Russian missile strikes on Kyiv kill two, wounding civilians

Russian ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv on Thursday killed at least two people, with around twenty explosions heard during an air raid alert, according to AFP journalists and Ukrainian officials. Mayor Vitali Klitschko urged residents to stay in shelters as the attack hit civilian infrastructure, including residential buildings and a maternity hospital. President Volodymyr Zelensky, meeting US lawmakers, condemned the strikes and renewed calls for tougher sanctions and missile interceptors. The attack follows Wednesday's bombardment that killed seven in Ukraine. Kyiv has faced intense strikes amid escalating long-range attacks, while Zelensky proposed a moratorium on energy-site strikes and denounced Russia's "ballistic terror" at the UN.