Russia Renews Missile Attacks on Kyiv, Pounds Ukraine’s East and South

Missile traces are seen in the sky over the city after a Russian missile strike, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Nov. 11, 2023. Anna Voitenko/Reuters

KYIV—Russia launched a missile attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and the nearby region for the first time in weeks on Saturday and pounded the east and south of the country with drones, Ukrainian officials said.

Serhiy Popko, head of the Kyiv city military administration, said a Russian ballistic missile was launched toward the capital at about 08:00 a.m.(0600 GMT).