- Reports are coming in of several explosions in or around the Ukrainian capital Kyiv
- At least one apartment building in the capital badly damaged – reports say three people injured
- Ukrainian President Zelensky says the Russians want to destroy Ukraine politically by liquidating him
- He says 137 Ukrainian citizens – both soldiers and civilians – died on Thursday
- City residents are spending the night in underground shelters amid air-raid warnings
- A city-wide curfew is in place until 07:00 local time (05:00 GMT)
- Russians seize control of the Chernobyl complex – site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster.
- New sanctions on Russia, including asset freezes on banks, are imposed from Brussels to Canberra
- President Vladimir Putin defends the invasion, saying there was no other way to defend Russia (BBC)