As Putin personally stages an “exceptional” three‑hour missile barrage on Kyiv billed as vengeance for a deadly dorm attack, his own pro‑war bloggers seethe that Russia burned an ultra‑expensive nuclear‑capable weapon for little visible gain.

Ukrainian president says use of such weapons ‘sets a global precedent for other potential aggressors’ as blasts heard throughout the capital. What we know on day 1,551

Russia carried out a massive drone and missile attack on the capital, Kyiv, and its surrounding region overnight, killing at least four people.