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* Ukraine says eighteen missiles, including six hypersonic missiles, were shot down in overnight attacks on Kyiv. Officials have described air strikes of "exceptional" intensity on the capital.  READ MORE BELOW.

* Military forces were still repelling Russian attacks on Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine early on Tuesday. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's office said on Telegram that "air defense is working on targets." 

* In the eastern Bakhmut region, Ukraine has also hailed its first substantial battlefield advances in six months. Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander of Ground Forces, said in a statement "We are fighting with fewer resources than the enemy. At the same time, we are able to ruin its plans."

* European leaders are pledging their support to Ukraine at a two-day summit in Iceland. It's the fourth such summit by the Council of Europe since its founding in the aftermath of the Second World War. 

* Ukraine's leader says he is "very positive" about creating a "jets coalition" in the fight against Russia. Speaking after his trip to the UK, Zelenskyy said the British armed forces were preparing to open a flight school to train Ukrainian pilots. 

* Zelenskyy issued an appeal to NATO to make a "positive political decision" on Kyiv's membership at its July summit. Zelenskyy made his remarks in a video address to the Copenhagen democracy summit on Monday.

* Ukraine's first lady is visiting South Korea to appeal for non-lethal military support. Olena Zelenska is holding talks with President Yoon Suk Yeol. 

* The Kremlin says it will make an "adequate military response" to the news of further UK arms supplies to Ukraine. It comes as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged to send more long range attack drones to Kyiv.

* Moscow says it has destroyed a Ukrainian Patriot air defense system. According to Russian press reports, the defense ministry claims the Patriot surface-to-air missile defense system was hit with a hypersonic Kinzhal missile in an overnight strike on Ukraine. 

* Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko has confirmed that four Russian military aircraft were shot down on his country's borders. Lukashenko, says the capital city Minsk had responded by putting its armed forces on high alert.

* The head of Ukraine's Supreme Court has been detained over an alleged bribery scheme. Prosecutors have not named the official who has been served with a formal "notice of suspicion".

IN DETAIL

Ukraine claims to shoot down hypersonic weapons

Russia has unleashed what has been described as an air strike of "exceptional" intensity on Kyiv in the early hours of Tuesday. But Ukraine says all missiles and drones were intercepted before landing. In the eighth attack of its kind on the capital this month, eighteen missiles, including six hypersonic weapons were shot down according to officials. Three people are reported wounded after being hit by falling debris. 

The fourth summit of the  Council of Europe is getting underway in Iceland, with European leaders pledging their ongoing support to Ukraine in its conflict with Russia and for wider democratic values in the world. Germany's Olaf Scholz, Britain's Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron will attend the meeting in Reykjavik, which will also host a video link address by Zelenskyy. 

Ukraine's first lady has said she is hopeful of securing supplies of non-lethal military equipment such as mine detectors from South Korea, on her trip to the country. Ahead of a meeting with President Yoon Suk Yeol, Olena Zelenska added that a visit by Yoon to Ukraine would be "very supportive." When asked if Kyiv has a plan to invite Yoon and the first lady, she said "Ukraine is always waiting for its friends." 

The Kremlin says it is "considering the relevant decisions from a military point of view" after the UK confirmed further arms supplies to Ukraine. On Monday Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged to send more long range attack drones to Kyiv to Zelenskyy who was visiting the UK. Moscow says an "adequate military response" will follow. 

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