Europe voiced alarm at US-Russia proposals for ending the war in Ukraine and insisted that Kyiv and its allies must have a central role in shaping any peace deal.

Another 40 people were wounded in the overnight strikes on Ukraine that targeted energy and transport infrastructure, forcing emergency power cuts in a number of regions.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday called on Kiev and Moscow to resume negotiations in his country, hours after Russia launched heavy strikes on western Ukraine. Erdoğan said the talks are essential given the "exhausting impact of the war on both sides,