The Russian leader had mockingly challenged Ukraine’s Western allies to a missile “duel,” testing their air defenses, during his annual year-end news conference.

Russia's ballistic missile attack on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, killed at least one person; a Ukrainian attack on Russian border town killed six, officials say.

A Russian ballistic missile attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv on Dec. 20 killed at least one person and injured 12 others, officials said. Moscow claimed it was in response to a Ukrainian strike on Russian soil using American-made weapons.

Russia unleashed a barrage of ballistic missiles on Kyiv early Friday, killing at least one person and injuring 12, city officials said.

Russia conducts an overnight drone attack targeting Kyiv that shook the Ukrainian capital. As per media reports, Russian drones hit Kyiv early morning. Local authorities urged civilians to take shelter as soon as drone sirens blared in the city.

Kyiv strikes Russian skyscrapers in major drone attack 1,000km from frontline - Putin says he is open to talks with Donald Trump, saying ‘we will have things to discuss’