Ukraine presses allies for resupply as Russia launches ballistic missiles

Russia attacked Ukraine with missiles and drones on Saturday, killing two and wounding 19 others, officials said, as Kyiv awaits supplies of air defence 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 defences 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.

Later 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.