Sunday, Dnipro airport, the largest city in eastern Ukraine, was subjected to a new Russian shelling, which "completely destroyed" it, according to a local official, according to AFP.

"A new attack on the Dnipro airport. Nothing is left of it. The airport itself was destroyed, as well as nearby infrastructure. Missiles are still falling," wrote the head of the city's military administration, Valentin Ryzhnichenko, on Telegram.

"We are currently counting the casualties," he added.