Trump Appalled by Russian Barrage of Missiles on Kyiv...

RUSSIA attacked Kyiv with an hourslong barrage of missiles and drones, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 70 in its deadliest assault on the Ukrainian capital since last July and just as peace efforts are coming to a head.

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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after the attack he is cutting short his official trip to South Africa and returning home as the city reeled from the bombardment that kept residents on edge for about 11 hours. It appeared to be Russia's biggest attack on Kyiv in nine months, and Zelenskyy branded it as "one of (Russia's) most outrageous."

Zelenskyy said that Russia's large-scale missile attack on Kyiv, the deadliest strike on the Ukrainian capital in months, was designed to put "pressure" on the United States.

He also insisted that Kyiv would not change its position on Crimea — after US President Donald Trump criticised him for not agreeing to cede the Black Sea peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014.