Russia mounted an intense and sustained barrage of Kyiv overnight, with missiles and drones targeting the Ukrainian capital where there was a succession of large explosions, Reuters reporters in the city said.

Russia attacked Ukraine with ballistic missiles and drones during a night-time attack early on Friday, killing at least four people in Kyiv, officials said.

The images, dated about two weeks apart, show some of the country's prized military assets parked and then destroyed.