Russia strikes Ukraine ahead of Trump-Zelensky talks at Nato summit
Deadly barrages hit Kyiv while Ukrainian drone swarms target Russian ships and territory ahead of high-stakes Turkey talks
Russian strikes on Ukraine overnight killed at least seven people as Kyiv’s army said it had hit several Russian tankers, in fresh attacks just hours ahead of a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky at a Nato summit.
A first large blast in Kyiv was heard shortly after midnight even before the city’s air alert sirens sounded - a rare failure in the system that has spooked residents of the capital.
That was followed by a barrage of several more explosions.
One person was killed in Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, having reported warehouses on fire after a missile strike.
Russia has hit the Ukrainian capital with several large deadly attacks over the last week - killing more than 50 this month in a spate of ballistic missile and drone strikes.
At the Nato summit in Ankara, Zelensky has been urging his allies to deliver ammunition for US-made Patriot air defence systems - the only thing that can stop Russia’s ultra-fast hard-to-intercept ballistic missiles.