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The US president says Kyiv ‘don’t have any cards, but they’re playing tough’, tells Zelensky and Putin to ‘get together’.

In Kyiv region, rescuers extinguished a fire caused by an attack by Russian drones on the night of February 22. — Ukrinform.

Ukraine's air force shot down 87 drones, with 70 more probably lost to electronic countermeasures, the country's military said, as it responded to an overnight attack in which Russia launched 160 drones and two missiles.

Ukrainian air defences were at work over central Kyiv late Thursday after Russia launched a drone attack. (AP/Srdjan Nedeljikovic)