President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has commented on media reports that the US, the UK and France have granted permission to use long-range missiles against Russian territory, saying that "the missiles will speak for themselves".

The weapons are likely to be used in response to North Korea's decision to send thousands of troops to Russia, according to one of the people.

KYIV - Russia battered Ukraine with more than 200 missiles and drones early Sunday - its largest combined attack in months - sending residents scrambling from their beds to bomb shelters, damaging energy infrastructure and killing at least two people just ahead of the 1,000-day mark since its full-scale invasion of the country.