Ukraine's Zelensky declares 'day of unity' for Wednesday, cited as possible invasion day

"They tell us February 16 will be the day of the attack. We will make it a day of unity," he said in a video address to the nation

Vendors wait for customers at their fruit market stall in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. Picture: AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti

Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday he had heard that Wednesday could be the day of a Russian invasion, and would proclaim it a day of Ukrainian national unity instead.

Zelenskiy, who has tended to play down suggestions that an attack is imminent, did not say who had suggested the date of February 16.