Russian forces have killed three with a kamikaze drone attack in Ukraine as Vladimir Putin ignores Donald Trump's plea to "stop" his brutal strikes. In Pavlohrad on Thursday night, three people were killed, including a child and a woman pensioner aged 76.

Writing on Telegram before the fatalities were confirmed, Governor Serhii Lysak said: "10 injured in Pavlohrad, 8 of them hospitalized. Among the hospitalised is a 17-year-old boy. He is in moderate condition. Like almost all the patients who were injured. Only a 36-year-old woman is 'severe'. Many patients have poisoning by combustion products. There are also craniocerebral injuries, fractures, lacerations. Everyone is provided with the necessary medical care."

The latest attacks follow a night of horror overnight on Wednesday, when Russia launched its deadliest missile and drone attack on Kyiv in nearly a year, killing at least 12 people and injuring around 90, including six children.

The assault targeted a residential building in the Sviatoshynskyi district, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirming that the missile used was a North Korean KN-23, supplied to Russia. ​

The attack prompted a rare public rebuke from former US President Donald Trump, who urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to "STOP" the violence.

Mr Trump also criticised Ukrainian President Zelensky for hindering peace negotiations by refusing to acknowledge Russia's control over Crimea.

Meanwhile, speaking on Sky News, Environment Secretary Steve Reed said that "all options remain on the table" when it comes to support for Ukraine in the event of a peace deal, but declined to say whether troops would definitely be sent.

The Times reported on Friday that the UK could abandon plans to send troops to Ukraine due to perceived risks.

Asked about the reports Mr Reed said: "Those negotiations are still under way. There haven't been any decisions taken yet, but all options remain on the table, whether that's land, air or sea.

"We need a strong alliance of countries - a coalition of the willing as the Prime Minister calls it - to make sure that any peace deal can hold, because nobody wants to see this situation happening again in Ukraine."

Pushed again on whether ground troops would not be sent from the UK, he added: "All options remain on the table."