Volodymyr Zelenskyy reveals Russia launched around 30 missiles and 800 aerial bombs at Ukraine this week and reiterates his country needs more support from its allies; while the UK's former foreign secretary James Cleverly criticises Sir Keir Starmer over long-range missile negotiations. Zelenskyy: Russia launched 30 missiles and 800 aerial bombs at Ukraine this week Volodymyr Zelenskyy has given an update on Telegram and X reflecting on aerial attacks by Russia this week. The Ukrainian president said the Russian military launched around 30 missiles "of various types", more than 800 guided aerial bombs and almost 300 attack drones. He added Ukraine "needs strong support from partners" in its defence against "Russian terror". He highlighted the specific need for air defence support, long-range capabilities and more support for soldiers. "Anything that will help force Russia to end this war," he added. He ended the morning update by thanking those who support Ukraine. He also shared a video appearing to show the devastation caused by the attacks this week in Ukraine's Donetsk, Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Kherson city and Zaporizhzhia regions regions. The video ends with the message: "Ukraine needs more air defence systems. We need strong support from our partners."
Ukraine war latest: Zelenskyy pleads for more support to protect Ukraine from 'Russian terror'
Married couple killed in overnight missile attack in Ukraine
We reported earlier that Russia launched three missiles at Ukraine overnight.
Odesa's regional governor Oleh Kiper has now revealed two people - a married couple - were killed in Odesa's suburbs, while another person was wounded in the attack.
Ukraine's air force earlier said the Russians launched two ballistic missiles and one guided air missile targeting the southern region of Odesa.
The guided air missile was destroyed, the air force said, but it didn't say what happened to the ballistic missiles.
The missile attack came as Ukraine and Russia fired drone attacks at one another through the night.
Discussions over missile use a 'stumbling block' and 'we will not give up', says Ukrainian diplomat
Natalia Galibarenko, Ukraine's Head of Mission to NATO, has appeared on this morning's edition of Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips.
She said the situation on the battlefield is "complicated" for Ukrainians but "under control".
Russia is pushing into the Donbas area, which Ukraine is trying to push back.
The counter-offensive into Russia has "not failed", she insisted, saying many of their military aims have "succeeded".
She said Ukraine is "not disappointed" over the lack of clarity over whether it will be allowed by the UK and US to fire long-range missiles into Russian territory.
"We [are] already used to the situation, when we were told at the beginning, there will be no Western attacks then we were told there would be no F-16 [fighters], and all these obstacles we came through," she said.
"And this is just another thing, a stumbling block, which should we should tackle. And we will not be giving up."
The ambassador said President Zelenskyy will be pushing President Biden on the topic at the UN General Assembly meeting later this month.
On the Russian president's threat that allowing Ukraine to use the missiles in his territory would mean NATO is at war with Russia as well, Ms Galibarenko replied: "We should not be blackmailed by what Putin is saying." Russian strategic bombers simulate cruise missile air strikes
Two pairs of Russian strategic bombers have simulated air strikes using cruise missiles today, according to the state-run TASS news agency.
The Russian air force personnel conducted training flights over the neutral waters of the Chukchi Sea and the East Siberian Sea as part military drills.
TASS reported the flights included simulating the air strikes against "critical facilities of the conditional enemy".
Iran's president set to attend summit in Russia next month
Iran's president Masoud Pezeshkian is heading to Russia next month amid tensions caused by the countries' military cooperation.
Iran's ambassador in Russia Kazem Jalali confirmed today that Mr Pezeshkian will attend the summit of the BRICS group, which is scheduled to be held in the Russian city of Kazan from 22-24 October. BRICS, named after members Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, aims to champion 'the global South' and serve as a counterweight to the politically dominant G7 nations.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday Russia had received ballistic missiles from Iran and was likely to use them in Ukraine within weeks.
It's piled pressure on Ukraine's Western allies to let it use their long range missiles to hit behind enemy lines.
Iran denied delivering any ballistic missiles to Russia after the US, UK, Germany and France imposed new sanctions on the country earlier this week.
