They have to be able to defend themselves,” President Donald Trump said of Ukraine, days after the White House said some arms shipments to Kyiv had been halted.

Donald Trump has said the US will send more weapons to Ukraine, less than a week after Washington abruptly halted deliveries of some critical weaponry for Kyiv. The president’s comments on Monday signalled a departure from the Pentagon,

Hours later, Russia launched a glide bomb and a drone at the front-line town of Kostyantynivka in eastern Ukraine, killing four civilians and injuring a fifth, the prosecutor’s office said. The drone struck a car in which a married couple were travelling, killing the 39-year-old woman and 40-year-old man on the spot, it said.

Ukraine said it struck a Russian air base on Saturday, while Russia continued to attack Ukraine with hundreds of drones overnight as part of a stepped-up bombing campaign that has dashed hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the more than 3-year-old war.

Ukraine said Saturday it struck an airbase in Russia, which continued overnight to use hundreds of drones in its stepped-up bombing campaign. The fresh wave of attacks signal a breakthrough isn't expected anytime soon in efforts to end the more than three-year-old war.