well, russia has confirmed that it attacked this city last night it says it was targeting a missile factory. the attack coincided with the visit here of the united nations secretary general, antonio guterres, who had just finished a meeting with ukraine s president zelensky. we heard the explosions, and shortly afterwards, and shortly after the secretary general told me he was shocked by the attack. ukraine says it was an attempt to humiliate the un. one woman was killed and several other people were injured. moscow says the missiles were launched from a submarine in the black sea. meanwhile, an aid organisation says it believes two british volunteers providing humanitarian assistance here in ukraine have been captured by the russian military, near the city of zaporizhzhia. joe inwood, here in kyiv, has our first report. if kyiv thought it was safe from russian attack, last night was a rude awakening.
today at 1pm: nato warns the west must prepare for the long haul here in ukraine. it comes as russia confirms it fired missiles into this city last night the first direct attack on kyiv for a fortnight. translation: the first one struck l on that side, it was really loud. l i thought it fell somewhere near my office. after about ten seconds, a second one hit here. translation: they ve killed so many people. | it s really difficult. and the other headlines this lunchtime. the leader of the british virgin islands is arrested in florida on charges of drug smuggling and money laundering. black schoolchildren are likely to face tougher punishments than other pupils because they re viewed as less innocent, says a new report.