Live: Russian strikes a ‘response’ to Ukraine using Western missiles, Putin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Moscow’s “massive” aerial barrage on Ukraine, mainly targeting the country’s energy facilities and leaving more than one million people without power, was a “response” to the long-range strikes on Russian territory with Western missiles. Russia is selecting targets in Ukraine that could include “decision-making centres” in Kyiv, Putin added. Read our liveblog for all the latest developments on the war in Ukraine.