Zelenskyy urges west to hit Russia with sanctions after huge attack on Kyiv

Ukrainian president wants allies to speed up action against Putin after two killed in second night of major strikes

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Ukraine's allies to speed up imposing new sanctions on Russia after another huge wave of strikes on his country's capital killed two people, including a police officer, and left 23 wounded.

Sanctions must be imposed faster, and pressure on Russia must be strong enough that they truly feel the consequences of their terror," the Ukrainian president said on social media. He accused Moscow of an obvious escalation", with constant strikes" and hundreds of Shahed drones launched every night.