Explosions hit infrastructure on Kyiv's outskirts

Explosions have been heard in Kyiv this morning, the BBC reports.

According to the local mayor, infrastructure in the Brovary area, on the outskirts of Kyiv, was damaged during the strikes.

Mayor Igor Sapozhko gave no details of whether there were any casualties or any significant damage caused.

According to the UK Ministry of Defence, Russia's aims of asserting its regional dominance and getting Ukraine to abandon its "Euro-Atlantic orientation" remain the same, despite its move towards concentrating its attacks on eastern Ukraine.

In its latest intelligence update, the Ministry said that Russian forces continued to redeploy combat and support equipment from Belarus towards eastern Ukraine - including locations close to Kharkiv and Severdonetsk.