Russian strikes hit more than a dozen locations across Ukraine’s capital Kyiv overnight into Friday, including residential areas, a local official said, hours after US President Donald Trump said he had made “no progress” towards a ceasefire deal during a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

The president repeatedly said on the campaign trail that he would bring an end to the war in the first 24 hours of his second term.

President Trump admitted that his conversation with Putin yielded no progress on a ceasefire in Ukraine, despite advocating for a swift end to hostilities. Putin, however, affirmed Russia's commitment to achieving its objectives and addressing the conflict's root causes,