Shelling kills civilians in Ukraine as fears grow of a second Russian takeover

Russia’s defence ministry and Moscow’s mayor said Ukrainian drones were downed in Moscow and the region surrounding the captial (AP)

Russian forces struck a cafe in a key front-line area in north-eastern Ukraine, killing two civilians and wounding a third, regional officials said.

The shelling near the city of Kupiansk came as UK officials said that Russia may try to retake the area, which was captured by Kyiv in a lightning counteroffensive last September after more than six months of Russian occupation.