At least five people were killed Kyiv, early on Monday, as barrage of more than 40 missiles as launched toward Ukraine, officials said.

At least 20 people have been killed after Russia launched a massive missile attack against cities across Ukraine, according to officials. In the capital, Kyiv, at least seven people were killed in a rare daytime attack. The city's mayor said a children's hospital was hit by the missile strike and was being evacuated.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had launched at least 40 missiles at targets across Ukraine, and he condemned the strike on the country’s largest children’s hospital.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has hailed China as a “key power” for promoting peace in Ukraine during a visit to Beijing, the latest in a flurry of high-profile diplomacy after surprise trips to Kyiv and Moscow last week that irked EU and Nato allies.

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is making a surprise visit to China after similar trips to Russia and Ukraine to discuss prospects for a peaceful settlement in Ukraine

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday to discuss a potential Ukraine peace deal, paying the unexpected visit to Beijing days after his talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin angered some European Union leaders.