an air alert triggered across the country after “a missile attack” launched by Russia on kyiv

“[Vladimir] Putin is launching a missile attack on kyiv.” The Ukrainian presidency warned of Russian bombing in the capital on Wednesday, November 13, after the armed forces detected suspicious movements of Russian Tu-95 bombers and MiG-31 planes. Ukrainian authorities have issued a nationwide air alert. Follow our live stream.

Explosions reported in kyiv. The mayor of kyiv, Vitaliï Klitschko, called on residents of the capital to go to shelters. “The air alert is still in progress”added the head of the military administration of the capital, noting the presence of several missiles.

North Korean soldiers are in “combat” on the Ukrainian border, according to Washington. The United States confirmed on Tuesday kyiv’s accusations that North Korean troops were “engaged in combat operations” alongside Russian soldiers in Russia’s Kursk region, a small part of which is occupied by Ukrainian forces.

Anthony Blinken puts pressure on the Europeans. The Secretary of State, whose days are numbered at the head of American diplomacy, arrived in Brussels late Tuesday evening. He must meet NATO and European Union officials there in order to accelerate aid to Ukraine, potentially threatened by the return of Donald Trump.