The head of the European Union's executive Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has spoken of her outrage at Russia's deadliest onslaught on Kyiv since July - which also damaged the EU's delegation office in the Ukrainian capital.

At least 18 Ukrainian civilians have been killed and dozens hurt in one of Russia ’s biggest aerial bombardments of Kyiv, drawing condemnation from European leaders and calls for the Kremlin to come to the negotiating table to agree an end to its invasion.

Russia’s military pounded Kyiv with a massive drone and missile attack overnight Thursday, killing at least 18 people and damaging both the European Union’s (EU) mission building and British Council offices in Ukraine’s capital.