Overnight the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv came under attack as more than 30 Russian missiles came raining down.
Vladimir Putin vowed he would take direct action against Ukraine for the escalating attacks and fighting on Russia’s borders.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday, “Such terror continues every day and night.
“It is possible to put an end to it through global unity… Russian terrorists do not have missiles capable of bypassing Patriot and other leading world systems.
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“This protection is required in Ukraine now. From Kyiv to Kharkiv, Sumy to Kherson, and Odesa to the Donetsk region.
“This is entirely possible if our partners demonstrate sufficient political will.”
Oleksiy Kuleba, the deputy head of Mr Zelensky’s office, said: “Our defenders worked successfully and shot down all the missiles.”
Speaking to our journalist Mark Channer, a resident spoke of the sheer terror they experienced as they fled to an air raid shelter for safety.
He described the experience of buildings shaking and feeling the “air pressure changing” as explosions rung out around them.
A resident in Kyiv told London Wallet, “Our district under rocket attack maybe 300m away whole buildings shaking and feel air pressure changing dramatically explosions.
“Shit loads Kyiv patriot air defence missiles into air surrounding us.
“They attacking factory not far away. But everyone stays calm prepared sitting waiting to be over go back bed.”
He then made reference to his partner and said that this was the “first time” he saw her really shaking “shaking” and then she “asked go to underground shelter in middle of night.”
