Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky calls Putin a ‘global threat’ after Moscow’s deadliest aerial attack this year

Liveupdated{"lang":"en","timestamp":1776404835}NewsWorldEuropeUkraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky calls Putin a ‘global threat’ after Moscow’s deadliest aerial attack this yearRussian forces pound Ukraine with 700 drones and missiles in ‘horrendous attack’Shweta Sharma & Alex CroftFriday 17 April 2026 06:47 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2959549","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-live-updates-putin-zelensky-attack-b2959549.html","title":"Ukraine war latest: Russia launches deadliest aerial attack this year"}}CloseZelenskyy says Putin ‘a global threat’ seeking control over neighboursOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":...