Ukraine leader’s aide survives assassination attempt

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has promised a strong response after one of his top aides survived an apparent assassination attempt.

Serhiy Shefir’s car was struck with a volley of bullets as he left his home south of the capital Kyiv on Wednesday morning. His driver was wounded.

It is not known who carried out the shooting, but Mr Zelensky said it could have been a foreign or domestic attack.