Sir Richard Branson goes to Ukraine, meets with Voldymyr Zelensky

He said the reason for the visit was to learn “what business, in partnership with civil society and governments, can do to more effectively support Ukraine”.

It emerged around a residential zone that was recently hit by an air strike and then travelled to Gostomel Airport to see the remains of Antonov AN-225, the world's largest transport aircraft.

Sir Richard said: “It is clear that these types of attacks are not intentional and arbitrary. They are part of a deliberate strategy to spread fear and terror among Ukraine's civilian population. I hope the Russian authors of these shocking acts will be held accountable to”.

He called the visit to the war-torn country a “humble and emotional need”.

In a statement by Zelensky's office, the president said the pair discussed the issue of keeping the world's “attention to the Russian invasion of Ukraine”