\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUkraine\u2019s capital, Kyiv, came under a deadly Russian attack early Monday morning, on the eve of a critical NATO summit in Turkey that U.S. President Donald Trump plans to attend.Explosions have been heard across the city center, and people remain trapped in damaged multi-story residential buildings, as the combined attack, involving ballistic missiles and drones, continues.Related video above: President Donald Trump heads to NATO summit has relations with NATO allies are strainedAt least three people were killed and seven others wounded, as buildings were impacted and fires broke out in several districts of the city, officials said.Rescuers evacuated residents, including children, from the upper floors of a damaged building in the Podilskyi district early Monday, but the search for those still trapped is ongoing, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram.Air raid sirens were activated throughout the city, sending many residents into shelters.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had warned just hours earlier that Moscow was \u201cpreparing a new massive strike,\u201d and the assault comes just days after a ferocious Russian attack on Kyiv killed 30 people last Thursday \u2013\u2013 the third deadliest since the war began.\u201cThis is typical of Putin: right after America\u2019s Independence Day and before the NATO Summit in Ankara,\u201d Zelenskyy said Sunday in a post on X ahead of the attack.Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine will form the backdrop to the Turkey summit, which starts on Tuesday.Trump, who will be in Ankara, offered again to help end the war on Sunday, during a nearly 90-minute call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to Russia\u2019s foreign ministry. The U.S. president also spoke to Zelenskyy on Saturday.He had vowed to solve the war within 24 hours of taking office again, but more than 500 days into his second term, the administration has yet to find a path to peace between the neighbors, despite multiple attempts.Russian forces have stepped up efforts to take more of Ukraine\u2019s eastern Donetsk region \u2013 a key objective for the Kremlin \u2014 and Ukraine\u2019s cities face near-nightly attacks from Moscow\u2019s drones and missiles.Ukraine has also recently ramped up missile and drone attacks against key infrastructure deep inside Russian territory, including oil refineries, ports and military factories.The lethality of last Thursday’s attack on Kyiv displayed the challenge Ukrainian officials face in protecting their capital as Russia innovates \u2013 increasingly deploying jet-powered drones, like the Geran-4 UAV, which fly too fast for Kyiv\u2019s mobile fire groups and can only be shot down with ground-to-air missiles or fighter jets.The Ukrainian president repeated his plea to US and European allies for missiles for Patriot systems on Sunday, saying \u201cany delay with missiles for our air defense \u2013 missiles for Patriots \u2013 means the loss of lives, and it encourages Russia to continue the war.\u201d\u201cMissiles for Patriots are needed not in warehouses right now, but in Patriot units in Ukraine,\u201d Zelenskyy said.Zelenskyy sees Patriots as key for shooting down Russia\u2019s arsenal, which has included ballistic missiles, loitering munitions and the jet-powered drones. The latest versions of Patriot interceptors are capable of engaging incoming short-range ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones at altitudes up to 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) and distances of up to 35 kilometers.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Ukraine\u2019s capital, Kyiv, came under a deadly Russian attack early Monday morning, on the eve of a critical NATO summit in Turkey that U.S. President Donald Trump plans to attend.<\/p>\n
Explosions have been heard across the city center, and people remain trapped in damaged multi-story residential buildings, as the combined attack, involving ballistic missiles and drones, continues.<\/p>\n
Related video above: President Donald Trump heads to NATO summit has relations with NATO allies are strained<\/p>\n
At least three people were killed and seven others wounded, as buildings were impacted and fires broke out in several districts of the city, officials said.<\/p>\n
Rescuers evacuated residents, including children, from the upper floors of a damaged building in the Podilskyi district early Monday, but the search for those still trapped is ongoing, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram.<\/p>\n
Air raid sirens were activated throughout the city, sending many residents into shelters.<\/p>\n
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had warned just hours earlier that Moscow was \u201cpreparing a new massive strike,\u201d and the assault comes just days after a ferocious Russian attack on Kyiv killed 30 people last Thursday \u2013\u2013 the third deadliest since the war began.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is typical of Putin: right after America\u2019s Independence Day and before the NATO Summit in Ankara,\u201d Zelenskyy said Sunday in a post on X ahead of the attack.<\/p>\n
Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine will form the backdrop to the Turkey summit, which starts on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Trump, who will be in Ankara, offered again to help end the war on Sunday, during a nearly 90-minute call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to Russia\u2019s foreign ministry. The U.S. president also spoke to Zelenskyy on Saturday.<\/p>\n
He had vowed to solve the war within 24 hours of taking office again, but more than 500 days into his second term, the administration has yet to find a path to peace between the neighbors, despite multiple attempts.<\/p>\n
Russian forces have stepped up efforts to take more of Ukraine\u2019s eastern Donetsk region \u2013 a key objective for the Kremlin \u2014 and Ukraine\u2019s cities face near-nightly attacks from Moscow\u2019s drones and missiles.<\/p>\n
Ukraine has also recently ramped up missile and drone attacks against key infrastructure deep inside Russian territory, including oil refineries, ports and military factories.<\/p>\n
The lethality of last Thursday’s attack on Kyiv displayed the challenge Ukrainian officials face in protecting their capital as Russia innovates \u2013 increasingly deploying jet-powered drones, like the Geran-4 UAV, which fly too fast for Kyiv\u2019s mobile fire groups and can only be shot down with ground-to-air missiles or fighter jets.<\/p>\n
The Ukrainian president repeated his plea to US and European allies for missiles for Patriot systems on Sunday, saying \u201cany delay with missiles for our air defense \u2013 missiles for Patriots \u2013 means the loss of lives, and it encourages Russia to continue the war.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMissiles for Patriots are needed not in warehouses right now, but in Patriot units in Ukraine,\u201d Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n