Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday as Russian forces kept up attacks on the besieged suburbs of Kyiv and the southern city of Mariupol while announcing they had used hypersonic missiles for the first time to destroy an ammunition depot in Ukraine’s west.

"It's time to meet. Time to talk. It is time to restore territorial integrity and justice for Ukraine. Otherwise, Russia's losses will be so great that a few generations will not be enough to recover. The war must end. Ukraine's proposals are on the table," Zelensky appealed.