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At least 17 dead as Russia launches massive drone and missile attack on Kyiv
On 2026-07-02, Russia launched a massive overnight drone and missile attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, killing at least 17 people and injuring 86, with 70 hospitalized.
Key takeaways
- Russia launched a massive drone and missile attack on Kyiv overnight, killing at least 17 people and injuring 86.
- Strikes or debris hit residential buildings and a hotel in Kyiv, causing fires and structural damage.
- Russia claimed the attacks targeted military facilities and energy infrastructure in retaliation for Ukrainian strikes.
- Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries have caused fuel shortages in Russia.
- Ukraine has the right to strike legitimate military targets in Russia in self-defense.
On 2026-07-02, Russia launched a massive overnight drone and missile attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, killing at least 17 people and injuring 86, with 70 hospitalized. Strikes hit residential buildings, a hotel, and other sites across the capital, causing fires and structural damage, including a collapsed apartment building. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted waves of drones, cruise, and ballistic missiles. Kyiv's mayor declared a day of mourning, and Ukrainian officials urged allies to supply more air defenses. Russia claimed the attacks targeted military and energy infrastructure in retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries, which have caused fuel shortages in Russia.
In their words
“I am asking all our people to be extra careful, take care of yourselves and your children, and use shelters, this is very important.”
“In this war there is an aggressor and a country defending itself. Russia has no right to make any strikes against Ukraine, while Ukraine has every right to respond, defend from aggressor, and strike any legitimate military targets in Russia.”
By the numbers
- 17
- people killed in Kyiv attack
- 86
- people injured in Kyiv attack
- 70
- injured hospitalised in Kyiv attack
- 6
- floors collapsed in apartment building hit
How it unfolded
- Russia annexes Crimea
- Crimea becomes Russian logistical hub
- Russia warns diplomats to leave Kyiv
- Zelenskyy warns of imminent attack
- massive drone and missile attack on Kyiv
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