Ukraine war briefing: Both sides vow to escalate fighting after Russia’s deadly Kyiv barrage

Zelenskyy says his forces will ‘definitely’ retaliate over Russian bombardment of capital as Kremlin vows to ramp up pressure. What we know on day 1,591 Ukraine and Russia have promised fresh assaults after Moscow launched a huge barrage on Kyiv , killing at least 27 people , tearing open apartment buildings and sending tens of thousands of people to shelters. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday his forces would “definitely” retaliate for the overnight pummelling of the capital as he inspected the site of an apartment block partially destroyed in the attack. In Moscow, the

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