Jerusalem Post/World NewsEleven people were wounded in the capital, Kyiv, by an attack that used ballistic and cruise missiles as well as drones.Follow us on Googlemokes rises after a Russian ballistic missile strike hit a roadway in Kyiv's Darnytskyi district, where a traffic-light control electrical cabinet caught fire and windows were shattered in nearby residential buildings on July 11, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (photo credit: Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images )ByREUTERSJULY 11, 2026 16:19Updated: JULY 11, 2026 16:26Russia attacked Ukraine with missiles and drones on Saturday, killing two and wounding 19 others, officials said, as Kyiv awaits supplies of air defense munitions after a shortage has left it exposed to Russian attacks.Eleven people were wounded in the capital, Kyiv, by an attack that used ballistic and cruise missiles as well as drones."Civilian infrastructure was hit even before the air raid alert was issued," President Volodymyr Zelensky said, adding that rescuers were working on the site."Our defenders managed to shoot down most of the targets, but not the ballistic ones," he added, calling on Ukraine's allies to quickly deliver the support packages of air defenses agreed at the NATO summit this week.Russia launched six ballistic missiles, another six cruise missiles and 121 drones, Ukraine's air force said, adding that it downed at least two cruise missiles and 111 drones.UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-WAR This photo shows smoke rising during Russian missile strikes on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv early on July 11, 2026, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. (credit: Evgen KOTENKO / AFP via Getty Images)Ukraine pleads for supplies from alliesLater in the morning, a missile strike in the port city of Odesa killed two people and wounded another, while a drone hit a civilian enterprise in the eastern city of Kharkiv, wounding seven.Ukraine, which is critically low on munitions for its Patriot air defense systems, has been largely unable to down ballistic missiles, which travel at several times the speed of sound, over the past month.It has pleaded with allies for greater supplies of those munitions, and has also pushed Europe to work with Kyiv on its own anti-ballistic air defense system.US President Donald Trump said this week that Ukraine will be granted a license to produce its own Patriot interceptor missiles.Zelensky calls for defense projects to move 'as swiftly as possible'After Saturday's attack, Zelensky called for those projects to move "as swiftly as possible."Russia has stepped up attacks on the capital in recent weeks. So far this month, strikes on Kyiv and the surrounding region have killed more than 60 people.Kyiv, in turn, has been pressuring Russia's military logistics in occupied southern Ukraine, seeking to deprive Russian forces of fuel and munitions by conducting strikes on trucks and vessels deep behind the front lines.Ukraine's drone forces chief Robert Brovdi said his units had struck 21 fuel tanker vessels in the Sea of Azov overnight, as well as seven other cargo and support ships, bringing the total up to 76 vessels struck this week.Follow us on Google