Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Says Intelligence Shows Russia Preparing New Massive Attack

March 23 (Reuters) – President ⁠Volodymyr ⁠Zelenskiy said ⁠on Monday that Ukrainian ​intelligence believed Russian forces ‌were preparing a new, ‌imminent mass ⁠attack ⁠on the country.

Zelenskiy, speaking in his nightly ​video address, suggested the new attack could occur ​on Monday, but gave no ⁠further details ⁠of a ⁠time frame ​or possible targets.

“Please pay attention ​to ⁠air raid alerts today. Intelligence indicates that Russia may be preparing ⁠a massive strike,” he said. “Relevant orders for ⁠air defence have already been issued.”

Russian forces have regularly staged air strikes on Ukrainian towns and cities, mainly at night and including the ⁠capital Kyiv. Energy infrastructure has been a repeated target.

(Reporting by Ron Popeski and ​Oleksandr Kozhukhar; Editing by ​Bill Berkrot)

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