The Ukrainian capital came under heavy shelling overnight on Wednesday despite Russia’s promise to “fundamentally cut back military activity in the direction of Kyiv and Chernihiv” after peace talks in Istanbul.
Russia’s pledge has been met with scepticism by the west, and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said his country and citizens are “not naive”.
“Ukrainians have already learned during these 34 days of invasion, and over the past eight years of the war in Donbas, that the only thing they can trust is a concrete result,” Mr Zelensky said.
The British defence ministry said its intelligence indicates that the besieged country could come under more heavy artillery and shelling attacks as Russia takes time to regroup and reorganise its ground offensive.
“Russia will likely continue to compensate for its reduced ground manoeuvre capability through mass artillery and missile strikes,” the latest intelligence update read.
