Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky threatens Kyiv will pre-emptively attack Putin’s facilities linked to war

Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian forces were preparing to launch pre-emptive attacks on Russia facilities linked to the war.

“I instructed our intelligence services ⁠and military to ​act pre-emptively ⁠against facilities Russia uses to expand its war effort," the president said.

Kyiv is currently on the offensive in the war, launching major attacks on Russian oil infrastructure in particular. A recent drone attack caused extensive damage at the Moscow oil refinery, according to industry sources, taking it offline for ⁠at least six months and complicating Russian efforts to tackle fuel shortages in the country.

In the wake of the renewed Ukrainian assault, Vladimir Putin said this week he was ready for peace talks.

Meanwhile, US president Donald Trump said Zelensky was “doing pretty well” in the war and called him “courageous”.

“He's doing pretty well, no matter how you look at it, he's holding his own at least. A lot of people dying on both sides, but I think he's doing pretty well," he said during a meeting with Nato secretary general Mark Rutte at the White House.