety advisor Ryan Evans, who was with our reporting team inUkraine, has been killed.
"Ryan was part of a Reuters crew staying at Hotel Sapphire in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, when it was hit in a missile strike on Saturday, August 24, 2024.'
Who are Ukraine's secret resistance?
A new video posted on social media seeks to promote the covert activities of a network of Ukrainian civilians, living - and fighting - behind Russian lines.
Run by the Ukrainian special forces, this resistance movement is growing, according to its commander, who said any adult - old, young, male, female - can join.
Below, Sky News explains more...
What you need to know this morning
It's already been a busy morning of news from Ukraine, which has reported a significant drone and missile attack across the country.
Three people have been reported dead.
If you're just joining us, here's what you need to know:
- Russian forces unleashed a massive drone and missile barrage on Ukraine early on Monday;
- At least three people were reported killed in the attack, which appeared to target energy infrastructure;
- The attack began at around midnight and continued after dawn in what appeared to be Russia's biggest attack against Ukraine in weeks;
- According to the Ukrainian air force, there were multiple groups of Russian drones moving towards eastern, northern, southern, and central regions of Ukraine, followed by multiple cruise and ballistic missiles;
- Explosions were heard in the capital, Kyiv, and power and water supplies in the city have been disrupted, the city's mayor, Vitalii Klitschko, said;
- Ihor Polishchuk, mayor of Ukraine's western city of Lutsk, said a multi-storey residential building and an unspecified infrastructure object were hit and one person was killed;
- Another person was killed in the central Dnipropetrovsk region, where the attack sparked multiple fires, regional head Serhii Lysak said;
- One person was also killed in the south-eastern, partially occupied region of Zaporizhzhia, regional head Ivan Fedorov said.
Russia confirms wave of attacks on Ukraine
The Russian military has said it used high-precision weapons to strike energy infrastructure in Ukraine this morning.
Moscow claimed these sites support the Ukrainian military.
Meanwhile, Ukraine has said it shot down around 15 missiles and drones that were targeting Kyiv earlier on Monday.
Your questions answered: Can Ukraine advance further inside Russia?
Ukraine does not appear to be letting up on its surprise invasion of the Kursk border region in Russia which began earlier this month.
Readers have been sending in their questions to our senior correspondents and military experts for their take on what could happen next.
Today, Justice asks:
Will Ukraine be able to advance more inside Russia?
Military analystSean Bellsays this…
Ukraine's audacious military incursion into Russia's Kursk region - the first such action by a military power since 1941 - appears to have caught Vladimir Putin by surprise.
Although it is unclear what Ukraine is ultimately seeking to achieve, it has stated it does not intend to "hold" ground, so its current occupation is temporary.
But what next? If Ukraine had planned to push further into Russia it would probably not have blown three key bridges across the Siem river which would have been vital to its further plans.
What's the goal?
Instead, it looks likely Ukraine was seeking to seize the initiative, to demonstrate Russia is not in control of the war, and to force Moscow to respond to the attack by transferring forces from the frontline in the Donbas, thus relieving pressure on embattled Ukrainian forces.
Destroying the bridges would make it more difficult for Russia to counterattack and expel Ukrainian forces.
Although Ukraine could push further into Russia, it would create an increasing logistics challenge to keep those forces resupplied, and also divert scarce resources from the front line.
Militarily the incursion into Kursk might appear risky, but it is probably designed to apply political pressure on Mr Putin, albeit we have yet to see whether the military or political objective prevails.
Ukraine urges Western allies to permit use of long-range weapons on Russia
A top Ukrainian official is calling on allies to allow long-range attacks on Russia with Western-supplied weapons in the wake of today's strikes.
Russia launched a barrage of missiles and drones at Ukraine this morning, in one of the largest attacks on the country in weeks.
At least three people have been reported dead, with energy infrastructure allegedly targeted in three Ukrainian regions.
There have also been reports of disruption to water supply in Kyiv.
Andriy Yermak, the Ukrainian president's chief of staff, has asked Western allies to allow long-range use of their weapons.
So far in the war with Russia, this has not been permitted.
Mr Yermak said: "Such a decision will accelerate the end of Russian terror."
Foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba has also asked Ukraine's allies to go further, calling on them to help shoot down Russian drones and missiles over Ukrainian territory that veer close to their airspace.
In pictures: Aftermath of 'Ukrainian drone attack' in Russia
These photographs detail the aftermath of what was allegedly a Ukrainian drone strike on the Saratov region of Russia early on Monday morning.
Russian officials say that homes were damage and flights have been restricted in the region after the strike, which injured one woman.
Moscow claims it destroyed nine drones over the area, which is around 560 miles from the Russian border with Ukraine.
Kyiv has yet to respond to allegations of strikes on Russia today.
