2023-01-14

Summary

The UK's prime minister has confirmed the UK will provide Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine in a call with President Zelensky

Rishi Sunak says the tanks will help Ukraine's forces "push Russian troops back"

President Zelensky has thanked the UK for making decisions that "will not only strengthen us on the battlefield, but also send the right signal to other partners"

Meanwhile, Russian missile attacks have hit critical infrastructure in Kyiv and the eastern city of Kharkiv

The governor of the central Cherkasy region is also warning Russia could launch a massive missile strike later on Saturday

Russia’s defence minister says its forces have taken control of the Ukrainian salt-mining city of Soledar, but Kyiv says its troops were still fighting in the town