Kyiv hit by barrage of drone strikes as Putin spurns Trump's truce bid

Almost every district in the capital sustained damage after Russia fired a record 550 drones, Ukraine says.

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A pall of acrid smoke hung over the Ukrainian capital on Friday morning following hours of nightfall punctuated by the staccato of air defence guns, buzz of drones and large explosions. Ukraine said Russia fired a record 539 drones and 11 missiles.

The strikes came hours after a call between US President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin, after which Trump said he was "disappointed" that Putin was not ready to end the war against Ukraine.

Moscow says the war will continue for as long as it is necessary to reach its objectives.

Russia's overnight air strikes broke another record, Ukraine's air force said, with 72 of the 539 drones penetrating air defences - up from a previous record of 537 launched last Saturday night.