Ukraine war: Buildings burn after renewed Russian air attacks
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Renewed Russian strikes on Ukraine kill at least 10, injure dozens
Russian overnight drone and missile strikes kill at least 10 civilians across Ukraine. The strikes came nearly a week after a combined Russian attack on Ukraine killed 28 people in Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called that attack one of the biggest bombardments of the war. Russian forces have for several months been trying to drive deeper into Ukraine as part of a renewed summer push along the roughly 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) frontline.”Russian forces are largely relying on poorly trained infantry to make gains in the face of Ukraine’s drone-based defense,” Washington-based think tank says. Kyiv Mayor: Most severe damage was in the Shevchenkivskyi district, where a section of a five-story apartment building collapsed and a pregnant woman was rescued from a nearby high-rise that also sustained heavy damage.
Russia fired 352 drones and decoys overnight, as well as 11 ballistic missiles and five cruise missiles, Ukraine’s air force said. Air defenses intercepted or jammed 339 drones and 15 missiles before they could reach their targets, a statement said.
The strikes came nearly a week after a combined Russian attack on Ukraine last Tuesday killed 28 people in Kyiv, 23 of them in a residential building that collapsed after sustaining a direct hit by a missile. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called that attack one of the biggest bombardments of the war, now in its fourth year.
Russian forces have for several months been trying to drive deeper into Ukraine as part of a renewed summer push along the roughly 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) frontline, though the Institute for the Study of War said their progress has been limited.
“Russian forces have failed to make significant gains during this period of intensified offensive operations, however, due in part to the fact that Russian forces are largely relying on poorly trained infantry to make gains in the face of Ukraine’s drone-based defense,” the Washington-based think tank said late Sunday.
At the same time, Russia has pounded civilian areas with long-range strikes in an apparent attempt to weaken public morale.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said preliminary data indicated that Russian forces used North Korean missiles in the Kyiv strike.
He called Russia, North Korea and Iran, which has provided drones to Russia, a “coalition of murderers” and warned of a potential spread of the “terror” if their alliance continues.
Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s defense and new ways to pressure Russia will be the two main topics in his visit to the United Kingdom on Monday.
Drones and missiles hit residential areas, hospitals and sports infrastructure in numerous districts across Kyiv in the early hours of Monday, emergency services said. The most severe damage was in the Shevchenkivskyi district, where a section of a five-story apartment building collapsed.
Six people were killed in that district, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Ten others, including a pregnant woman, were rescued from a nearby high-rise that also sustained heavy damage in the blast.
More than two dozen people were injured in the Kyiv attack, including four children, according to the city military administration head Tymur Tkachenko.
Dozens of vehicles, some burned out and others mangled by flying debris from the blast, formed a snarl in the courtyard in front of the partly demolished building, which had collapsed down to the second floor.
Onlookers, some wrapped in blankets, watched tearfully as the cleanup operation took place. Dozens of volunteers worked to remove broken glass, downed tree branches and other debris.
Oleksii Pozychaniuk, 29, who lives in the building next to the one struck in the attack, said he heard the whistle of the rocket approaching from inside his apartment and “froze in terror” before feeling the impact.
“Windows burst out, glass was flying everywhere,” he said. “We barely made it downstairs with my child, everything here was on fire. We didn’t see the neighboring building yet because everything was covered in smoke, the cars were smoldering, tires were bursting from the high temperature which was also scary.”
Klitschko told reporters that rescue workers were still searching the collapsed building for survivors.
Elsewhere in Ukraine, a Russian short-range drone attack killed two people and wounded 10 more in the Chernihiv region late Sunday night, authorities said. Three children were among the wounded, according to the regional administration head, Viacheslav Chaus.
Another person was killed and eight were wounded overnight in the city of Bila Tserkva, around 85 kilometers southwest of the capital.
Meanwhile, Russia’s Defense Ministry said its air defenses shot down 23 Ukrainian drones overnight into Monday.
Russian Drone and Missile Strikes on Kyiv Kill at Least 10
At least 10 people, including an American, were killed and more than 100 wounded. It was the deadliest attack on the Ukrainian capital in almost a year. The attack came as world leaders were convening for a Group of 7 summit in Canada.
It was the latest in a series of Russian air assaults that have intensified in recent weeks, dimming already fragile hopes for a cease-fire and coming as world leaders were convening for a Group of 7 summit in Canada that few believe will help bring an end to the war.
“Putin is doing this solely because he can afford to keep waging war. He wants the war to go on,” President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said in a statement from the summit, referring to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.
The Ukrainian leader planned to press Ukraine’s allies for more support and tougher sanctions on Russia at the gathering and meet with President Trump on Tuesday. But Mr. Trump renewed his embrace of Mr. Putin at the meeting Monday, criticizing the decision to expel Russia from the bloc after Moscow seized Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. Mr. Trump abruptly left Canada Monday night.
Russia pounds Ukraine with over 300 drones, killing 1 in Odesa
Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine overnight into Saturday with hundreds of drones, killing at least one person. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said over 300 drones and 30 cruise missiles were fired during the attack. Odesa’s mayor said one person died, five were rescued from a fire in a high-rise building and six others, including a child, were wounded. Analysts note Russia has intensified its drone attacks, with barrages surpassing previous records in scale and frequency.
