Putin's attacks on civilians are 'desperate acts of men losing the war', says UK

Russian missile and drone attacks on cities are "cowardly" acts of Vladimir Putin, UK says.

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly says they are "desperate acts" of a man who lost the war.

Meanwhile, Secretary of Defense Ben Wallace was preparing for talks in the United States on the situation in Ukraine and other issues of mutual concern.< /p>

The latest strikes left Zhytomyr, a town with military bases 85 miles west of the capital kyiv, without electricity and water after a missile strike on an energy facility.

< p>Missiles also hit an installation energy plant in kyiv and seriously damaged another in Dnipro.

Mr. Cleverly said: "Putin failed to capture Ukrainian towns and cities with tanks, now h We are attempting cowardly drone attacks.

"These are the desperate acts of a losing man a war on the battlefield. That's why we sent air defense missiles.

"It won't break the Ukrainians or our determination to support them."

Mr. Wallace has withdrawn from a scheduled appearance in the Commons The Defense Committee will visit the United States.

A defense source said: "The Secretary of Defense is in Washington DC to discuss common security issues, including Ukraine.

"He will visit his counterpart in the Pentagon and senior officials in the White House. »