Russia's second missile assault on Kyiv this week injured at least 53 people, damaging homes and a children's hospital, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pleaded for more help for his country.
Ukraine's air defense systems downed all 10 ballistic missiles that targeted the capital at about 3 A.M. (0100 GMT), Ukraine's Air Force said on the Telegram app.
Falling debris caused injuries and destruction in four of Kyiv's districts along the Dnipro River, which cuts through the capital, officials said. Thirty-five buildings were damaged, according to the city's military administration.
Ukraine's national police said 53 people, including six children, had been injured by the attack. Eighteen people have been hospitalized, it said in a social media post.
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