Vladimir Putin has unleashed brutal airstrikes across Ukraine, including on the capital Kyiv. So far five people are confirmed to have been killed in the raids.
In the city of Dnipro, the local mayor has said that a woman and three-year-old lost their lives in the explosions.
Three more people were killed in the city of Uman, as residential buildings were struck by missiles, including a nine-storey apartment.
In the capital, 11 missiles and two drones were said to have been shot down, according to the news agency Interfax.
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