President Zelensky warns Russian missiles will fall on the west without a no-fly zone over Ukraine

President Zelensky warns Russian missiles will fall on the west without a Nato no-fly zone over Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky issued a defiant video statement on Sunday (March 13), on day 18 of the war which began when Russian forces invaded.

Addressing the Russian airstrike on the Yavoriv International Centre for Peacekeeping and Security earlier on Sunday, in which 35 people were killed, Zelensky said the day began “dark”.

Zelensky also repeated his calls to NATO to implement a no-fly zone over Ukraine.

Despite Sunday morning’s airstrike in Western Ukraine and the evacuation of thousands of civilians from cities across the country, Zelenskiy remained defiant in his message.

“We will win thanks to the fact that Ukrainians know how to unite. We can always count on our own people,” he said, referencing a visit to a checkpoint in Kyiv on Sunday.

The defiant President also visited wounded troops in hospital and handed out medals - despite Russia's constant shelling and threats on his life.

The brave war leader visited a military hospital in the Kyiv region on Sunday to meet some of his hero soldiers who have been injured while putting their lives on the line to fight Putin's army.

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