Zelenskyy calls for ‘strong decisions’ at Nato summit after Russia kills 11 in overnight strikes on Kyiv – Europe live
Ukraine’s president makes plea ahead of summit this week in Ankara after over 68 missiles and 350 drones hit capital city Ukraine’s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha urged Nato leaders to “protect Ukrainian children from Russian ballistic terror,” saying “there is no more urgent task,” and warning them that “all decisions on air defence are needed now, not later.” “As world leaders head to Ankara, I would like them to hear what families in Kyiv heard this night. One of the most brutal attacks using
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05.17 EDTDeath toll from overnight strikes rise to 14; 117 injuredTess McClurein KyivA wave of Russian missiles and drones has struck Kyiv on the eve of a Nato summit in Turkey, killing more than a dozen people and heavily damaging apartment blocks and other buildings.Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of a Russian missile strike on a residential area in Kyiv, Ukraine, Photograph: Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA“In total, 14 people have died and 117 have been injured in Kyiv,” the office of the attorney general said on Monday morning.Tymur Tkachenko, the head of the Kyiv region’s military administration, said: “Sadly, this is not the final toll.
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