Putin is dangerously close to having to choose between feeding his people or buying weapons if the war with Ukraine continues, a leading Russia expert has warned.

Two Ukrainian hockey players killed in Russian missile strike on Zaporizhzhya Andrii Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, said Russian forces are trying to advance in the Pokrovsk direction and secure islands in Kherson Oblast.

With the election of Donald Trump, Ukrainians are worried that the next U.S. president will stop the supply of weapons being used to defend themselves against Russia's invasion, and pressure Kyiv into surrendering territory to Vladimir Putin.