Zelensky calls for regime change in Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for "regime change" in Russia, arguing that President Vladimir Putin's continued leadership poses a threat to neighboring countries.

Speaking virtually to a conference marking 50 years since the signing of the Cold War-era Helsinki Accords, Zelensky asserted that Russia initiated the war and can be compelled to end it.

He warned that without a change in Russia's leadership, Moscow would persist in destabilizing its neighbors even after the current conflict concludes.

Overnight Russian drone and missile attacks on Kyiv killed eight people, including a six-year-old boy, and wounded dozens more.

The Russian army also claimed to have captured Chasiv Yar, a strategically important hillside town in eastern Ukraine.

Zelensky advocated for the confiscation of frozen Russian assets to be utilized in defending against Russian aggression and promoting peace.