KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Russia fired missiles and drones into apartment buildings in Kyiv for the second time in a week on Monday, killing at least 18 people on the eve of a crucial NATO summit, authorities said.

President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the alliance to take “strong decisions” on boosting Ukraine’s air defences following the strike, which came just days after another Russian attack killed more than 30 people in Kyiv.

The European Union also said that Ukraine needed air defence reinforcements.