Russia strikes on Kyiv kill one and cause fires across Ukraine’s capital
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Russia pounds Kyiv with drones, missiles; 14 killed, 30 apartments destroyed in attack
A combined missile and drone attack by Russia on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, killed at least 14 people and injured 44 others overnight on Tuesday. Among the dead was a US citizen, according to Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko, who told the reporters on scene that the individual died after suffering wounds from shrapnel. The attack coincided with the G7 summit in Canada, where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to meet with world leaders. The White House later announced that Trump had returned to Washington earlier than planned due to rising tensions in the Middle East.
It was one of the deadliest attacks on the city in recent weeks, as Russia steps up its air strikes across the country.
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A viral video widely shared online shows a Russian drone crashing into a skyscraper in Ukraine’s capital, causing significant damage.
Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, said the attack destroyed a residential building in the city, hollowing out a section of the high-rise and reducing dozens of apartments to rubble.
Emergency services worked through the early hours to rescue survivors trapped beneath the debris.
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Ukraine’s State Emergency Service reported that 44 people have been injured. Among the dead was a US citizen, according to Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko, who told the reporters on scene that the individual died after suffering wounds from shrapnel. Klymenko, also warned that the death toll could rise as recovery efforts continued.
The attack, which carried out over several hours with multiple explosions heard across Kyiv, struck multiple residential districts including Sviatoshynskyi and Solomianskyi.
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko stated that fires broke out in two additional districts due to falling debris from intercepted drones.
According to officials, approximately 30 apartments were completely destroyed in one residential block alone. The full scale of the damage is yet to be assessed and rescue operations remain ongoing.
The attack coincided with the G7 summit in Canada, where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to meet with world leaders to discuss continued international support for Ukraine.
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Zelensky was expected to hold bilateral meetings, including one with US president Donald Trump. However, the White House later announced that Trump had returned to Washington earlier than planned due to rising tensions in the Middle East.
Russia has majorly increased the use of drones and missile strikes in recent weeks, following an operation by Ukraine’s Security Service that targeted Russian military aircraft at bases located deep within Russian territory.
Little progress has emerged from direct peace talks held in Istanbul, with the exception of prisoner exchanges, expected to conclude next week, said Zelenskyy.
Russia hits Kyiv with more missiles and drones, causing fires and killing 2
Russian missile and drone attacks cause fires in areas across Kyiv. At least 13 people were injured, and there were fires in at least five other districts. Russia has recently sought to overwhelm Ukraine’s air defenses with major attacks. The previous night, it fired more than 700 attack and decoy drones, topping previous nightly barrages for the third time in two weeks.”I am just somehow on a reserve of energy, of which I have a little left, I just somehow live and exist,” says one victim.. U.S. resumed deliveries of certain weapons, including 155 mm munitions and precision-guided rockets known as GMLRS, two U.N. officials say. The attacks come just days after Washington paused critical weapons deliveries to Ukraine.
“These people were killed by the Russians. This is a terrible loss. My condolences to their families and loved ones,” said Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv Regional Administration.
He said at least 13 people were injured, and there were fires in at least five other districts at residential buildings, cars, warehouses, office and other non-residential structures.
In a post on the Telegram messaging app, Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said rescue workers were working at a residential building in Shevchenkivskyi District, after falling debris caused a fire on the top floor of an apartment building.
He said three of the injured had shrapnel wounds.
Karyna Holf, 23, was in the living room near the window when she heard a whistling sound from the incoming weapon. Moment later, little was left of the room but debris.
“After such a shock, when you know from your own experience what it’s like to lose everything,” she said. “I don’t even know what comes next. All I have now is a backpack, a phone, a winter coat — that’s it. This is my whole life now.”
Holf said she was grateful to have her parents to turn to, but added, “There are people who have no one at all.”
Russia has recently sought to overwhelm Ukraine’s air defenses with major attacks that include increasing numbers of decoy drones. The previous night, it fired more than 700 attack and decoy drones, topping previous nightly barrages for the third time in two weeks.
More people are seeking shelter during attacks, spending nights in metro stations and underground parking lots. One Kyiv station worker said more than a thousand people, including 70 children, took refuge there last night as Russian strikes intensified. One of them was 32-year-old Kyiv resident Alina Kalyna.
“The drone attacks a year ago were one thing, and now they’re a completely different thing. We’re exhausted,” she said. “I sleep poorly, I recover poorly, in fact I no longer recover, I am just somehow on a reserve of energy, of which I have a little left, I just somehow live and exist,” said Kalyna.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he was “not happy” with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who hasn’t budged from his ceasefire and peace demands since Trump took office in January and began to push for a settlement.
