Volodymyr Zelensky warned on Monday that tens of thousands of people are likely to have been killed in Vladimir Putin’s massacre in Mariupol as British defence chiefs warned he may use phosphorus munitions in his desperation to seize the city.
On day 47 of the conflict, Ukraine’s president steeled his country for a Russian onslaught in the Donbas region this week in what could be crucial battles to decide the course of the war.
