Ukraine-Russia war LIVE updates | German cybersecurity chief sacked over Russia ties

According to AFO news agency, Germany's cybersecurity chief was axed on Tuesday after a TV satire show accused him of having ties to Russian intelligence services. 

A Reuters report claims that Iran has reportedly agreed to sell its drone and missiles to fill the depleting Russian arsenal. 

“The Russians had asked for more drones and those Iranian ballistic missiles with improved accuracy, particularly the Fateh and Zolfaghar missiles family,” one of the Iranian diplomats was quoted as saying by the publication.

Weeks after annexing the Ukrainian territories, Russia on Tuesday said all four annexed regions are under the protection of its nuclear arsenal. 

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Ukraine’s foreign minister has announced he is submitting a proposal to President Volodymyr Zelensky to cut diplomatic ties with Iran.  Kyiv would send an official note to Israel calling for immediate air defence supplies and cooperation, he said. Kuleba has also called on foreign ministers in the European Union to impose sanctions on Iran for helping Russia “carry out terror against Ukranians”.

Russian forces have again targeted Ukraine's energy facilities, leaving part of Kyiv and other cities with no power and water.

Prosecutors say two people were killed in an attack on the capital. Plumes of smoke were seen billowing from around a power station near the Dnipro river

The European Union has sent €2bn in financial assistance to Ukraine - the first part of the proposed €5bn package. Prime minister, Denys Shmyhal, thanked the bloc for the aid given in the wake of Russia’s invasion. “The additional financial resource will help to cover urgent budgetary expenses, in particular for the social and humanitarian spheres,” Shmyhal said.

Estonian lawmakers on Tuesday condemned Moscow's annexation of Ukrainian territory and declared Russia a "terrorist regime". The statement was adopted by 88 votes in favour in the country's 101-seat legislature. Ten MPs were absent and three abstained.

The Russian military has recaptured territory in the eastern Kharkiv region, the first gains in that place since Moscow's forces were pushed back in a sweeping counter-offensive.

"Units of the Russian army during offensive operations captured the village of Gorobiivka in the Kharkiv region," the defence ministry said, claiming to have inflicted a "significant defeat" on Ukrainian troops in the village.

Russia said that at least 13 people were killed when a fighter jet crashed into the courtyard of a nine-storey apartment building and exploded in southern part of the country. The defence ministry said the supersonic jet was on a training flight and was seen with a fire in one engine before a blast and a fireball engulfed the building in the city of Yeysk. Russia’s emergency ministry said 19 people had been injured.

Russia has offficially confirmed new strikes on power facilities in Ukraine, after Kyiv said the energy situation was critical across the country following renewed attacks. 

"In the past day, the Russian armed forces have continued to strike Ukrainian military commands and energy systems with long-range air and sea-based high precision weapons," the Russian defence ministry said in its daily update.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that “since 10 October, 30% of Ukraine’s power stations have been destroyed, causing massive blackouts across the country”. Describing the Russian strikes on power supplies as “another kind of Russian terrorist attacks”, Zelenskiy said there was “no space left for negotiations with Putin’s regime”.

The situation in Ukraine is "critical" following waves of Russian strikes targeting the country's energy infrastructure ahead of winter, Ukraine's presidency said Tuesday. 

"The situation is critical now across the country because our regions are dependent on one another... it's necessary for the whole country to prepare for electricity, water and heating outages," Kyrylo Tymoshenko, the deputy head of the Ukrainian president's office, told Ukrainian television.