Ukraine forces continuing to advance into Russian territory, says Zelenskiy

Kyiv says it has also launched a major drone attack on four Russian airbases and shot down an enemy jet

Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has said his country's forces are continuing to advance into Russian territory after their surprise offensive, as Kyiv said it had launched a major" drone attack on four Russian airbases.

Zelenskiy said Ukraine's troops had advanced several kilometres in the largest attack on Russia since the second world war. In his nightly address on Wednesday he said Kyiv was achieving its strategic goal in the operation and reiterated his appeal to western partners to allow long-range strikes on targets inside Russia. The bolder the partners' decisions, the less Putin can do," he said.