Key points
- Zelenskyy says Russia used new missile with 'characteristics of ICBM'
- Western official denies that Russia has usedintercontinental ballistic missile in Ukraine after air force claims
- Russian ambassador says 'UK directly involved in Ukraine war'
- Ukraine 'targeted North Korean and Russian personnel' with British missiles yesterday
- Moscow claims it downed Storm Shadow missiles
- What are Storm Shadow missiles?
- Crimea can only be restored to Ukraine via diplomacy, Zelenskyy admits
- Live reporting by Bhvishya Patel and (earlier)Ollie Cooper
From our experts
- Why Storm Shadow missiles will likely have marginal effect
- Putin's nuclear sabre-rattling reaches new, dangerous level
- How Russia has created a climate of fear - with hundreds facing prosecution for speaking out against war
- On the frontline with Ukraine's drone hunters
Funeral held for Russian ballet star, 39, who died after 'fall from building'
Mourners have gathered for the funeral of an acclaimed Russian ballet dancer who died after reportedly falling from a balcony.
Vladimir Shklyarov, 39, one of the world's top male ballet stars, was a principal dancer at the Mariinsky Theatre.
He died on 16 November and a spokesperson for the theatre was reported in Russian media as saying at the time that he had fallen from the fifth floor of a building.
Police investigators had told state media they were looking into the circumstances of his death, but that initial information suggests he died as the result of an accident.
Several prominent figures in Russia have died after reportedly falling from windows or hotel balconies in recent years.
Today, mourners gathered along the streets in St Petersburg to pay their respects to the dancer.
Sklyarov won several prestigious awards for his performances in classic ballets, including The Nutcracker and Romeo and Juliet.
Shortly after Russia launched its war,Shklyarov criticised Russia for ordering troops into Ukraine in a social media post that was later deleted.
He decided to stay in Russia and continued performing with the Mariinsky.
In pictures: Aftermath of strike in Dnipro
Images are continuing to come through to us from the Dnipro region after a Russian missile attack this morning.
Emergency crews have been at the scene after the attack, putting out fires and clearing rubble.
Kremlin official takes call on Dnipro missile attack during briefing
Our coverage today has focused on the Russian missile attack on the city of Dnipro, central Ukraine.
According to Kyiv, Russia fired anintercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) but Western officials have disputed this.
After the strike, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova took a call during a news briefing she was holding.
The voice on the call told her: "There was a ballistic missile strike on Yuzhmash which the Westerners started talking about. Don't comment at all."
"Yes okay, thank you," she is heard replying.
Russian-fired missile 'not ICBM', US official says
We reported earlier on claims byUkraine that Russia hit the city of Dnipro with what appeared to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
Volodymyr Zelenskyy also claimed that Moscow used a "new type" of missile of Russian origin, and that it "has all the characteristics - speed, altitude - of an ICBM" (see post at 11.49am).
Expert investigation was under way to confirm the type of missile, he added.
However, a US official has contradicted these claims and said it was an intermediate-range ballistic missile - not an ICBM.
They told Reuters this assessment was based on initial analysis.
Analysis: Storm Shadow missiles being used inside Russia 'clearly a red line' for Kremlin
For the Kremlin, British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles being used inside Russia "is clearly a red line", our chief presenter Mark Austin says.
Speaking on his interview with Russian ambassador Andrei Kelin, Austin says: "Interestingly, he is specifically linking the firing of those missiles into Russia to the decision by the Russians to lower the nuclear threshold.
"He said it is in conjunction with the firing of the missiles that Russia has decided to change its nuclear doctrine.
"Most military analysts would say it is just designed to increase psychological pressure and it's all a bluff."
Austin continues that he does not think such rhetoric will be taken seriously by the British government.
"They would completely deny they are directly involved in this war - they are just supporting Ukraine and helping it defend itself."
Russian ambassador says 'UK directly involved in Ukraine war'
The Russian ambassador to the UK has said in an interview with Sky News that "Britain in now directly involved in this war".
