KYIV, Ukraine — Russia hammered Kyiv with drones in daylight attacks on Wednesday hours before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly.
\n\nPanic in Kyiv as Russian drone explodes
\n\nTwo people were killed and 41 wounded in Ukraine’s capital as the attacks stretched into Wednesday afternoon. Palls of black smoke floated above the city following the latest in what have been daily Russian attacks that torment Ukrainian civilians. The drones set off fires and damaged buildings in Kyiv and elsewhere in Ukraine overnight, authorities said.
\n\nZelenskyy was in New York for the annual U.N. gathering as part of his diplomatic effort to shore up and recruit further international support for his country’s grueling 4½-year fight against Russia’s invasion. He addressed the General Assembly, met with European leaders and was also due to hold talks with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte. In his address to the Assembly, Zelenskyy urged the international community to keep limiting Russian oil revenues to prevent Russia’s ability to keep financing its war in Ukraine.
\n\n“When someone gives Russia more money through trade, they give this war more time. And that is exactly why we insist on limiting trade with the aggressor…
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