NATO had to scrambled fighters as mad Vladimir Putin unleashed a barrage of nuclear-capable bombers and ballistic missiles on Ukraine.

Russia launched aggressive new attacks on central Kyiv and other areas using ballistic and cruise missiles, kamikaze drones, and aerial bombs.

This occurred just a day after a Russian missile attack on Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of Volodymyr Zelensky, resulted in at least 19 fatalities, including nine children.

The latest attack involved at least four Tu-95MS strategic bombers, with Putin’s forces unleashing deadly Kh101 missiles from over the Caspian Sea.

Ukraine, along with its Western European allies, believes these horrific attacks indicate that the leader has no intention of responding to pressure from US President Trump to reach a peace agreement with Kyiv.

Instead, he has launched some of the most intensive and sustained attacks of the whole three-year conflict, with Ukraine enduring eight hours of hell in the latest blitzkrieg.

Due to the heinous attack, Nato was forced to raise its war planes – both Polish and from other Allied members – to patrol air space bordering Ukraine.

Poland’s command headquarters said: “Attention – due to the intensive activity of the long-range aviation of the Russian Federation, performing strikes on objects located, among others, in the west of Ukraine, the operation of Polish and allied aviation in our airspace has begun.

“The RSZ [armed forces] Operational Commander activated all available forces and resources at his disposal.

“On-call fighter pairs have been [scrambled], and ground-based air defence and radio-location reconnaissance systems have reached a state of highest readiness.

“The steps taken are aimed at ensuring security in the areas bordering the threatened areas.

“The RSZ Operational Command is monitoring the current situation and subordinate forces and resources remain in full readiness for immediate response.”

In Kyiv, the Russian attacks injured at least three as gargantuan fires erupted in Darnytsia, Obolonskyi and Solomynskyi districts, causing damage to residential buildings, warehouses and a furniture shop.

Multiple explosions hit the capital city from around ten ballistic missiles.

A multi-storey building was partially destroyed in the Obolonskyi district.

Residents fled to metro station bomb shelters in the savage new attacks with hundreds of firefighters forced to scramble to the city.

Russia also struck Uman, a city in Cherkasy region.

In Kupyansk, Kharkiv region, Russia aerial bombed an apartment block triggering fires, with a woman, 78, and man, 67, injured.

On Friday, 19 people were killed, including at least nine children, after Putin slammed a missile into homes in Kryvyi Rih.

Around 61 civilians were wounded as the Russians “lied” over making a “precision” hit on a restaurant packed with Ukrainian military personnel and foreign instructors, say Kyiv.

Bloodied survivors staggered into the open or were pulled from the rubble on stretchers as flames roared from shattered buildings.

Children and parents were killed where they had been playing at a park nearby the homes.