Rolling coverage of Russia-Ukraine Conflict

President Volodymyr Zelensky says his country has already reached a strategic turning point in the conflict with Russia, and is moving towards victory. Zelensky says he doesn’t know how many days it will take to “free Ukrainian land”, but, they will do it. The president has rallied Ukrainians with a series of addresses from Kiev, since the conflict began on February 24. He has received support from other European states and the US which have provided Ukraine with money and arms. They have also imposed tough sanctions on Russia but turned down Zelensky’s main demand. That’s a no-fly zone over Ukraine. Western countries say they don’t want to directly engage in war with Russia. The EU has also dismissed Kiev’s fast accession to the bloc.