Putin has told military leaders to abandon rules of war, Zelenskyy says

The FT reports that Zelenskyy, speaking in a bomb shelter inside a school that had just been hit by a Russian jet-powered drone[1], said Ukrainian spy agencies had information that Putin had dropped earlier limits on air campaigns. "He said there are no rules now,"[1] Zelenskyy told the paper.TVP World reports that, according to Zelenskyy, Putin gave the order in September, as Russia intensified attacks on civilian infrastructure, including schools, hospitals, telecommunications facilities and data centers[2]. In the same report, TVP World says the intelligence included intercepted communications involving Kremlin officials[2].According to the FT, Zelenskyy said that because Putin could not capture the Donbas, he was now pursuing "massive attack[s], massive killing"[1]. The paper also reports he said the attacks aim "to pressure people"[1].MediaBias News reports that Ekstra Bladet noted that the order's existence has not been verified by independent sources[3].The FT reports that Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said: "Russia's armed forces do not strike schools or hospitals."[1]TVP World reports Zelenskyy as saying that F-16s "destroy 50 to 60% of jet drones now"[2], but he told the FT that about half of Ukraine's F-16s were unavailable for use[2].The FT reports that when Zelenskyy was asked whether Ukraine's partners were doing all they could, he said: "Not enough, of course not enough."[1]