Ukraine news latest — Putin launches ‘massive attack’ on Kyiv despite Russia’s ‘defensive vulnerability’

UKRAINE has claimed that Vladimir Putin has launched a major offensive as a “massive missile attack” hit the capital city. Oleksii Kuleba, head of Kyiv’s regional military administration, said in a post on Telegram: “The enemy is massively attacking.” Kyiv’s mayor Vitali Klitschko has reported explosions in the north-eastern Desna district of Kyiv. He said: “The attack on the capital continues.” It comes as the UK’s Ministry of Defence has claimed in their latest intelligence update that Russian forces have been establishing defensive positions that are likely to be “vulnerable to modern, precision indirect strikes”. Read our Ukraine-Russia live blog below for the latest news…