The Pentagon said the prospect of jets departing from a US/NATO base in Germany to fly into airspace contested with Russia in the Ukraine war is concerning.
Russian state media quotes the defence ministry as saying Russian forces will hold fire from 0800 CET to allow the evacuation of civilians from Kyiv, Kharkiv, Mariupol and Sumy. Ukraine s President Zelenskyy has slammed Russia s bombardment of residential areas.