The Ukrainian president called one attack in Poltava "especially vile", accusing Russia of launching a second missile while emergency rescuers were at the scene.

Russia has launched a mass drone and missile attack on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, killing one person and injuring at least 31. Local authorities report damage across six districts.

Emergency crews are tackling a fire in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia region after a deadly Russian strike. Elsewhere, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has vowed to respond after strikes on Kyiv this week killed 24 people and injured dozens more.

In recent weeks, Ukraine has stepped up its drone strikes on Russian territory as it increasingly relies on its own domestic weapons manufacturing.

Russia and Ukraine confirmed on Friday that they had agreed to a three-day ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump that will run from May 9 to May 11.

The unilateral ceasefire announced by Kyiv was due to take effect on Wednesday, but Ukraine accused Russia of new strikes just hours after attacks killed at least 28 people in