At least nine people have been killed and dozens wounded in Russian drone and missile attacks across Ukraine, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The attack came overnight on Wednesday, as Zelenskyy was due to arrive in Turkiye , where he hopes to revive talks over ending the war caused by Russia’s full-scale invasion two years ago.

“Every brazen attack against ordinary life shows that the pressure on Russia is insufficient. Effective sanctions and assistance to Ukraine can change this,” the president said in a social media post on Wednesday, calling for air defence missile aid from allies.

Russia used more than 470 drones and 48 missiles in the attack on Ukraine, Zelenskyy added.

On Wednesday morning, the whole of Ukraine was under an air raid alert, with authoriti

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