Trump said Monday that the U.S. would have to send more weapons to Ukraine, just days after Washington paused critical weapons deliveries to Kyiv. On Wednesday, the U.S. resumed deliveries of certain weapons, including 155 mm munitions and precision-guided rockets known as GMLRS, two U.S. officials told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity so they could provide details that hadn’t been announced publicly. It’s unclear exactly when the weapons started moving.
Associated Press reporter Tara Copp in Washington contributed.
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Russia launches deadly drone attacks on Ukrainian capital
At least 13 people have been injured in the latest attack on the Ukrainian capital. More than a thousand people have taken refuge in metro stations and car parks. The attack comes a day after the US said it would send more weapons to the region. The Russian military has said it will not back down from its campaign in eastern Ukraine, which has seen more than 2,000 ceasefire violations since the start of the year. The U.S. State Department said it was working with Russia on a plan to reduce the number of ceasefire violations in the region, but did not give a date for when this could happen.
Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv Regional Administration, said: “These people were killed by the Russians. This is a terrible loss. My condolences to their families and loved ones.”
He said at least 13 people were injured, and there were fires in at least five other districts at residential buildings, cars, warehouses, office and other non-residential structures.
Kyiv residents have sheltered in a metro station (AP)
In a post on the Telegram messaging app, Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said rescue workers were working at a residential building in Shevchenkivskyi District, after falling debris caused a fire on the top floor of an apartment building.
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He said three of the injured had shrapnel wounds.
Karyna Holf, 23, was in the living room near the window when she heard a whistling sound from the incoming weapon. Moment later, little was left of the room but debris.
“After such a shock, when you know from your own experience what it’s like to lose everything,” she said. “I don’t even know what comes next. All I have now is a backpack, a phone, a winter coat – that’s it. This is my whole life now.”
Ms Holf said she was grateful she had her parents to turn to, but added: “There are people who have no-one at all.”
At least two people were killed (AP)
Russia has recently sought to overwhelm Ukraine’s air defences with major attacks that include increasing numbers of decoy drones.
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The previous night, it fired more than 700 attack and decoy drones, topping previous nightly barrages for the third time in two weeks.
More people are seeking shelter during attacks, spending nights in metro stations and underground car parks. One Kyiv station worker said more than a thousand people, including 70 children, took refuge there last night as Russian strikes intensified.
At least 13 people were injured (AP)
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he was “not happy” with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has not budged from his ceasefire and peace demands since Mr Trump took office in January and began to push for a settlement.
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Mr Trump said on Monday that the US would have to send more weapons to Ukraine, just days after Washington paused critical weapons deliveries to Kyiv.
On Wednesday, the US resumed deliveries of certain weapons, including 155 mm munitions and precision-guided rockets known as GMLRS, US officials said.
It is unclear exactly when the weapons started moving.
2 killed, 28 injured as Kyiv slammed with drones, ballistic missiles in Russian mass attack against Ukraine for 2nd night in row
Russian forces launched 397 drones against Ukraine overnight, with almost 200 of them being Shahed-type kamikaze drones. Russia also fired eight Iskander-M ballistic missiles, six Kh-101 cruise missiles, and four S-300 guided air defense missiles, targeting primarily Kyiv. Ukraine’s Air Force issued multiple alerts overnight, warning that groups of Russian drones were targeting regions throughout the country, including the far-western Ternopil and Rivne oblasts. At least 28 people have been injured, with at least 10 hospitalized, local authorities reported, adding that some of the injured sustained shrapnel wounds. The attack caused fires at apartment buildings in Kyiv’s Shevchenkivskyi and Darnytskyi districts, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported. It remains unclear whether Russia targeted or hit any military or other strategic targets in the attack, as Ukrainian authorities largely do not disclose such information for security reasons. This makes the full extent of casualties and damage impossible to verify.
At least two people were killed and 28 injured in Kyiv as Russia launched a mass attack against Ukraine for the second night in a row, rocking Ukraine’s capital and cities far from the front lines overnight on July 10.
Throughout late spring and early summer 2025, Russia has ramped up aggression against Ukraine with a series of record-breaking mass strikes. The night of July 10 saw yet another wave of aerial terror from Moscow.
At around 1:15 a.m. local time, Kyiv Independent journalists on the ground began reporting explosions in the capital and the buzzing of Shahed-type drones. Reporters said large numbers of drones were flying over the Pechersk neighborhood, a historical district in the city center.
Later in the night, reporters said they heard several dozen explosions and the distinctive sound of ballistic missiles. At least an hour of near-constant explosions rolled through the city.
