BBC: 'Eerily quiet' morning in Kyiv after night of sirens and gunfire

After a frenetic night filled with air raid sirens and gunfire, people in Kyiv are speaking of an eerily quiet morning - so silent that the sound of birds chirping can be heard in the distance.

Olexander Scherba, Ukraine's ambassador to Austria said the sunrise this morning marked the end of a night of shooting.

"Sun is up in Kyiv. The shooting in my neighbourhood stopped. Feels like the end of a vampire movie," he said.

The BBC's Paul Adams and James Waterhouse, who are also in Kyiv, reported a similar "eerie" silence.

"Silent [but] everyone knows it could change in an instant," said Adams.