Ukraine will bolster its armed forces following Russian airstrikes across its major cities on Monday, with President Volodymyr Zelensky vowing to “make the battlefield more painful for the enemy”. US President Joe Biden says America will chip in with more funds for Ukraine’s defence and said missile defence systems would be delivered in the next couple of months. Reports say the death toll from Russia’s retaliation over the explosion on its prized Crimean bridge is now 14, and 97 have been injured. Meanwhile, tensions are also rising between Ukraine and its northern neighbour/Russian ally Belarus. President Alexander Lukashenko has claimed – without evidence – that Ukraine is planning an attack on his country. That will see some of the nation’s 60,000-strong defence force deployed to fight alongside Russian troops. Ukrainian officials say they don’t believe an invasion from Belarus is imminent.