“There is no need for such a thing today.” “There is no reason to introduce some kind of special regime or martial law in the country,” Putin told a televised meeting of Russian war correspondents and military bloggers. President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia needed to fight enemy agents and improve its defences against attacks deep inside its own territory, but that there was no need to follow Ukraine’s example and declare martial law. Here is a roundup of the day’s headlines: The time in Kyiv is just coming up to 9pm. Putin also said Ukraine had deliberately hit the Kakhovka dam with HIMARS rockets supplied by the US, a step he said had also hindered Kyiv’s counteroffensive efforts.

Ukraine has lost more than 160 of its tanks and 25%-30% of the vehicles supplied from abroad, he said, while Russia had lost 54 tanks, Reuters reported. Ukraine’s large-scale counteroffensive began on 4 June and has not been successful in any area, Putin said, adding that Ukrainian human losses were 10 times greater than Russia’s. President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia needed to fight enemy agents and improve its defences against attacks deep inside its own territory, but said there was no need to follow Ukraine’s example and declare martial law. 15.42 BST Putin: no need for martial law in Russia

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