Explosions rocked Kyiv as Ukraine's air force battled to repel a large-scale Russian missile attack.
Amid the chaos, power and water cuts have hit the capital, with significant damage reported across the city.
In a tragic incident, a Reuters safety advisor was killed and two others injured in a missile strike on a hotel in Kramatorsk, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemning Russia's deliberate targeting.
Meanwhile, Russia claims to have destroyed over 20 Ukrainian drones across southern regions, as the conflict escalates.
