KYIV, Ukraine – A Russian attack on a site near Kyiv that was hosting a defense industry event killed at least 10 people and wounded nearly 100 others, according to Ukrainian government and industry officials.
The ballistic missile strike came a day after Zelenskyy met in Kyiv with senior representatives of Raytheon, the U.S. company that makes the Patriot air defense systems Ukraine desperately needs to counter the devastating ballistic missiles Russia uses to advance its invasion. Raytheon didn’t immediately respond to an email inquiring whether any of its workers were at the event.
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