Russia has launched a new wave of aerial attacks on Kyiv for the second time in a week in what’s being viewed as a grim threat to NATO.Monday’s devastating attack killed at least 14 people and injured 117 on the eve of a crucial NATO summit in the Turkish capita, Ankara, authorities said.President Volodymyr Zelensky said the alliance needed to take “strong decisions” on boosting Ukraine’s air defences following the strike, which came just days after another Russian attack killed more than 30 people in Kyiv.The European Union also said that Ukraine needs air defence reinforcements.Russian missiles hit an apartment block, ripping its top floors into two and leaving a giant creator.AFP reporters heard more than 10 explosions during a ballistic missile alert during the night, with flashes in the sky as the blasts rang out.It was the second attack in a week in which Russia deployed the hard-to-intercept ballistic missiles, triggering Zelensky’s desperate new appeal for allies to send advanced missiles for the US-made Patriot air defence systems.“It is 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,” he said on social media.Russia fired 68 missiles and 351 attack drones, he added. Officials in the Kyiv suburb of Vyshneve said they were evacuating residents due to the possibility of unexploded munitions in the debris.Around 30 residential buildings in Kyiv were hit, with rescuers still sifting through the rubble hours after the attack, officials said.Zelensky said Ukraine’s army had shot down the Russian drones and cruise missiles, but had “insufficient supply of interceptor missiles” to stop the ballistic missiles.European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said the attack showed that Ukraine “urgently” needs more air defence and that this would be discussed at the NATO meeting.Russia’s army said its forces also shot down more than 500 Ukrainian drones overnight.US-led attempts to broker an end to the more than four-year war have gone nowhere.The White House said Trump would meet Zelensky on Wednesday during the NATO summit in a big to invigorate diplomacy.“The president’s obviously getting together with him to talk about how we can end the war. That’s been a priority of his for a long time,” a senior US official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.The official said Trump would then “follow up” with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin chief has refused to back down on hardline territorial and political demands that Ukraine and its allies say amount to capitulation.Last week, Ukraine and Russia vowed to step up attacks after Moscow launched a massive barrage on Kyiv, injuring 91 people and killing at least 27, according to reports.Apartment blocks were hit, and so was a Red Cross warehouse and an ambulance station, according to Kyiv military officials and the city’s mayor, Vitaly Klitschko.Harrowing footage shows the moment an indoor swimming pool was struck by a Russian missile while people were in the water.Mayor Klitschko said the barrage was described as the “most massive attack” on the Ukrainian capital to date.Russia fired 496 drones and 74 missiles, including hard-to-intercept ballistic projectiles, Ukraine’s air force said.It said it shot down 48 of the missiles and 476 drones.