Ukraine’s first lady asks US for more weapons during Capitol address

Olena Zelenska, the first lady of Ukraine, addresses members of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington (Michael Reynolds/AP)

Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska has appealed face to face to US politicians for more air defence systems to help guard her country’s skies.

She spoke during an unsparing Capitol address showing the blood-stained prams and small crumpled bodies left by Russia’s bombardments.