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.

Russia unleased a wave of missile and drone attacks on Kyiv overnight just hours after a call between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. Twenty three people were injured and several buildings damaged in the assault.

Russian President Vladimir Putin told U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call on Thursday that Moscow wants a negotiated end to the Ukraine war but will not step back from its original goals, a Kremlin aide said.