Russia was once again in flames today as a suspected Ukrainian drone strike' devastated a chemical plant in Vladimir Putin ’s home city of St Petersburg, leaving a "pillar of fire". Huge repeated explosions were heard at the facility in Gatchina - which makes acetone that can be used for military explosives and rocket fuel.

Ukraine's air force said on Friday Russia attacked it with 72 drones overnight though it downed 33 of them while 34 others disappeared from radar without reaching their targets.

Snow, sleet, fog, the lot; when the weather is at its worst is when Russian soldiers tend to go out on assault. That’s what the traditional wisdom dictates anyway: the harder it is for Ukrainian drones to watch and enter the battlefield,