The attack in Dnipro, Ukraine’s fourth-largest city, was part of a large Russian missile and drone barrage across the country that targeted power infrastructure.

Russia says its forces have surrounded Pokrovsk and thwarted a Ukrainian operation to reopen logistics lines into the city. Ukraine denies there's a blockade, describing the fighting as ongoing, with its forces inflicting heavy Russian losses.

Ukraine bonds have also rallied this week as investors grow hopeful that president-elect Donald Trump might try to broker a deal to end the war.