Ukraine war: Zelensky tells Russians - Putin is destroying you

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has told Russians that their leader is destroying their country. Speaking after Vladimir Putin delivered a New Year address flanked by people in military uniform, Mr Zelensky said the Russian president was hiding behind his troops, not leading them. Saturday saw a day of deadly strikes across Ukraine, and Mr Zelensky said Ukrainians would not forgive Russia. At least one person died and dozens were injured in the attacks. The head of Ukraine’s armed forces, Valerii Zaluzhny, said air defences had shot down 12 of 20 Russian cruise missiles on Saturday. There were further missile strikes on Kyiv just hours into the New Year on Sunday, officials said. The Ukrainian Air force said it had shot down 45 Iranian-made kamikaze drones overnight. But the strikes, which came in the opening hours of 2023, fuelled anger and hate among Ukrainians already tired of Russia’s unrelenting air campaign. As explosions rocked the capital
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