A pall of acrid smoke hung over Kyiv on Friday morning following a night of intensive Russian strikes - the hours of darkness once again punctuated by the staccato of air defence guns, buzz of drones and large explosions.

Putin Call Russia launched its biggest drone attack on Kyiv late Thursday night. Explosions rocked the Ukrainian capital as dozens of drones filled the sky, causing panic among residents and damaging buildings.

Russia pounded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and missiles on Friday in the largest aerial attack of the three-year war — just hours after President Trump admitted he was “disappointed” with his call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.