Nigeria, April 24 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy abruptly ended his official visit to South Africa on Thursday, April 24, following a Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv, which left at least nine dead and over 70 injured, according to Ukrainian authorities.

The Ukrainian leader had traveled to Pretoria to meet with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to garner African support for Ukraine's resistance against Russia's full-scale invasion, which began in February 2022.

"I will fly back to Kyiv after meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa," Zelenskyy announced in a statement on Telegram.

According to Ukraine's Air Force, the attack on Kyiv involved 66 ballistic and cruise missiles, four plane-launched ai...