KYIV, Ukraine — At least 11 people were killed as Russia launched a wave of missiles and drones at Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, officials said, hours before President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was set to plead for more firepower at NATO summit in Turkey.Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscriptionGet exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading.All of the ballistic missiles launched by Russia struck their targets, underscoring Kyiv’s shortage of Patriot interceptor missiles.
The attack came hours after Zelenskyy warned that a large-scale attack was imminent.Damage had been reported at more than 10 locations across the capital, including residential buildings, Zelenskyy said on X Monday, adding that the city had come under “a massive Russian attack.” “As of now, it has been confirmed that, tragically, eleven people were killed in this attack,” he wrote, adding that “64 people have been rescued, including two children.” Rescuers work at a nine-story residential building in Kyiv's Podilskyi district after a Russian missile strike on Monday.Kostiantyn Liberov / Libkos via Getty ImagesHis comments came ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey — which President Donald Trump is set to attend.Hailing his country’s military efforts he said they were struggling to intercept “Russian ballistic missiles.
And the reason lies in the insufficient supply of interceptor missiles.” Pleading for for international help, he said it was “critically important that the world — first and foremost the United States and our European partners — come out of the NATO Summit in Ankara with strong decisions in support of our air defense, and thus the protection of ordinary people’s lives.”“As long as Patriot missiles remain in our allies’ stockpiles, Russia is only encouraged to keep ‘vanquishing’ residential buildings.The United States and Europe have enough strength to stop this terror,” he added.The latest attack on Kyiv came just days after ...