A series of explosions were reported overnight on Oct. 23 in the Russian city of Ryazan, with local residents suggesting a drone strike may have targeted the Ryazan Oil Refinery, one of Russia’s key fuel infrastructure facilities.

Ukraine has never used American weapons to strike distant targets on Russian territory. Various long-range weapons have been used in the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea and in the east of the country.

Ukraine reportedly deployed the long-range British missiles this week, following a tense meeting between Zelenskyy and Trump

Britain on Friday called for a raft of measures against Russia to strengthen Ukraine's hand ahead of any future peace talks, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy heads to London for discussions with key allies.

Ukraine's defense ministry said it continues to hit Russia's industries, "weakening the offensive potential of the aggressor state."

Russia carried out massive overnight missile and drone strikes across Kyiv and multiple Ukrainian cities, killing at least 6 people and injuring dozens more. Residents described explosions, fires, and widespread destruction of homes,

By Dmitry Antonov, Pavel Polityuk and Simon Johnson MOSCOW/KYIV/LINKOPING, Sweden (Reuters) -Russia said on Wednesday it had carried out a major training exercise involving nuclear weapons, a day after the United States announced a delay in plans for a second summit between presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump on the war in Ukraine.

The Swedish-made JAS 39 Gripen would dramatically help modernize Ukraine's air force.