Air raid sirens sound across Ukraine as Russia-Ukraine conflict escalates.

Air raid sirens sounded in Kyiv and across Ukraine, with explosions reportedly heard in Dnipro and in the Potava region. There were no details on which targets had been struck after midnight or of damage and casualties. The parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe has voted that the forced detention and deportation of children from Russian occupied territories of Ukraine is genocide. At least seven civilians were killed and 33 injured between Wednesday and Thursday, Ukraine’s presidential office said. Russia has reinforced its defences ahead of a much-expected counterattack by Ukrainian forces.