Bloomberg
Russia carried out a massive air attack on Ukraine a day before the leaders of NATO countries are set to meet for their annual summit, underscoring that prospects for a resumption of peace talks remain remote.Eleven people were killed and 46 injured in the overnight strikes on Kyiv that caused damage in four districts of the city, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in a post on Telegram. Multiple residential buildings were damaged, Ukraine’s emergency ministry said.The attack followed days after 30 people died and almost 100 were injured in the deadliest Russian missile and drone assault on Kyiv in almost a year.
Ukrainian rescuers carry the body of a victim at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kyiv yesterday.
The impact of the combined strikes shows how Ukraine is struggling to replenish its dwindling stockpiles of US-made Patriot interceptors that are essential to defend against ballistic missiles.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is set to make another push for Washington to help provide his country with essential weapons when he meets US President Donald Trump in Ankara during the NATO summit that begins on Tuesday.
European leaders, who Trump has said gave only tepid backing for his war with Iran, have called for renewed US and European efforts to bring about peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.Russian President Vladimir Putin and Trump discussed Ukraine and the upcoming NATO summit in a phone call Saturday. The US president also spoke with Zelenskiy, with the two leaders discussing the situation on the front line as well as diplomatic efforts to end the war that is in its fifth year.
