FOG BLOG PUTIN'S WAR LOG: BOMBING IN KYIV DURING U.N. LEADER'S VISIT:

Missiles hit Kyiv on day of U.N. leader’s visit...Russian missiles struck Kyiv on Thursday, according to Ukrainian officials, who denounced a brazen attack on their capital city the same day the U.N. leader visited. Kyiv had slowly come back to life this month as beleaguered Russian troops withdrew from the region. But recent attacks reported in central and western Ukraine have underscored that the fighting will not be contained to the east, even if Moscow has focused its forces there.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the strikes on Kyiv came “immediately after the end” of his talks there with U.N. Secretary General António Guterres, who also met with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week in Moscow. Zelensky said Russian leaders are trying to “humiliate” the United Nations and said their actions Thursday demand “a strong response.”With fierce fighting underway in the eastern Donbas region, the United States and its allies are rushing to help Ukraine arm up. President Biden is asking Congress to approve a $33 billion spending package with military and humanitarian aid for the country. On Thursday, he also proposed escalating America’s financial war with Moscow by letting U.S. authorities liquidate the assets of Russian oligarchs and donate the proceeds to Ukraine.