Russia pounds Ukraine in new air attack, killing 9, including children

KYIV: Russia pounded Ukraine with dozens of missiles and hundreds of drones in overnight attacks on Thursday (Jul 30) that killed nine people, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said delays in supplies of air defence missiles from allies were costing lives.Russia launched more than 70 missiles and about 280 drones, Zelenskyy said in a statement. The capital Kyiv and the western region of Lviv on Ukraine's border with Poland were the main focus of the attack, the Ukrainian air force said. Poland, a European Union and NATO member, scrambled fighter jets to secure its airspace and Prime Minister Donald Tusk said a Russian cruise missile appeared to have left a large crater and debris in a field in eastern Poland."Protecting against the Russian missile threat is the most important task for pres