In one of the most violent airstrikes on Ukraine's cities so far this invasion, Russia last night tried to overwhelm Kiev's air defenses. Ukraine says it shot down all the missiles (18) launched from three different directions, south, north and east of the country.
The Russian Ministry of Defense collects a catalogue of lies at this stage of the war that is difficult to match. Russia also said yesterday that it had shot down its first Storm Shadow missile of British origin, although it did not give evidence of this.