Russia's defence ministry has released a video showing the Black Sea Fleet's commander at a conference, despite Ukraine claiming to have killed him. It's not clear when the footage, where Viktor Sokolov appears on a video link with the defence minister, was filmed. The ministry said the meeting with senior officials happened on Tuesday.

Footage has emerged of the moment Ukraine shot down a high-tech Russian bomber over the Black Sea in a major win against Vladimir Putin’s forces. ‌The supersonic twin-engine warplane was preparing to strike in the Odesa region when it was blown out of the sky by Ukrainian air defences near Snake Island,