Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv says ‘massive’ attack underway with power outages across capital

Donald Trump has proposed banning Chinese airlines from flying over Russia on routes to and from the US.

The proposal is another escalation of the trade war between the world’s two largest economies.

US airlines have long criticised the decision to allow Chinese carriers to use Russian airspace. Washington banned flights over the US in March 2022 following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine’s top general said Ukraine struck Russian territory 70 times last month.

“We are destroying the production of fuels and lubricants, explosives, and other components of the Russian military-industrial complex in the aggressor country,” Oleksandr Syrskyi wrote on Facebook.

“In particular, oil refining in Russia has been reduced by 21%.”

Sweden will invest £275m in more anti-drone systems, its defence minister said on Friday, citing a growing threat posed by aerial violations.

A wave of drone sightings has rattled European aviation, sparking concerns about hybrid attacks potentially targeting Ukraine’s allies in Europe, though Russia has denied involvement.

“Recent violations and drone sightings are a reminder that threats from the air are an increasingly large part of modern warfare,” Defence Minister Pal Jonson said on X. “We must defend ourselves against this.”

The Nordic Nato member will acquire systems to shoot down drones, deploy hunter drones for air bases and install jamming sensors, among other measures, the minister added.

The Kremlin has indicated that it would back Donald Trump to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

The winner is set to be announced in Oslo at 10am UK time. Trump is among the favourites to win, mainly due to his peacemaking efforts in Gaza and securing a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.

State news agency TASS quoted Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov as saying that Russia was supportive of Trump winning the award.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in remarks published on Thursday that Kyiv would nominate Trump for the Nobel, which he openly covets, if he managed to bring about a ceasefire.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Russia used over 450 drones and 30 missiles in a country-wide attack targeting the energy sector.

He reported power outages across nine regions and stressed the need for partners’ support with air defence systems and sanctions enforcement.

These images show furniture and belongings scattered inside an apartment building damaged by a Russian drone and missile strike on Kyiv overnight.

A major Russian attack on central Kyiv triggered a fire in a high-rise apartment building and targeted energy sites early today, cutting power to parts of the capital, officials said.

In the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, drones and missiles damaged 12 apartment buildings, killing a seven-year-old boy and injuring four people, the regional governor said.

Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said 12 people had been injured, with eight of them taken to hospital. He said power cuts and disruptions to the water supply had hit districts on the east bank of the Dnipro River that runs through the city.

Russian airstrikes injured at least nine people, damaged residential buildings and caused blackouts across parts of the Ukrainian capital in the early hours today, authorities said.

Rescue crews pulled more than 20 people out of a 17-story apartment building as flames engulfed the sixth and seventh floors. Five people were hospitalised, while others received first aid at the scene, authorities said.

The overnight assault marked the latest in a series of attacks on Kyiv.

Russian forces have escalated drone and missile strikes on Ukrainian cities in recent months, often targeting energy infrastructure and civilian areas.

Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said today’s attack knocked out power on both sides of the city divided by the Dnipro River and disrupted water supplies.

Putin made the statement at a meeting with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliev in Tajikistan’s capital of Dushanbe yesterday. Both men are attending a summit of the former Soviet nations.

Rescue services carried out emergency operations in several residential apartments in Kyiv that came under attack overnight.

Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv’s military administration, said firefighters had brought a blaze triggered by a drone under control.

The blaze had set apartments on fire on the 6th and 7th floors of a high-rise block in the central Pecherskyi district.