The noise of the explosion was loud enough to be heard halfway down to the basement, startling families already deeply shaken by the early morning missile strikes, making parents hurry their children along the last few steps.“ Are they trying to kill us?... While attacks continued from the air, Russian troops and armour, along with those of Belarus, were heading for Kiev on the ground after breaking through the border around 80 miles north of the city.... The two countries had been conducting

Read ourprivacy notice Thanks for signing up to theBreaking News email{{# verifyErrors}}{{ message}}{{/ verifyErrors}}{{^ verifyErrors}} Something went wrong.... Mr Zelensky has said Russian officials have begun to “ prepare their society ” for the possible use of nuclear weapons but added that he does not believe the Kremlin is ready to use them.... In October, Russia responded to Ukrainian strikes on a major bridge connecting Crimea to its territory – a matter of huge pride to Mr Putin when