Zelenskyy cuts short South African trip after Russian strike on Kyiv kills nine

Ukrainian searchers clear the rubble after a Russian ballistic missile attack in Kyiv on Thursday. Picture: AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he is cutting short his official trip to South Africa and returning home after a Russian strike on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv killed at least nine people and injured more than 70.

Mr Zelenskyy said in a Telegram post that he will fly back to Kyiv after meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.