'Brit missiles downed'

RUSSIA'S air defence systems have shot down two British-made Storm Shadow missiles, Russian officials have said.

The announcement, which came in the defence ministry's daily round-up of the "special military operation" in Ukraine, did not say when or where it happened or what the missiles were targeting. It said six HIMARS rockets and 67 drones were also shot down.

The claims came after Ukraine said Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile overnight targeting the city of Dnipro - the first time Moscow has used such a missile in the war.

In a statement on the Telegram messaging app, Ukraine's air force did not specify the exact type of missile but said it was launched from Russia's Astrakhan region, which borders the Caspian Sea.