Russian Missile and Drone Barrage Kills at Least 11 in Kyiv, Wounds Dozens
Russia launched a major overnight attack on Kyiv, causing widespread damage and casualties, while Ukraine reported retaliatory strikes deep inside Russian territory.
The day on the war
Kyiv experienced a large-scale overnight assault on Thursday, July 2, as Russian forces launched a barrage of missiles and drones, resulting in at least 11 fatalities and dozens injured. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that the attacks struck residential buildings and ignited a fire in a hotel on a central boulevard.
Emergency services worked to rescue residents from a collapsed nine-story apartment building, with damage recorded at approximately 30 locations across the city, primarily residential buildings and civilian infrastructure. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had earlier warned of an impending "massive attack," cutting short a visit to Dublin due to intelligence reports. Russia's Ministry of Defense claimed the strikes targeted military and energy facilities around Kyiv and military airports in regions like Poltava and Dnipropetrovsk, asserting they were in retaliation for recent Ukrainian attacks on Russian civilian infrastructure.
Along the front
Pokrovsk
Development: Russian forces were most active, with 33 clashes reported.
Source: UA General Staff
Kupiansk
Development: A Russian attack occurred near the village of Borivska Andriivka.
Source: UA General Staff
Lyman
Development: Russian troops attempted to break through Ukrainian defenses 11 times near Novoselivka and towards Stavky, Ozerne, Lyman, and Drobysheve.
Source: UA General Staff
Strikes & the grid
Kyiv, Ukraine
What: Russian missile and drone strikes targeted residential buildings, a hotel, and medical facilities.
Toll: At least 11 killed, dozens injured, including five healthcare workers; a nine-story apartment building partially collapsed and 20 residential buildings damaged.
Nizhny Novgorod region, Russia
What: Ukrainian drone debris caused damage to an industrial site and residential buildings, and Ukrainian forces struck the Lukoil Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez oil refinery in Kstovo.
Toll: One person killed and four injured.
Belgorod region, Russia
What: A Ukrainian drone struck a private house in Malakeyevo.
Toll: One man killed and his wife injured.
Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia region
What: Ukrainian forces claimed to have struck a drone storage site.
Toll: Claimed by UA General Staff; no independent verification.
Near Stanytsia Luhanska
What: Ukrainian forces claimed to have struck a railway bridge.
Toll: Claimed by UA General Staff; no independent verification.
Kharkiv region
What: Ukrainian forces claimed to have struck a Russian command post.
Toll: Claimed by UA General Staff; no independent verification.
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