German weapons manufacturer MBDA is developing a missile that could help Kyiv’s forces in the fight against Russia, according to reports in Ukraine.

The Ukrainian military has been using U.S and German-supplied HIMARS (high mobility artillery rocket systems) to repel Russian forces and to go on the offensive.

The joint fire support missile (JFS-M) being developed by MBDA could increase the range of weapons fired by Ukraine from 300km (186 miles) to 500km, according to news site Obozrevatel.

Two key bridges into the Russian-occupied city of Kherson, which Kyiv has been working to retake, were heavily damaged by strikes last week, the British Ministry of Defence said.