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. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy detailed his highly anticipated, yet divisive “victory plan” ? more than two years into its war with Russia ? to members of Ukraine’s Parliament on Wednesday.

. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is in Washington for high-level talks with U.S. President Joe Biden. Topping the agenda is Ukraine's plea for permission to use western-supplied weapons deep inside Russia.The U.K. has already signalled it's willing to allow Ukraine use of its long-range missiles, but the U.S. has hesitated to loosen restrictions over fears of triggering a wider war.

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Russia carried out a barrage of air strikes on targets across Ukraine overnight on Sunday and into Monday, launching more than 100 missiles and “Shahed” drones in Russia’s biggest attack on Ukraine in weeks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the attack on his country, calling it “vile.” He called on Western governments to stick to agreements to supply air defence systems and said Ukraine and its partners should make a joint air defence agreement. “In various Ukrainian regions, we could have done more in order to protect life if… our European neighbours had worked together with our F16 and air defence,” he said.

. Visiting the border area from where his troops originally entered the Kursk region, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced the seizure of a new village that he did not name.

. Ukraine’s military continues its push into Russia, moving deeper into the Kursk region as it continues to turn the tables on a war that has ravaged the country for two and a half years.

. Roughly 10,000 locals have been housed in 171 different emergency shelters across 24 different regions of Russia, ministry spokesperson Artyom Sharov told reporters on Saturday.

. Ukraine is keeping up its assault on Russia by launching drone attacks on the Belgorod region and pushing deeper into Kursk, where more than 70 Russian towns and settlements are believed to be under Ukrainian control.

. The use of drones in war has evolved since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began more than two years ago.

. 90 Russian, Ukrainian prisoners of war return home