What You Need To Know Russia has launched a massive overnight drone and missile attack on Ukraine, killing at least one person
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said over 300 drones and 30 cruise missiles were fired during the attack overnight into Saturday, with Odesa heavily targeted
The city’s mayor said one person died, five were rescued from a fire in a high-rise building and six others, including a child, were wounded
Critical infrastructure in the Sumy region was also damaged
Analysts note Russia has intensified its drone attacks, with barrages now surpassing previous records in scale and frequency
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted on X, saying Russia fired over 300 drones, along with more than 30 cruise missiles.
One person died when Russian forces attacked the Black Sea port city of Odesa with more than 20 drones and a missile, the city’s mayor, Hennadii Trukhanov, said Saturday on Telegram, while five people were rescued when a fire broke out in a residential high-rise building.
According to Zelenskyy, six other people were wounded in the attack on Odesa, including a child, and critical infrastructure was damaged in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region.
The Ukrainian president also thanked international leaders “who understand how important it is to promptly implement our agreements” aimed at boosting Ukraine’s defense capabilities, including joint weapons production, drone manufacturing, and the supply of air defense systems.
Russia has been intensifying its long-range attacks on Ukrainian cities. It now often batters Ukraine with more drones in a single night than it did during some entire months in 2024, and analysts say the barrages are likely to escalate. On July 8, Russia unleashed more than 700 drones — a record.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said it shot down 71 Ukrainian drones overnight into Saturday. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that 13 drones were shot down as they approached the Russian capital.
Trump, Zelensky talk weapons in ‘productive’ call after Russia pummels Kyiv
Waves of drones and missiles targeted Kyiv overnight in the largest aerial assault since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began more than three years ago. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had a ‘very important and productive’ phone call with US President Donald Trump.
Hours after the barrage that killed one person and wounded at least 26 others, including a child, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had a “very important and productive” phone call with US President Donald Trump.
Smoke rises after a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine. Credit: AP
The two leaders discussed how Ukrainian air defences might be strengthened, possible joint weapons production between the US and Ukraine, and broader US-led efforts to end the war with Russia, according to a statement by Zelensky.
The US has paused some shipments of military aid to Ukraine, including crucial air defence missiles. Ukraine’s main European backers are considering how they can help pick up the slack. Zelensky says plans are afoot to build up Ukraine’s domestic arms industry, but scaling up will take time.
Ukraine war: Buildings burn after renewed Russian air attacks
Buildings burn as another wave of Russian attacks hits Ukraine. Two people killed in eastern Dnipropetrovsk region, while a woman died of her injuries after being rescued from a burning apartment in Odesa. Ukraine’s military said more than 340 explosive and dummy drones and 35 cruise and ballistic missiles were used. Although it said 90% of these were shot down, suppressed electronically or lost, more than 30 got through. Russia’s defence ministry said it struck military-industrial enterprises that produce components for missiles and drones overnight, but did not specify where. The north-eastern city of Sumy was also attacked.
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Getty Images Apartments were among the buildings went up in flames across Ukraine following the Russian air strike
At least three people have died following another widespread air bombardment by Russia. Two people were killed in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region, the regional governor, Sergiy Lysak, said, while a woman died of her injuries after being rescued from a burning apartment in Odesa, according to emergency services. President Volodymyr Zelensky said 10 regions of Ukraine, including a number of cities, were hit in the overnight assault. Ukraine’s military said more than 340 explosive and dummy drones and 35 cruise and ballistic missiles were used. Although it said 90% of these were shot down, suppressed electronically or lost, more than 30 got through.
One of the strikes hit a residential block in the southern city of Odesa, causing a fire on its upper floors. Rescuers said five people were rescued from burning apartments – including the woman who later died. At least another six people were wounded. The eastern city of Pavlohrad was subjected to what Serhiy Lysak called a “hellish night and morning”. He said there had been “explosion after explosion” caused by drone and missile strikes, adding it had been the biggest-scale attack on the city to date. Targets reportedly included industrial sites, a fire department, a clinic, a school, and a cultural institution. Zelensky wrote of “important infrastructure” being damaged there. A missile plant is based in Pavlohrad, and the city has been struck in the past by Russia. Russia’s defence ministry said it struck military-industrial enterprises that produce components for missiles and drones overnight, but did not specify where.
The north-eastern city of Sumy was also attacked. Zelensky said critical infrastructure had been damaged, cutting power to several thousand families. There have also been strikes – including with guided bombs – on another town in the region, Shostka, which lies less than 50km (30 miles) from the Russian border. Officials said a “targeted hit” there had caused a fire. They did not say what had been struck. Unverified video footage posted online purportedly of the incident shows a fierce fire and billowing clouds of grey smoke. Zelensky once again stressed the importance of bolstering air defences, both in terms of supplies from allies, but also producing them in Ukraine, including more interceptor drones. The Trump administration recently moved to free up weapons supplies, even if some of these – including much-needed Patriot air defences – will be paid for by other Nato allies.
EPA/Shutterstock At least six people were wounded as a result of the Russian attack on Odesa