'Massive' Russian attack on eve of Keir meeting

UKRAINE was hit by a huge Russian attack as President Volodymyr Zelensky prepared to meet Sir Keir Starmer and fellow European leaders in Downing Street today.

- BY STEPHEN BEECH

The central city of Kremenchuk was left without power, heat or water following a series of strikes by Vladimir Putin's forces.

The city’s mayor, Vitalii Maletskyi, said emergency services were working around the clock to restore critical systems following the outages after a “massive combined strike” by Russia early yesterday.

Mr Maletskyi posted a photo on social media showing a large blaze engulfing what appeared to be industrial buildings.