Chaos reigned supreme in Kyiv early this morning, as Russia unleashed its largest missile attack on the capital city in recent weeks. Ukraine's air force said the Russia fired 29 cruise missiles and two nuclear-capable Iskander missiles from strategic bombers. Ukrainian officials claim to have shot down all 31.
Falling debris hit Kyiv and the surrounding region after Vladimir Putin vowed retaliation for Ukraine's artillery and drone strikes in Russia's border regions. Thursday's bombardment came hours before the arrival of NATO leaders. (RELATED: New Russian Claim: US Ally Hiding A Shocking Secret…)
The foiled attack wounded 17. Miraculously, no one was killed.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky requested additional air defense systems for his country in response to the latest developments, as the Daily Mail reports:
NATO Military Committee Chief Rob Bauer, during his visit to the capital Thursday said Ukraine's allies should not be too pessimistic about its ability to repel Russian troops and called for important aid packages to be delivered quickly.
Bauer led the first official visit to Kyiv by a NATO military delegation since February 2022 when Russia sent thousands of troops to Ukraine in a multi-pronged invasion.
Kyiv's troops are facing shortages of ammunition shells and manpower, and are on the back foot in the east where Russian forces are inching forward.
‘Ukraine needs even more support. And you need it now,' Bauer told the Kyiv Security Forum. ‘Time in Ukraine is not measured in days, weeks or months.
“It is measured in human lives,” Bauer continued. “In allied nations a week is a week. In Ukraine a week is a mother, a father, child, friend, lover, lost forever.”
