Zelensky’s Hometown Hit: Death Toll Rises as He Pleads for Air Defenses

KRYVYI RIH, Ukraine — Rescue workers are still searching through the rubble of a shopping center in President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown. The Russian strike has killed at least sixteen people, with several others still missing. The attack adds new urgency to Zelensky’s months-long request for more Patriot interceptor missiles. As winter approaches, Ukraine faces a heightened threat of renewed strikes on its energy grid and civilian areas.