Overview

• Ukraine's prime minister confirmed the cabinet ministers' building in central Kyiv was hit during a large-scale attack.
• The top floors of the government complex were reported on fire with a large plume of smoke visible over the city.
• Correspondents described the assault as involving more than 800 drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles in combination, a figure presented as preliminary.
• Residential blocks in Kyiv suffered severe damage and multiple fires, with emergency crews deployed across affected districts.
• At least two civilians, a woman and a one-year-old child, were reported killed as BBC Breakfast broke the news live with reporting from Kyiv.