Russia launched a deadly aerial strike on the Ukrainian capital, killing at least one person, injuring 19 others and damaging residential buildings, Ukraine said.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a phone call with President of Finland Alexander Stubb, according to the president's Telegram channel. According to Zelenskyy, the two presidents exchanged available information on various aspects of Russia's position and assessed current diplomatic prospects.

Zelenskyy, by accepting the resignation of Yermak, in effect finalised the departure of his right-hand man and “closest soratnik ” — a comrade or brother-in-arms, in the words of foreign minister Andriy Sybiha.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy faces a crucial week of diplomacy, testing his ability to stand his ground while demonstrating to the United States that he is willing to compromise.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is stepping up diplomatic efforts to thrash out a peace agreement, sending a negotiating team to the United States and planning a trip to Paris himself as his government battles a corruption scandal and intensified Russian air attacks.

Ukraine has imposed sanctions on Rosneft, Lukoil, and Russians involved in the systematic killing of Ukrainians using drones, according to a post on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Telegram. "We continue our sanctions work.