Zelensky urges Europe to unblock Patriot missiles after a Russian strike kills four Ukrainians in the Dnipro region

Russia's defence ministry says one of its strikes hit a cargo ship transporting Ukrainian military supplies to the Black Sea port of Chornomorsk. Missiles also struck a shopping centre in Kharkiv overnight. Volodymyr Zelensky is pressing allies to continue supporting Ukrainian combat aviation against jet-powered Shahed drones. UN figures show civilian casualties in September rose 85 per cent on a year earlier.

According to the UN, 328 Ukrainian civilians lost their lives and 2,105 were wounded last month.

Zelensky mocked US envoy Steve Witkoff for hailing Vladimir Putin as a 'humanitarian'.

Ukrainian drones hit Belgorod, damaging 30 blocks of flats, the regional governor says.