Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed for additional support from the United States on Tuesday after Russia launched one of its deadliest attacks in months, with at least 22 people killed and dozens injured. “Europe needs its own anti-ballistic defense so that this war can finally be brought to an end,” urged Zelensky. “Assistance from the United States in supplying missiles for patriot systems is absolutely necessary.” Overnight, Russia “launched 656 attack drones and 73 missiles of various types” at Ukraine, Zelensky said. “If Ukraine is not protected from ballistic and other missile strikes, these attacks will continue,” he argued, as he reiterated his calls for additional assistance. “We are counting on the support of our partners and on effective responses to today’s attack” Zelensky said Russia’s attack primarily struck the capital Kyiv, "where dozens of residential buildings and other purely civilian infrastructure were damaged again," and the central-eastern city of Dnipro.…