President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned Ukrainians of a possible intensification of Russian strikes.

Source: Zelenskyy speaking to journalists

Quote: "Putin is becoming weak. He is weakening politically, on the battlefield and physically. And that is why he may intensify strikes against us, against our people, with missiles and drones. Please use shelters. I beg you, I really do."

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Details: The president summed up the results of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting (also known as the Ramstein format), noting that Ukraine has received confirmation from nine countries regarding the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) programme, a US-NATO initiative under which European NATO allies purchase American weapons for Ukraine, amounting to Patriot missiles worth more than US$1 billion. The EU will also be tightening sanctions.