Ukraine repels large Russian missile and drone attack that injures civilians in Kyiv

By HANNA ARHIROVA
Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials said air defenses shot down 20 Iranian-made drones launched by Russia mostly at the Kyiv region. They said wreckage from the drones fell on four districts of the capital early Thursday. It wounded two people and destroyed several homes. Russian strikes have become a grim routine in Ukraine over the almost 17 months of the war.  The attack came hours after NATO wrapped up its annual summit with fresh pledges of weapons and ammunition and longer-term security guarantees but no clear path for Ukraine to join the alliance. Russian President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed Thursday that Ukraine’s membership in NATO is unacceptable for Moscow.