Russia strikes Ukraine’s Kyiv region with ballistic missiles, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens, authorities said, on the eve of a NATO summit in Turkey.
The assault is the second on the capital and its surroundings in less than a week and comes as both sides increased long-range attacks, underlining the growing reach of the war more than four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion.
US President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky are expected to discuss the war on the sidelines of the summit in the Turkish capital Ankara, which begins tomorrow.
After that, Trump plans to speak with Russian leader Vladimir Putin as Washington seeks to revive stalled peace efforts.
An AFP journalist in Kyiv heard more than 10 explosions during a ballistic missile alert early Monday. Around 30 minutes later, AFP journalists saw several flashes in the sky as another series of blasts rang out.
Seven people were killed in Kyiv, and one in Bucha district northwest of the capital, authorities say, while at least 34 were wounded in Kyiv and its surrounding areas.
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