Russia launched a major overnight barrage of missiles and drones across Ukraine, with explosions echoing around Kyiv and other cities into Thursday morning. Ukrainian air defences were activated as the attack continued into daylight. (Pics/AFP)

Russian drones struck a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s hometown in central Ukraine, killing 14 people and injuring 121 others, including 22 children, according to local authorities. (Pics/AFP)