Day 337 of the Invasion of Ukraine: US Sends 31 M1 Abrams, Germany Sends 14 Leopards, The Tank Coalition Grows (UPDATED)

Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:

New wave of Russian airstrikes against Ukraine after Kyiv secures Western tanks

Russia launched a rush-hour missile attack on Ukraine on Thursday, killing at least one person in the Ukrainian capital, after a day earlier Kyiv secured Western promises of dozens of advanced battle tanks to try to repel a Russian invasion, reports Reuters.

Ukraine's military said it shot down all 24 drones sent overnight by Russia, including 15 around the capital, with no damage reported.

But soon after, air raid warnings sounded across Ukraine as people went to work, and senior officials said air defenses were shooting down incoming missiles.

Russia fired more than 30 missiles at Ukraine on Thursday, Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ignat revealed.

Ignat told local media that "air defense systems are working" to shoot down missiles fired by approximately six Russian Tu-95 strategic bombers that "probably" took off from Russia's Murmansk region.

The Kremlin said on Thursday it viewed the promised delivery of Western tanks to Ukraine as "direct involvement" of the United States and Europe in the 11-month conflict, something both deny.

In the capital, crowds of people hid in underground subway stations. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said one person was killed and two wounded when a rocket hit non-residential buildings in the southern part of the city.

Kyiv's military administration said more than 15 rockets fired at Kyiv had been shot down, but urged people to stay in shelters.

Ukraine's largest private power producer, DTEK, said it was carrying out emergency power cuts in Kyiv, the...