UKRAINIAN President Volodymyr Zelensky secured a Spanish pledge today of additional air defence missiles to help fight the approximately 3,000 bombs he says Russia launches at targets in his country every month.

Mr Zelensky and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez signed a bilateral security agreement that allocates €1 billion (£849m) in military aid to Ukraine this year and €5bn (£4.2bn) by 2027. More Leopard tanks and artillery ammunition also feature in the package.

However, Kiev still urgently needs another seven US-made Patriot air defence systems to stop Moscow’s forces hitting the power grid and civilian areas, as well as military targets, with glide bombs, Mr Zelensky said.