'The explosions are so loud, so scary I cannot sleep. I have a heart condition'

Of the 12 people killed during Saturday night’s attack, three were children, aged eight, 12 and 17 - all from the same family. Their parents are now lying injured in hospital. So

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far no fatalities have been reported in the capital.

In all, the Russians launched a record 69 missiles and almost 300 drones, hitting 22 locations across 13 of Ukraine’s regions.

Many of these were shot down by air defence units using missile systems most here fear will be soon be cut off by US president Donald Trump, ever ready to justify his counterpart Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin.

"America’s silence will only encourage Putin," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a statement yesterday.

On Friday, 13 people were killed and 56 injured from a similar massive missile and drone assault leaving fires and mangled buildings in its wake.

Rather than winding down the violence, Putin’s war machine seems to be stepping it up.