NATO fighter jets were scrambled as Vladimir Putin unleashed a huge missile and drone blitz on Ukraine.
The savage barrage on Friday night killed six innocent Ukrainians after the bombs slammed into apartment buildings and neighbourhoods.
Russia launched 165 missiles and drones at Ukraine during air attacks on Saturday, the Ukrainian air force said.
Ukraine said it shot down 56 drones and redirected 61 Russian drones and redirected a “significant number” of missiles.
Putin used nuclear-capable bomber aircraft including Tu-95s and Tu-22s to unleash the Kh-22 missiles at Ukraine.
He also sent a wave of Iranian-supplied drones across the border as he tries to pummel the brave country into submission.
Nato scrambled its fighter jets in Poland in response to the scale of the attack near the alliance’s eastern border.
It also prepared its anti-air defences in case missiles or drones passed into its airspace.
A drone crashed in the Kholodnohirskyi residential district in Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv, leading to the death of one woman and injuring five others, according to the mayor.
In Poltava, an ordinary apartment block was hit ripping apart the entrance and killing three, including a child, and wounding ten.
Several top floors were smashed and thick columns of smoke rose into the sky.
Fires broke out amongst the rubble with firefighters and rescuers having to make their way through the dangerous area to find survivors.
The attack soon after Donald Trump announced in the Oval Office that his administration was actively talking to Moscow.
Head of Volodymyr Zelensky’s office, Andriy Yermak, slammed Russia for the attack.
He said: “Murderers who have absolutely no respect for any leader in the world, or any other nation.
“There’s only fear, which does not allow them to do the same in Europe. For now.”
He said: “We are having very serious discussions about that war, trying to get it ended.”
Trump and Putin are likely to speak after the Republican pledged to end the war on “day one” during his campaign to return to the White House.
The Russian defence ministry said its overnight strikes had hit gas and energy infrastructure that supply Ukraine’s “military-industrial complexes”.
On a different note, Putin was observed offering a bunch of white roses to Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill, Russia’s foremost church figure, to mark the 16th anniversary of his enthronement.
The fully-fledged Russian invasion of its neighbour enters its fourth year in February.
On Friday, The Sun revealed a hero who deserted the British Army to fight for Ukraine had died.
Former Royal Welsh Fusilier Alexander Garms-Rizzi, 23, acted as “bait” to draw fire away from three Ukrainian troops during a frontline battle.
Ukrainian air defence also repelled the attacks in Kyiv, but there were no immediate reports of major damage or casualties in the capital.
Putin’s goons have also posted sickening videos of their murderous drone strikes on innocent Ukrainians online as warped war “trophies”.
Horrifying clips of several bomb drops on civilian homes, buses, and cars have been posted on Telegram during Mad Vlad’s terrorist invasion.
Videos, proudly uploaded by sick-minded Russian troops, show drone operators flying their weapons at a low height over the city.
