Putin’s target is ‘entire European project’, says Zelenskiy, as Ukraine braces for eastern assault

More evidence emerges of atrocities as Russia pulls troops from its northern campaign around Kyiv to try and capture Donbas region

• Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates

Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said Russia is targeting all of Europe with its aggression and that stopping the invasion of Ukraine is essential for the security of all democracies.

Officials have said a grave with dozens of Ukrainians civilians was found in Buzova village near Kyiv, the latest such discovery as Russian forces retreat from their offensive on the capital and shift their assault to the east.