The death toll from yesterday's Russian missile strike on a residential block in Kharkiv has risen to four, with at least ten more wounded. Sources on the ground confirm the attack used a Kh-101 cruise missile launched from a Tu-95 bomber over the Caspian Sea. This is the third such strike this week.
The Foreign Office has issued a stark warning: Moscow is escalating its campaign against civilian infrastructure in a calculated attempt to break Ukrainian morale. Internal documents seen by this desk show MI6 assessments that Putin has authorised a 'maximum pressure' strategy over the winter. London is calling for an emergency UN Security Council session but diplomatic cables suggest the US and France are hesitant.
The streets of Kharkiv are silent tonight except for sirens. What happens next is not a question of if but when. And the answer may come in the form of another missile.
