'I am target number one' - Ukraine President says Russian kill squads are searching for him

He addressed his war-torn nation this morning as it is feared Russian forces are now just 20 miles from Kyiv - with the US warning the city could fall within 96 hours.
'My family is not a traitor, but a citizen of Ukraine,' he said, adding that he would not reveal their location.

Zelenskyy said at least 137 troops and civilians were killed on the first day of fighting, adding that Russian “sabotage forces” had entered the city to hunt him and his family down.

He also took aim at the West over their perceived lack of material support for Ukraine in the wake of the invasion.

US officials believe that Putin's main aim is to target the government of Kyiv with a "decapitation" strike so he can install a puppet regime.

“We have been left alone to defend our state. Who is ready to fight alongside us? I don’t see anyone,” Zelenskyy said.

“Who is ready to give Ukraine a guarantee of NATO membership?

"Everyone is afraid.”

The president went on: "They want to destroy Ukraine politically by destroying the head of state."