Russia fires 120 missiles from air and sea - Ukraine says

An air raid alert was issued across Ukraine early on Thursday morning, as a fresh wave of Russian missiles targeted major cities.

Presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said more than 120 missiles had been launched at civilian infrastructure.

Blasts were also heard in the cities of Kharkiv, Odesa, Lviv and Zhytomyr.

The air raid lasted for close to five hours and the regional leader of the southern province of Odessa, Maksym Marchenko, spoke of a "massive missile attack on Ukraine".

The Ukrainian Air Force said Russia attacked the country from "various directions with air and sea-based cruise missiles". It added that a number of Kamikaze drones had also been used.