Putin’s use of long-range ballistic missiles an example of escalation – No 10

Battle lines in Ukraine are now ‘less stable than at any time since the early days of the full-scale Russian invasion’, Defence Secretary John Healey said (Joe Giddens/PA) - (PA Wire)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has dramatically escalated the war in Ukraine by launching a long-range ballistic missile, Downing Street has signalled.

No 10 confirmed a ballistic missile with a range of several thousand kilometres had been fired on the city of Dnipro, after reports from Ukraine about a new weapon entering the arena of war.