War in Ukraine: Seventeen wounded by Russian missile attack in Kiev, Zelensky appeals to the West

Ukraine said it shot down 31 Russian missiles aimed at Kiev in the early hours of the morning, in the first major attack on the capital since February, which came after Moscow vowed revenge for deadly bombings on Russian territory. After these new strikes, which injured 17 people, President Volodymyr Zelensky called on the West to have the “political will” to help his country, specifically asking for anti-aircraft systems such as the modern American Patriot missiles. “All the missiles were shot down in the vicinity of Kiev,” the Ukrainian Air Force announced, specifying that they were two Iskander and Kinzal ballistic missiles as well as 29 cruise missiles launched by strategic bombers. According to the Ukrainian presidency, 13 civilians were injured in city districts and four in the Kyiv region. Debris from the missiles fell causing damage and casualties. AFP journalists in Kyiv heard loud explosions from 05:00 (local and Greek time), as […]
Source: News Beast

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