Blast waves also set off car alarms throughout Kyiv, adding to the roar of drones, ballistic missiles, and air defense fire. Air raid alerts ended at approximately 7 a.m. in Kyiv Oblast.
Ukraine’s Air Force issued multiple alerts overnight, warning that groups of Russian drones were targeting regions throughout the country, including the far-western Ternopil and Rivne oblasts.
The attack caused fires at apartment buildings in Kyiv’s Shevchenkivskyi and Darnytskyi districts, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported. Gas stations and garages are also in flames, he said, and medics have been dispatched to the scene.
The aftermath of a mass Russian aerial attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 10, 2025. (State Emergency Service) The aftermath of a mass Russian aerial attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 10, 2025. (State Emergency Service) The aftermath of a mass Russian aerial attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 10, 2025. (State Emergency Service)
Two people were killed in the Russian attack, Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, reported. Both fatalities were women – a 68-year-old resident and a 22-year-old police officer, the Interior Ministry said.
At least 28 people have been injured, with at least 10 hospitalized, local authorities reported, adding that some of the injured sustained shrapnel wounds. Among the injured are two children, Tkachenko said.
In the Podilskyi district, a primary healthcare center “was almost completely destroyed” in the Russian attack, Klitchsko later reported.
The attack damaged the studio of the Kanal 5 television channel, owned by former President Petro Poroshenko. While no employees were injured, filming equipment sustained damage, causing a temporary disruption to broadcasting.
It remains unclear whether Russia targeted or hit any military or other strategic targets in the attack, as Ukrainian authorities largely do not disclose such information for security reasons. This makes the full extent of casualties and damage impossible to verify.
Russian forces launched 397 drones against Ukraine overnight, with almost 200 of them being Shahed-type kamikaze drones and the rest decoys used to overwhelm Ukrainian air defenses, according to the Air Force.
Russia also fired eight Iskander-M ballistic missiles, six Kh-101 cruise missiles, and four S-300 guided air defense missiles, targeting primarily Kyiv, the statement read.
Ukrainian air defenses shot down 164 Shahed-type drones, eight Iskander-M missiles, and six Kh-101 missiles. Some 204 drones and missiles reportedly disappeared from radars or were intercepted by electronic warfare.
“This is a clear escalation of terror by Russia — hundreds of ‘Shaheds’ every night, constant strikes, and massive attacks on Ukrainian cities,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said on X.
“Today, I will be speaking with partners — in particular within the Coalition of the Willing — about additional funding for the production of interceptor drones and the supply of air defense systems for Ukraine.”
Meanwhile, in Kherson, two people were injured by drone strikes during the countrywide mass assault overnight on July 10.
“A 63-year-old woman and a 41-year-old man were hit. They suffered blast injuries and multiple shrapnel wounds. The victims were hospitalized in moderate condition,” the Kherson City Military Administration said in a Telegram post.
Another four were injured by Russian artillery fire in Kherson late on July 9.
The night before, Russia slammed Ukraine with its largest missile and drone attack since the start of the full-scale war, targeting the western city of Lutsk with its heaviest barrage.
Russia strikes on Kyiv kill one and cause fires across Ukraine’s capital
At least one person has been killed in the attack, city officials say. Rescuers and medics are working on sites across four districts of the capital. A subway station in central Kyiv, commercial property, shops, houses and a kindergarten were damaged. The strikes come after Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv had proposed a new round of peace talks to Moscow.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said rescuers and medics were working on sites across four districts of the capital. A subway station in central Kyiv, commercial property, shops, houses and a kindergarten were damaged, city officials said.
“Unfortunately, we have information about one person who died as a result of the attack,” the head of Kyiv’s military administration, Tymur Tkachenko, said on Telegram.
In another tense and sleepless night for Kyiv residents, many rushed to take shelter in underground stations. Explosions were heard across the city as air defence units engaged in repelling the attack.
Oleh Synehubov, the governor of the Kharkiv region, reported multiple explosions in the country’s second-largest city, but gave no immediate details on the damage.
The strikes come days after Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv had proposed a new round of peace talks to Moscow.
View image in fullscreen People take shelter in a metro station during a Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv. Photograph: Thomas Peter/Reuters
So far two rounds of talks in Istanbul have failed to result in any progress towards a ceasefire, instead yielding large-scale prisoner exchanges and deals to return the bodies of soldiers killed in the war.
The Kremlin said this month it was ready to continue talks with Ukraine after US President Donald Trump gave Russia 50 days to strike a peace deal or face sanctions.
The European Union on Friday agreed an 18th package of sanctions on Moscow that targets Russian banks and lowers a price cap on oil exports, in a bid to curb its ability to fund the war.
With Reuters and Agence France-Presse