Ukraine air force says downed 31 Russian missiles targeting Kyiv

Ukraine's air force said Thursday it shot down 31 Russian missiles overnight, the largest attempted strike in weeks as Moscow vowed revenge for recent Ukrainian attacks on its border regions.

"The main direction of the attack was Kyiv," Ukraine's air force said in a statement on social media. Some 13 people were injured in the capital, the interior ministry said in a separate statement.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Western nations to show the "political will" to help Kyiv after Moscow's night-time attack.

"Such terror continues every day and night. It is possible to put an end to it through global unity," Zelensky said, calling on the West to send Ukraine more air defence systems. "This is entirely possible if our partners demonstrate sufficient political will."