Kyiv strikes kill at least nine as Zelensky seeks Patriots

Russian drones and ballistic missiles killed at least nine people in Kyiv overnight into Saturday, Ukrainian officials said, as President Volodymyr Zelensky again urged allies to supply more air defences.

Zelensky said Ukraine intercepted only one of 27 ballistic missiles launched, citing a shortage of interceptors. Ukraine has been asking allies for more US-made Patriot missile interceptors, which it says are its only defence against ballistic attacks.

Ukrainian authorities said more than 30 people were wounded and five districts of the capital were struck. In the eastern Darnytsky district, officials reported seven deaths and 14 wounded. In the western Solomiansky district, officials said two people were killed and eight wounded after strikes damaged a five-storey residential building.

Ukraine's state emergency service said about 105 people had been rescued by early Saturday. The Lithuanian embassy was among buildings damaged, according to Lithuania's foreign minister.

Russia's defence ministry said it had struck "military-industrial complex enterprises and logistics centres". Ukrainian authorities reported damage to residential buildings and vehicles.

Zelensky said the shortage of ballistic missile interceptors encouraged Russia to launch deadly attacks. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga said the strikes showed Ukraine urgently needed stronger air defences.

Russia's defence ministry also said Russian air defences intercepted and destroyed 274 Ukrainian drones overnight. Russian-installed officials said Ukrainian strikes on Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine killed at least two people.