From 2h ago 14.35 BST Russia announces fresh sanctions against multiple UK figures Russia’s foreign ministry has added a number of British “establishment figures”, journalists and experts to its list of people banned from entering Russia, it has announced, saying it was doing so over their “hostile” actions. Photograph: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters View image in fullscreen A drone view shows damaged property, in Vovchansk Kharkiv region, Ukraine, in this screen grab from handout video released on June 2, 2024. The Ukrainian army is bettering its position in the Kharkiv region, the Ukrainian news agency quotes a commander as saying. Speaking during a national telethon, Yurii Fedorenko, the commander of the 92nd mechanised brigade’s drone company, said that Ukraine’s position had begun to get better in the Kharkiv region. President Joe Biden on Thursday moved to allow Kyiv to use US weapons in counter-fire efforts within Russia near the border with the Kharkiv region.

Source: The Guardian June 03, 2024 12:02 UTC