Russia pounded targets from practically one end of Ukraine to the other — including the capital, Kyiv, as the U.N. chief met with President Zelenskyy.
Attacks on Ukraine's capital had mostly stopped until Thursday's missile strike. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was in Kyiv trying to negotiate humanitarian corridors for civilians.
Russian forces hit Kyiv with a missile strike late Thursday shortly after United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
"It is a war zone but it is shocking that it happened close to us," Saviano Abreu, a spokesman for the U.N.'s humanitarian office, was quoted saying. The attack killed one person: a journalist.
By Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) - Two Russian missiles struck Kyiv during a visit by the head of the United Nations, Ukrainian officials said, but the
Journalist at US-funded Radio Free Europe killed in Russian missile barrage on Ukrainian capital; Zelensky accuses Moscow of trying to humiliate UN, urges 'powerful reaction'
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that any country interfering in Ukraine would be met with a "lightning-fast" response from Moscow. Meanwhile, heavy fighting continues in the eastern regions of Ukraine. Follow here for live news updates.
