Russian missile strikes kill one near central Ukrainian city of Cherkasy

Russian missile strikes have killed one person and wounded five others near the central Ukrainian city of Cherkasy.

“Today, the enemy launched missile attacks on the Cherkasy region,” said Ihor Taburets, the regional governor.

“There are two strikes near the regional centre. One dead and five wounded. Infrastructure damaged.”

Cherkasy has been largely untouched by bombardment since the start of the war, which has been focussed in the southern and eastern regions of Ukraine in recent weeks.

It comes after Russian missiles hit an apartment block in central Kyiv for the first time since April this morning.

Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s foreign minister, said G7 countries should respond to the latest missile strikes by imposing further sanctions on Russia and providing more heavy weapons to Ukraine.

04:06 PM

And that’s all for today…

Thanks for following today’s liveblog.

Here are five key updates from today:

• Russian missile strikes have killed one person and wounded five others near the central Ukrainian city of Cherkasy.

• Boris Johnson said that Vladimir Putin must not be allowed to “get away” with conquering parts of Ukraine.

• Ukraine called on G7 leaders at a meeting in Germany to send more weapons to help defend itself against Russian bombardment.

• Britain is set to ban imports of Russian gold in a bid to “starve the Putin regime of its funding”.

• Russian missiles hit an apartment block in central Kyiv for the first time since April

03:41 PM

Putin must not be allowed to ‘get away’ with conquering parts of Ukraine, says Boris Johnson

Vladimir Putin must not be allowed to “get away” with conquering parts of Ukraine, Boris Johnson has said.

Asked how so-called Ukraine fatigue can be combated in the West, and whether he worries higher energy prices might cause people in the US and UK to decide it is not worth the fight, he said: “I would just say to people in the United States that this is something that America historically does and has to do, and that is to step up for peace and freedom and democracy.

Story continues

“If we let Putin get away with it, and just annex, conquer, sizeable parts of a free, independent, sovereign country, which is what he is poised to…