Ukraine war: ‘US silence encourages Putin’ says Zelenskyy after largest Russian attack to date – as it happened

At least 12 people killed in strikes involving nearly 300 drones and almost 70 missiles

• Russia launches biggest air raid of war against Ukraine

Vladimir Putin said earlier this week that Russian forces have orders to create a security buffer zone" along the border.

That would help prevent Ukraine from striking areas inside Russia with artillery, the Russian president told a government meeting, but he gave no details of where the proposed buffer zone would be or how far it would stretch.