Twelve people including three children have been killed and dozens more wounded in a heavy overnight Russian bombardment of Kyiv, Ukrainian officials say,
BBC reports.
Tymur Tkachenko, the head of Kyiv's military administration said more than 20 locations had been hit in districts across the capital, and Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said on Telegram that the dead included two children.
The Kremlin had chosen "ballistics instead of the negotiating table", said President Volodymyr Zelensky, who reiterated the need for "new, tough sanctions" on Russia.
Ukrainian forces said Russia had fired almost 600 drones and more than 30 ballistic and cruise missiles - the biggest attack on the capital this month.
The wave of missiles came after more than 100,000 Ukrainian homes were left without power by Russian drone attacks on energy infrastructure on Wednesday.
Tymur Tkachenko said one of the children killed was a 14-year-old girl. At least five other children were wounded in the latest strikes which hit ordinary residential buildings, he said on Telegram.
Many buildings including a kindergarten had caught fire, he added.
The mayor of Kyiv said a five-storey building was destroyed and rescue services were searching the rubble.
