Missile, drone attack on Kyiv kills 10, damages homes and high-rises

2026-07-02

Russian forces carried out a large-scale missile and drone attack on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, from the night of the 1st into the early hours of the 2nd, the Ukrainian Air Force said. Kyiv authorities said homes were destroyed, fires broke out in high-rise buildings, and 10 people were killed and about 30 injured.

Back-and-forth attacks and retaliation

On June 18, Ukrainian forces carried out their largest-ever drone attack on the Russian capital, Moscow. They also targeted oil-related facilities and logistics bases inside Russia and in areas under its control, raising the possibility that the Russian side took countermeasures.

Damage in Kyiv in June as well

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned the public on July 1, saying there was intelligence that Russia was preparing a large-scale attack. Russian forces also struck locations across Ukraine with missiles and drones from the night of June 14 into the early hours of June 15, damaging apartment blocks and other buildings in Kyiv, killing five people and injuring more than 30. A fire also broke out at the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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