Ukraine downed 34 out of 55 drones launched by Russia in an overnight attack, the Ukrainian air force said on Thursday, with a further 18 failing to reach their targets, something which usually indicates they were jammed by electronic warfare.

Ukraine said Friday it had launched a missile strike one day earlier on the western Belgorod region targeting air defence systems and damaging military radars.

Sir Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, has travelled to Kyiv to sign a “100-year partnership” treaty between Britain and Ukraine, in a show of support for Volodymyr Zelenskyy that some Ukrainian officials feel is overdue.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has arrived in Ukraine’s capital with a pledge to help guarantee the country’s security for a century, days before Donald Trump is to be sworn in as U.S. president