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Summary

  • Ukraine and Russia are disputing the timing of a planned exchange of prisoners of war after reports suggested it could happen this weekend

  • Russia says Ukraine for an indefinite period, while Ukraine says Moscow's claims "do not correspond to reality or to previous agreements"

  • This comes after Russia launched its biggest drone attack on Kharkiv, according to the mayor of Ukraine's second-largest city

  • Emergency services say at least three people have been killed and another 22 injured - including a one-month-old baby and a 14-year-old girl

  • It followed a round of intense strikes across Ukraine on Friday, when six people were killed and 80 injured - Russia says it was in response to a major Ukrainian drone attack on Sunday

Firefighters battle flames after Kharkiv apartments hit by Russian strikes

Live Reporting

Edited by Rorey Bosotti and Tinshui Yeung, with Paul Adams reporting from Kyiv

  1. Baby and 14-year-old girl among the injured, mayor says

    In an update posted on Telegram, Kharkiv's mayor Ihor Terekhov says the number of people injured by strikes on the city overnight has risen to 21.

    He says this includes a one-and-a-half month old baby and a 14-year-old girl.

  2. Kharkiv mayor calls attack 'open terror'

    Mayor of Kharkiv Ihor Terekhov stands wearing dark clothing holding phone in his right handSERGEY KOZLOV/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock

    Kharkiv's mayor, Ihor Terekhov, posted updates on social media app Telegram last night as the attack unfolded.

    In the early hours, he said the city was experiencing the most powerful attack of the war so far, describing at one point how "at least 40 explosions" had been heard within an hour and a half.

    Preliminary information indicates 18 apartment buildings and 13 other homes have been damaged, he says, describing the attack as "open terror".

    As we've been reporting, the mayor says at least three people have been killed.

  3. Large-scale strikes follow Ukrainian drone attack on Russian bases

    The overnight strikes on Kharkiv follow a large-scale Russian aerial attack across Ukraine the night before - which killed six people and injured 80.

    Russia claimed military sites were targeted in the attack, which it says was in response to "terrorist acts by the Kyiv regime".

    It came days after daring drone strikes from Ukraine, targeting Russian strategic warplanes at four military bases deep inside the country.

    At least 40 Russian aircraft were struck during that operation - Operation Spider's Web - last Sunday, Ukraine's security service SBU said.

    After that attack, US President Donald Trump said his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, had vowed to respond.

  4. Emergency services responding in Kharkiv

    Emergency services have been responding to the overnight strikes.

    Here's some pictures taken on the ground this morning.

    Firefighters work inside an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strikeReuters
    Firefighters work at the site of an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strikeReuters
    Rescuers assist an injured resident after she was released from debris of a building hit by a Russian drone strikeReuters

  5. Ukraine's second-largest city hit by large aerial attack

    A building with a large hole in one side and rubble on the ground. The building is on fire, and a firefighter stands with a hose to the sideReuters

    At least three people have been killed and another 17 injured in the largest Russian drone attack on Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv, the mayor says.

    Ihor Terekhov says overnight Russia launched 48 drones, as well as two missiles and four gliding bombs towards the city. There have also been reports of strikes in the city of Kherson.

    Stick with us.