Ukrainian government building hit for first time by Russian aerial attack - as baby amongst four dead

Russia launched more than 800 drones, 13 missiles, including 4 ballistic missiles, with drones crossing the border between Ukraine and Belarus, in an attack on 'many regions'.

The Cabinet of Ministers building in Kyiv was damaged when it caught fire during the attack, and, residential buildings in the capital were destroyed.

Elsewhere in the country, more than 20 houses and a kindergarten were damaged in Zaporizhzhia, warehouses were destroyed in Kryvyi Rih, one person was killed in Safonivka, and another one in the Chernihiv region. A residential high-rise was also hit in Odesa.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has condemned the attack, calling it a "deliberate crime" and a "prolongation of the war".

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He said: "Such killings now, when real diplomacy could have already begun long ago, are a deliberate crime and a prolongation of the war. It has been repeatedly said in Washington that sanctions will follow a refusal to talk.

"We must implement everything that was agreed in Paris.

"We also count on the implementation of all the agreements to strengthen our air defense. Every additional system saves civilians from these vile strikes.

"The world can force the Kremlin criminals to stop the killings – all that is needed is political will. I thank everyone who is helping."

Ukraine's foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, has called the attack on the government building a "serious escalation" at a time when the world works towards peace.

"This alone is a serious escalation," he said.

"The greatest cynicism is that these brutal attacks come just as President Trump makes every effort to achieve peace."

He added that Putin "rejects diplomacy and escalates terror."

Russian authorities have confirmed that they intercepted 69 Ukrainian drones overnight.

The defence ministry said it stopped 21 of them over Krasnodar Krai, 13 in the Voronezh region, and 10 over the Belgorod region. The rest were stopped elsewhere in Russia.

The commander of Ukraine's drone forces, Robert Brovdi, said they have attacked the Druzhba oil pipeline, causing "comprehensive fire damage".

The pipeline supplies oil to Hungary and Slovakia.

Russia has not confirmed this attack, however, it commented on a separate attack on the Ilsky oil refinery in Krasnodar.

The administration of the region said: "One of the processing units caught fire. The blaze, covering several square metres, was quickly extinguished.

"There were no casualties. Fire and rescue teams, as well as special and emergency services, are working at the scene. The refinery personnel were evacuated to shelters."