Zelenskyy says Ukraine has 'derailed' Russian attack plan

KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday said

Ukraine

's force had halted the

Kremlin

's push to capture

Kyiv

and oust him and urged Russians to pressure leader Vladimir Putin to stop the invasion.

"We've derailed their plan," the 44-year-old leader said in a new video address, stressing that the Ukrainian army was in control of the capital Kyiv and main cities around it.

He also thanked Russians who spoke out against the war and asked them to keep up the pressure on the Kremlin, saying: "Simply stop those who are lying to you, lying to us, lying to the entire world."