KYIV, Ukraine, April 24, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he will be cutting short a visit to South Africa Thursday to urgently return to Kyiv after a Russian strike on the capital killed at least nine people.

"I am cancelling part of the program for this visit and will return to Ukraine immediately after the meeting with the President of South Africa," Zelensky, who arrived in the country hours earlier, said on social media.