Russia unleashed its second big attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure this month on Thursday, cutting power to more than 1 million people in the west, south and centre of the country. President Vladimir Putin said Moscow had struck in response to Ukraine's strikes on Russian territory with U.

Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow may order strikes on "decision-making centres" in Kyiv. It follows a "massive" attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure this morning. Listen to The World podcast while you scroll as our hosts ask: What is the endgame for Putin and Zelenskyy?

Russian attacks have not so far struck government buildings in the Ukrainian capital. Air defences heavily protect Kyiv, but Putin says Russia’s Oreshnik hypersonic missile, which it fired for the first time at a Ukrainian city last week, is incapable of being intercepted.