Nine killed in Russian aerial attacks on Zelenskyy’s hometown ahead of G7 summit

Mr Zelenskyy said the strike has again proven that “Ukraine, together with its partners, must strengthen its air defences” — something that he has repeatedly appealed for with Ukraine’s western partners

Emergency workers in Ukraine clear the rubble as they search for victims after a Russian missile hit Kryvyi Rih (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

Russian forces have launched new deadly attacks on Ukraine, killing at least nine people on Wednesday, a day before the leaders of countries that are some of Ukraine’s biggest backers were to discuss how to slow Moscow’s offensive.

Ukrainian authorities said that along with the nine killed, 29 others, including five children, were wounded when Russian missiles hit an apartment block in Kryvyi Rih, which is President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s hometown.