Ukrainian capital Kyiv under missile attack, officials say
The Ukrainian capital Kyiv came under a Russian missile attack early on Monday (July 6, 2026) and officials said residents were trapped inside a badly
The Ukrainian capital Kyiv came under a Russian missile attack early on Monday (July 6, 2026) and officials said residents were trapped inside a badly damaged building near the city centre. Reuters witnesses reported a series of explosions in and around the capital and said air defences were also in action against Russian drones.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko, writing on Telegram, said a residential building had been hit in the historic Podil district. “People are trapped on the seventh to ninth floors,”
Mr. Klitschko said. He said drone debris had fallen on a second residential building in the same area and in other districts of the city of 3
million. At least 30 people were killed in Kyiv on Thursday (July 2, 2026) when Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles at the city.
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