Andrei Kelin told Sky's Mark Austin that "this fighting cannot happen without NATO and British stuff".
Questioned on Russia's use of Chinese technology, Iranian drones and North Korean troops, he added: "We have plenty of mercenaries from different countries that are fighting right now on the side of Ukraine.
"We have seen in the Kursk area the Polish unit so what does it matter?"
The comments come after the British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles were apparently used on Russian soil for the first time this week.
Another official casts doubt on whether ICBM was used
Another Western official has cast doubt over Ukrainian claims that a Russian intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) was fired at the city of Dnipro this morning.
Ukraine's air force this morning said an ICBM was used in the attack, while Volodymyr Zelenskyy said characteristics of the missile suggested that was the case.
But a Western official said earlier in the day they thought it was a ballistic missile.
Now, a second Western official has told the Reuters news agency it was not an ICBM, citing "initial analysis".
They did not share what weapon was used.
Trump's unpredictability could push Putin towards peace, former diplomat says
Incoming US president Donald Trump's "famous unpredictability" could persuade Vladimir Putin to accept a ceasefire deal more favourable to Ukraine, according to a former top diplomat.
Lord Ricketts, a former British ambassador to NATO, said: "I suggest that Trump's famous unpredictability might come to our aid.
"If he were to set out a deal... and Putin rejected it, that would be the end of a beautiful friendship and Trump in those circumstances could well decide that to look strong... [he would] back Ukraine to the hilt.
"Putin would have to factor that possibility in anyway even if it didn't eventually happen."
Lord Ricketts also laid out several conditions that must be in place before that can happen.
"Ukraine must be a full party to any negotiations about its future", as "trying to impose a deal agreed between Washington and Moscow would be calamitous for Ukraine and European security".
"Second, Ukraine must not be obliged to cede sovereignty over territories that are currently occupied by Russia, assuming there is a ceasefire with in-place forces. The long-term status of those territories must be left open as was the case in Korea and in Germany."
Thirdly, he said Ukraine must be left free to decide its own security policy - suggesting politicians there must choose whether pursue a path to joining NATO or not.
He continued: "If a ceasefire deal respecting those three principles could be achieved it would at least offer the prospect of building a strong and free Ukraine closely tied into Western institutions and it would leave Putin with no long-term gain from his murderous gamble."
Russian spokeswoman told during briefing not to comment on missile reports
The spokeswoman for Russia's foreign ministry received a phone call during a news briefing telling her not to comment on reports that Moscow fired a ballistic missile at Ukraine this morning.
A video of the briefing picked up the conversation between Maria Zakharova and an unknown man on the other end of the phone.
"Yes, hello," Zakharova said, according to the recording.
"Mash," said the man, using an informal nickname for Maria.
"Yes, I am at a briefing," Zakharova said.
The man replied: "About the ballistic missile strike on Yuzhmash [rocket company Pivdenmash] that the Western media are talking about, we are not commenting at all."
Asked by Russian state news agencies about the conversation, Zakharova said that while preparing for the briefing she had asked experts for clarification on certain topics as is standard practice.
"The answer came during the briefing - the foreign ministrydoes not comment. So there is no intrigue," Zakharova was quotedby RIA state news agency as saying.
Sky News locates the target of Russia's missile attack
By Sam Doak, OSINT producer
In the early hours of this morning, Russia targeted the Ukrainian city of Dnipro with a large scale missile attack.
Sky News has verified two videos of the strike and concluded that the area targeted was an industrial site in the south of the city.
One video, while of poor quality, provides enough visual clues to confirm a location.
Features such as the pattern of chimneys and a spire on a residential building reveal the video shows that the Yuzhny factory was targeted.
The large facility, which has been targeted previously in the war, produces a range of items including rocket components.
A second video of the strike, while containing no identifiable geographical features, has been verified by Sky News.
The timestamps on both videos line up, and when synced it is clear they show the same strike.