Putin unleashes 100 drones on Ukraine after Zelensky calls his bluff & vows to meet tyrant face-to-face in DAYS
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VLADIMIR Putin has unleashed a barrage of 100 drones of Ukraine as Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed to meet him in just days.
The brave Ukrainian leader has said he will meet face-to-face with the Russian tyrant on Thursday in Istanbul.
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Russia attacks Odessa with kamikaze drones on Monday
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A total of 108 Shahed attack drones and simulator drones were launched at Ukraine - the same number as a day earlier.
Kyiv shot down some 55 Russian drones, with 30 more 'lost'.
It comes leaders from the UK, France, Germany, and Poland travelled to Kyiv on Saturday and met with Zelensky.
Zelensky said: 'We expect a ceasefire from [Monday] – complete and lasting, to provide the necessary basis for diplomacy. There is no point in prolonging the killings."
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