Russia has captured more territory in eastern Ukraine, with Nato set to hold emergency talks next week amid warnings that Russia will increase the production of a new, hypersonic ballistic missile. Russia’s Defence Ministry said its forces have captured the settlement of Novodmytrivka in Ukraine’s Donetsk region,

The attack with an intermediate-range ballistic missile has spurred fears of a major escalation in the ongoing war and prompted Ukraine to request new air defenses.