Major Russian attack kills at least 22 and leaves Ukraine pleading for help from Trump

Russian air attacks on major Ukrainian cities such as Kyiv, Dnipro and Kharkiv killed at least nine and wounded more than 60 early Tuesday, authorities said, after days of warnings that Moscow was planning a major assault.

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia unleashed a devastating assault on major cities across Ukraine early Tuesday, killing at least 22 people and injuring more than a hundred, authorities said.

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pleaded for more help from the United States after the strikes, which left people trapped under the rubble of apartment buildings and residents scrambling to shelter underground as smoke billowed over the capital, Kyiv. Later he warned that another massive attack could come Tuesday night.

It follows warnings from Moscow of an intense new wave of attacks, with the Kremlin hoping to change the narrative of a war mired in battlefield setbacks and diplomatic stalemate amid growing signs of domestic disquiet.