At least 15 people have been killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine, including 10 dead in ballistic missile strikes on an exhibition near Kyiv showcasing drone technology. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on social media that some 100 people were injured in the daytime attack, which was attended by prominent members of the defence sector. Elsewhere, five people were killed in the eastern city of Sloviansk by Russian glide bombs. And on Friday evening, Zelensky said he had received intelligence that Russia was preparing another massive missile strike which 'could happen today' or 'within the next 48 hours'.

Meanwhile, an overnight Ukrainian strike killed six people and wounded 26 in the Russian city of Kirov, more than 1,000km behind the front line. Ukraine also attacked warehouses of Wildberries, Russia's biggest online retailer. After the attacks near Kyiv, there were initial fears for the safety of Defence Ministry adviser Serhiy Beskrestnov, also known as Flash, and Lyuba Shypovych, who has been involved in developing technology for the Ukrainian army. Both took to social media to confirm they were unharmed, with Beskrestnov noting he had stayed away from the event due to security concerns.

Ukrainian air force spokesman Yuri Ihnat told Ukrainian TV the attack involved three ballistic missiles, only one of which was intercepted. Russia confirmed the attack, with its Defence Ministry saying high-precision long-range weaponry had been used on a site where drones for targeting civil sites in Russia were being demonstrated. It claimed producers of drones, as well as representatives of Ukraine's drone forces and security services 'directly planning and carrying out strikes on Russian territory' were present. This is at least the third time since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022 that an exhibition of this kind has been hit.

There has been widespread outrage that a public event of this kind was held at all and had, apparently, been widely advertised. President Zelensky said the incident was being investigated, while Ukraine's prosecutor-general said efforts were under way to establish who decided to hold the event and what safety measures were in place. The attack came hours after Ukrainian strikes on a factory in the city of Kirov and warehouses in north-west Russia. Zelensky said 'one of the most important military facilities' in Kirov supplying 'components for aircraft and missile equipment' used in strikes against Ukraine had been hit.

Friday's attacks on at least two Wildberries facilities in the St Petersburg area were the latest of several over the past week, dealing a blow to a large number of small and medium-sized businesses within Russia. After months of drone attacks on oil depots and refineries, Kyiv says it is targeting logistics hubs such as those run by Wildberries because they can be used to buy military equipment, disrupting supplies to the Russian army. Meanwhile, Zelensky is expected to travel to the US next week and is slated to meet President Donald Trump on Tuesday, as Washington seeks to revive peace talks. Trump ally Laura Loomer, in Kyiv and interviewing Zelensky on Friday, quoted him as saying he intends to attend the funeral of US Senator Lindsey Graham on the same day. Separately, Romanian President Nicusor Dan said a Romanian F-16 fighter jet shot down a Russian drone breaching the country's airspace on Friday, after alerts were issued across several eastern and south-eastern areas.