As Ukraine grows bolder in striking targets deep inside Russia, Moscow has quietly upped the security measures around President Vladmir Putin’s country residence north of Moscow. Satellite images have revealed that several Pantsir-S1 air defense systems have been installed in the vicinity of the presidential residence on Lake Valdai in Novgorod region.

Russia has installed several air defense systems to protect Putin's Valdai Palace — which is causing problems elsewhere, according to reports.

Russian troops launched 19 targets at Ukraine. All drones and two missiles out of three were shot down, according to the Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk. “On the night of July 18, Russia struck Ukraine with 16 Shahed-131/136 attack UAVs from the Kursk region and three guided missiles from the south - two

"We don't have enough troops...we even throw the wounded who haven't been completely healed to the front," said Maxim Kalashnikov.

Defence Secretary John Healey laid out the argument ahead of Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky addressing the Cabinet in No10