The two leaders discussed air defences and sanctions as Russia struck Ukrainian cities with drones and missiles throughout the day. Zelensky said Ukraine would receive F-16 ammunition within days and called air defence his country's main priority.
Pavlo Oliynyk, a 25-year-old former Ukrainian lieutenant captured in the Donbas in 2024, says he was electrocuted and beaten before accepting a place in the Maksym Kryvonis battalion. An investigation by Ukrainian broadcaster Suspilne found every member it identified was a former Ukrainian serviceman captured between 2023 and 2024.
Moscow's foreign ministry said those who ignore the warning are exposing themselves to mortal danger. A Russian strike hit the Nord Bridge over the Dnipro river on Saturday, injuring two people.
Attacks on 23 September damaged multiple data centres and network nodes across the capital. Providers said the strikes were part of a systematic campaign against Ukraine's internet infrastructure that began in September.
All 206 passengers had been evacuated minutes before the strike at Yahodyn station. Boris Johnson, David Petraeus and other Western figures were passing through on diplomatic trains at the time, and Ukraine's state railway says the diplomatic train may have been the intended target.
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