Explosions have been reported in Kharkiv, Izium, Kropyvnytskyi, and Poltava. Earlier, the Air Force issued a nationwide missile warning after Russia launched MiG-31 bombers.

"It is more difficult to counter missiles flying on a quasi-ballistic trajectory," a Ukrainian air force spokesperson said.

The BBC's Jonathan Beale explains what impact the weapons might have if the US decides to send them to Ukraine.

Following the recent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, US President Donald Trump has shifted his attention to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Speaking at a White House dinner event, Trump highlighted that ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict has become his top foreign policy priority.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy came to the White House on Friday looking for weapons to keep fighting his country's war with Russia, but met an American president who appears more intent on brokering a peace deal than upgrading Ukraine's arsenal.