Polish fighter jets have been scrambled on its border with Ukraine, after the Ukrainian capital Kyiv was hit by Russian missiles and drones overnight.
Poland’s military said its air force took a “preventative” response to secure its airspace, after at least one person was killed and 28 others were injured in Kyiv, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service reported.
As the fighting continues, so does the work to get a peace deal that all sides can agree to. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday.
But following the latest Russian strikes, Zelensky has repeated his claim that Russia does “not want to end the war and is trying to use every opportunity to inflict more pain on Ukraine”.
Writing on Telegram, Zelensky said that Russia directed almost 500 drones and 40 missiles towards Kyiv, targeting energy and civilian infrastructure.
Pictures show apartment buildings with gaping holes and homes on fire following the strikes.
Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said that 68 people were evacuated from a retirement home in the eastern Darnytskyi district.
“Russian representatives are having long conversations, but in reality the Daggers [missiles] and Shaheds [drones] are speaking for them,” Zelensky wrote on Telegram, saying that Vladimir Putin does not want to end the war.
“This sick activity can only be responded to with really strong steps. America has this opportunity, Europe has this opportunity, many of our partners have this opportunity,” he wrote, urging allies to show strength against Russian aggression.
