Ukraine’s air force reported intercepting many of the 309 drones and eight cruise missiles launched, but several penetrated defences, causing significant casualties and structural damage across multiple districts

After bombings in Kyiv on Thursday that left at least 31 dead and over 150 injured, the city is observing a day of mourning on Friday. The Russian attack was described as “disgusting” by Donald Trump. During the night from Thursday to Friday, the town of Vesselianka, in the Zaporizhzhia region, was also hit by a strike.

Ukraine on Friday observed a day of mourning following one of the deadliest Russian attacks on the capital Kyiv since the 2022 full-scale invasion. At least 31 people, including five children, were killed in Thursday's bombardment. US President Donald Trump, who gave Russia a "10 or 12" deadline this week to end the hostilities, said the attacks were “disgusting”. Gulliver Cragg, our correspondant in Ukraine, has more.

At least nine people were killed -- including a six-year-old boy -- and more than a hundred injured -- in Kyiv following an overnight Russian attack with missiles and drones, according to the Ukrainian interior ministry.