Volodymyr Zelensky
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the president of Ukraine, elected in 2019. He leads the country in its war against Russia and regularly reports on the defense of Ukraine and international support.
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Russia strikes Kyiv twice with ballistic missiles, damaging Southern Bridge and metro infrastructure
Russia launched two waves of ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv in the evening of 26 October and the night of 27 October, killing a 46-year-old woman and injuring 14 or 15 people, according to official reports. A missile hit the Southern Bridge, creating a large crater and damaging the above-ground metro infrastructure. The wider overnight attack on Ukraine involved 16 ballistic missiles and 280 drones, with Kyiv as the main target direction.