Vladimir Putin unleashes deadly drone swarm on Ukraine as Zelensky compares him to 'evil' Hitler
The deadly drone swarm comes just hours before Russia marks its Victory Day over Nazi Germany on May 9
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Vladimir Putin has unleashed a drone strike against Ukraine after Volodymyr Zelensky compared the Russian President to Adolf Hitler.
The deadly drone swarm comes just hours before Russia marks its Victory Day over Nazi Germany on May 9.
Kharkiv, Kherson, Kyiv, Mykolaiv and Odesa have also been targeted during Putin’s latest onslaught.
The mayor of the Ukrainian capital claimed Moscow fired 36 Iranian-made kamikaze drones at Kyiv.
The deadly drone swarm comes just hours before Russia marks its Victory Day over Nazi Germany on May 9
ReutersAll of the drones had been shot down but debris hit buildings, leading to at least five injuries.
Three people were also injured after a food warehouse was set ablaze by a missile in Odesa.
Ukraine issued a nationwide air raid alert after Russia mounted its latest aerial attack.
The Kremlin has consistently peddled Soviet-era rhetoric to justify its invasion of Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin has consistently compared Russia's invasion of Ukraine to the Second World War
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Putin has particularly focused on the USSR’s fight against Nazi Germany in the final four years of the Second World War.
He has claimed the ongoing invasion of Ukraine is a so-called “special military operation” which was launched to bring about the “denazification” of the ex-Soviet state.
Kyiv and its allies in the West have refuted the Russian President’s comments.
Zelensky made reference to the Second World War to challenge Putin over his conduct.
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky vowed to defeat Russia as he compared the invasion of the fight against Nazism
PAThe Ukrainian President said Putin would be defeated “as Nazism was”.
The comedian-turned-politician also compared his compatriots with those who fought against Hitler during the Second World War.
Zelensky said: “Recalling the heroism of millions of Ukrainians in that war against Nazism, we see the same heroism in the actions of our soldiers today.”
He added: “Unfortunately, evil has returned. Just as evil rushed into our towns and villages then, so it does not. As it killed out people then, so it does now.
Russia is preparing to celebrate Victory Day tomorrow (May 9)
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“And all the old evil that modern Russia is bringing back will be defeated, just as Nazism was defeated.”
But Ukrainian officials fear Russia could plan to capture frontline cities to mark Victory Day.
A video emerged over the weekend which showed Putin’s troops attacking Bakhmut.
Ground forces commander Colonel Oleksandr Syrski claimed Putin “still hopes to capture [Bakhmut] by May 9”.
The 57-year-old added: “Our task is to prevent this.”