If Putin wants to strangle Kyiv, the Ukrainians are telling him: you will suffocate with us. Zelensky announces an operation to ‘knock out’ Russian airspace and ground civilian aviation. Results, reactions and warnings

The former prime minister responds to a question from editor Cerasa and plays for time on the issue of military support for Kyiv: “I will respond with our shared programme and the primaries,” says the leader of the Five Star Movement

Kyiv begins the new school year under bombardment, whilst Moscow is writing a book to train future soldiers in the classroom – a book to be taken along during the invasion

The band’s new album tells the story of a soldier killed by a drone. Before them came U2, Ed Sheeran, Pink Floyd and the Scorpions. Four years of music set against a conflict that risks becoming nothing more than an image on a screen

The former Defence Minister has accepted Minister Guido Crosetto’s proposal. In Ukraine, the former minister’s political career suffered a setback, but not his reputation as an innovator

As winter approaches, Putin’s army has new targets, one of which is Chisinau. Signs that the war is spreading and Europe’s perception of the situation

US disengagement, increased defence spending, support for Ukraine, the war in Tehran. NATO’s most senior Italian official explains the strategy for reinventing Western defence. “Italy? Doing well, but further efforts are needed.” Interview