Four people were killed in Kyiv after Russia launched a barrage of more than 400 drones and 40 missile attacks across Ukraine on Thursday night.
Explosions were heard throughout Ukraine’s capital as 20 people were also injured, according to officials.
Following the strike, Volodymyr Zelensky appeared to take a swipe at Donald Trump for not piling more pressure on Vladimir Putin to end his war.
Ukraine’s president posted on X: “If someone is not applying pressure and is giving the war more time to take lives - that is complicity and accountability. We must act decisively.”
Trump has floated the prospect of more sanctions against Putin’s regime if he does not move towards ending the conflict but the US president has failed to follow through with his threats and at times has appeared to be siding with the Russian president during efforts to get a peace deal.
The huge drone and missile attack followed a warning from Putin that the Kremlin would seek revenge after Ukrainian drones destroyed several strategic bomber aircraft in attacks deep inside Russia.
Kyiv’s metro transport system was disrupted by a Russian strike that hit and damaged a train between stations, Kyiv's military administration said.
In the Solomenskiy district, a Russian drone slammed into the side of an apartment building, leaving a gaping hole and burn marks.
Earlier in the night, the sound of Russian kamikaze drones could be heard buzzing in the sky, accompanied by the sounds of outgoing fire from Ukrainian anti-aircraft.
Local witnesses reported a series of explosions powerful enough to rattle windows far from the impact sites.
Some Kyiv residents sought shelter in metro stations, or in underground car parks.
Russian air defences also shot down 174 Ukrainian drones overnight, the Russian Defence Ministry said.
Russian forces struck industrial facilities and infrastructure in the western city of Ternopil, leaving parts of it without power, mayor Serhii Nadal said.
The regional administration said the attack injured five people and recommended residents stay inside due to a high concentration of toxic substances in the air after a fire.
Five people were injured in the northwestern city of Lutsk where the attack also damaged private homes, educational institutions and government buildings, according to mayor Ihor Polishchuk.
Britain has long warned that it does not believe that Putin wants a peace deal as his troops continue to grind forward in Ukraine, seizing more territory while suffering heavy losses.
Trump has admitted that Putin may be stringing him along by trying to appear that he is prepared to negotiate a peace deal while imposing demands that Ukraine will not accept.
Just days ago, one of Putin’s allies, former president Dmitry Medvedev who is now chairman of Russia’s Security Council, said his country wants “victory” over Ukraine not a “compromise peace”,
