Deliberate crime: Zelenskyy targets Russia for latest attacks on Ukraine

In his X post, the President said: "In Kyiv, ordinary residential buildings have been destroyed. In one of them, the floors between the 4th and 8th stories have collapsed."

He said two people, including a child, died in the attacks.

He claimed Russia targeted Ukraine with more than 800 drones, 13 missiles, including 4 ballistic.

"The Cabinet of Ministers building was damaged – a fire broke out on the upper floors. More than 20 houses and a kindergarten were damaged in Zaporizhzhia. Warehouses were destroyed in Kryvyi Rih, one person was killed in Safonivka, Sumy region, and another one in the Chernihiv region," Zelenskyy said.

He said: "Many regions have been affected over the past day. Our emergency services are working everywhere they are needed."

In his message to Russia, he said: "It has been repeatedly said in Washington that sanctions will follow a refusal to talk. We must implement everything that was agreed in Paris. We also count on the implementation of all the agreements to strengthen our air defense. Every additional system saves civilians from these vile strikes. The world can force the Kremlin criminals to stop the killings – all that is needed is political will. I thank everyone who is helping."

Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, after years of tensions that began with Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Crimea and support for separatists in the Donbas region.

The war has killed tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians, devastated cities, and driven more than six million Ukrainians abroad, according to the UN.