Ukrainian emergency workers clear the rubble on the roof of a residential building hit by a Russian rocket in Kharkiv on Monday
(Picture: AP)Russia is preparing for “maximum escalation” in its war on Ukraine, a top Kyiv security official has warned as the anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s invasion approaches.
Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, said Moscow was “gathering everything possible” for a major offensive.
