The war continues for a 51and day in Ukraine as Russia threatens to intensify its bombardment of Kyiv in response to attacks on its territory.
Here are the latest developments, minute by minute
6:20 am | Seven civilians killed in Russian fire on evacuation buses near Kharkiv
5:26 | A Briton from the Ukrainian army captured by the Russians
A Briton, a member of the Ukrainian army, was captured by the Russians, his mother asking in the newspaper The Daily Telegraph that he be treated “humanely” and released.
4h50 | New exchange of Russian and Ukrainian prisoners in southern Ukraine
A new exchange of Russian and Ukrainian prisoners of war took place on Thursday in the Kherson region, a region in southern Ukraine partially under Russian control, the Ukrainian army announced on Friday.
4h26 | Russia to step up strikes on Kyiv in response to attacks on Russian territory
Russia announced on Friday that it had destroyed an arms factory in the suburbs of Kyiv and assured that the strikes on the Ukrainian capital would be intensified to respond to the attacks carried out in Russian territory of which it accuses Ukraine.
3h40 | Five dead in Donbass, explosions south of Kyiv
Five people have been killed in Donbass, eastern Ukraine, in the past 24 hours as explosions sounded overnight south of Kyiv, apparently causing no damage or injuries, it said. the Ukrainian presidency on Friday.