Ukraine-Russia war latest: Child among four killed after Russian drone and missile strikes on Kharkiv and Odesa

At least 36 people were injured according to a tally of updates by Ukrainian authorities

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A mother and child are among at least six people killed in Russian attacks over the past day, Ukrainian authorities said.

The 10-year-old boy and his mother, 41, were killed in the town of Bohodukhiv in the eastern Kharkiv region, after Moscow launched a wave of attacks targeting the country’s east and south.

A "massive" Russian drone attack on the southern port city of Odesa killed one and injured two others, regional governor Oleh Kiper said, while a 71-year-old man was killed in an attack on Novhorod-Siverskyi in the northern Chernihiv region.

On Sunday morning, two more people were killed in Russian attacks on the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region and Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka.

A total of 36 people were injured across Ukraine over the past day, according to a tally of updates by Ukrainian authorities.

Meanwhile, a man suspected of shooting a top military intelligence officer in Moscow has been detained, according to Russia’s security service.

Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev – an official previously linked to the Salisbury poisonings – was shot several times outside an apartment building in an alleged assassination attempt. He is currently recovering in hospital after undergoing surgery.

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Russia launches 11 ballistic and 149 drones against Ukraine overnight

We can now bring you the Ukrainian Air Force’s daily update about overnight Russian attacks.

Russia launched 11 ballistic missiles and 149 drones against Ukraine overnight, it said.

Of these, 116 drones were shot down or neutralised and some missiles were intercepted and did not reach their targets, it added.

Klitschko accuses Russian army of 'genocide'

We’re hearing from Kyiv mayor Vitalii Klitschko, who is speaking via video link to the UK’s Foreign Affairs Committee.

He says Ukraine is fighting against “one of the strongest and biggest armies, [the] Russian army” which it has been “successfully defending” for four years.

Mr Klitschko describes Russia’s war as “genocide”, describing the east of Ukraine as “totally destroyed”.

“[Russia] destroyed the cities, destroyed the villages, destroyed big part of our homeland,” he adds.

Vladimir Alexeyev shooting: All we know about ‘attempted assassination’ of Putin’s senior general

The suspect of an attack on a top Russian general has been extradited to Moscow after being arrested in Dubai, according to Russia’s security service.

Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev was shot in an alleged assassination attempt on Friday, and is currently recovering in hospital after undergoing surgery.

Lyubomir Korba, a Russian citizen who Moscow says was working under Kyiv’s instructions, has now been detained in Dubai and is now in detention in Russia.

Ukraine denies all involvement in the attack, which comes following a spate of killings of senior military officers in Moscow last year that were linked by Russia to Ukraine.

Here is everything we know about the shooting of a senior military intelligence officer so far.

Read the full report:

Vladimir Alexeyev: Everything we know about the shooting of senior Putin general

Klitschko brothers to give evidence at UK parliamentary committee

Ukraine’s Klitschko brothers are set to give evidence at a British parliamentary committee hearing on the war in Ukraine.

Vitalii Klitschko, who is the mayor of Kyiv, is one of President Zelensky’s highest profile domestic political opponents, and has often been highly critical of the president.

The hearing is set to begin at around 1:30pm - stay with us for all the key lines.

Germany indicts Ukrainian in connection with parcel bomb plot tied to Russia

Germany has indicted a Ukrainian national in connection with allegations of a plot linked to Russian intelligence to detonate parcel packages in Europe, German prosecutors said in a statement on Monday.

The Russian embassy in Berlin has not yet commented on the news.

Watch: Zelensky says Ukraine is preparing for 'next trilateral meetings' after Abu Dhabi talks

Rubio to lead 'sizeable' US delegation to major security conference

US secretary of state Marco Rubio will lead "a sizeable delegation" of US officials to the Munich Security Conference this weekend, the conference’s head said.

More than 50 members of the U.S. Congress are also expected at the meeting, an annual conference on international security policy that has been held in Munich since 1963.

The governors of Michigan and California are expected to attend, former diplomat and conference chairman Wolfgang Ischinger told a news conference in Berlin.

"At the moment, transatlantic relations are, in my view, in a considerable crisis of trust and credibility," he said. "That is why it is particularly gratifying that the American side is showing such strong interest in Munich."

Ukraine and Russia given deadline by US to end war, says Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed the US has set a June deadline for Ukraine and Russia to finalise a peace agreement, aiming to conclude the nearly four-year conflict.

Here’s everything you need to know in five bullet points:

Ukraine and Russia given deadline by US to end war, says Zelensky

Ukraine will launch drone production in Germany by mid-February, Zelensky says

Ukraine is set to launch drone production in Germany by mid-February, president Volodymyr Zelensky has said.

In a post on X, he wrote: “Today, we are opening exports. Ten export centers across Europe will be operating as early as 2026 – in the Baltic and Nordic states. Ten representative offices will be active in 2026.

“By mid-February, we will already see the production of our drones in Germany.”

Russian forces strike energy facility in northwestern Ukraine

Russian forces have attacked an energy facility in Ukraine’s northwestern Volyn region, Novovolynsk mayor Borys Karpus said.

"The enemy struck an energy facility near the Novovolynsk hromada [settlement] again last night,” Mr Karpus said in a post on Facebook.

Water is being supplied via the electricity network, he said. Wastewater treatment plants are requiring generators to function, and some boiler houses have also switched to generator power.

He added: "The boilers are being fired up. Fuel is available. All the appropriate services have been deployed. The situation is under control.”

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