Russia attacked Kyiv overnight with more than 50 missiles and dozens of drones, according to reports. At least 12 people were killed, and residential buildings and logistics warehouses were damaged.
Russia launched a large-scale combined attack on Kyiv overnight Thursday, firing over 50 missiles and dozens of drones, according to initial reports. By Thursday afternoon, the death toll had risen to at least 12, with residential buildings and logistics warehouses hit.
Earlier in the night, initial reports from Israeli media outlet N12 at 03:33 Jerusalem time listed five killed and 23 wounded. The Zioneer Intelligence Desk soon reported six killed, five of them in Kyiv, and noted damage to civilian facilities including a hospital and a school. A separate report from i24NEWS confirmed at least five dead. A detailed account of the attack described a salvo of approximately 75 cruise and ballistic missiles — including Kh-101, Zircon, Kalibr, and Iskander-M — of which at least 38 were intercepted by Ukrainian air defense, according to the report.
The Zioneer has chronicled a series of heavy Russian strikes on the Ukrainian capital. On July 2, a combined barrage killed 13 in Kyiv. On July 6, nine were killed in a drone and missile attack. Another overnight attack on July 30 killed 13 across Ukraine, including in Kyiv. On August 1, 25 ballistic missiles struck Kyiv in under an hour, killing nine. The current attack appears part of an ongoing campaign to pressure Ukrainian air defenses and civilian resilience.
The number of wounded in the overnight strike has not yet been reported, and interception statistics for this specific wave remain incomplete.
4 developments
- Strong9 killed in Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv overnight
- DevelopingRussia strikes Kyiv with missiles and drones overnight
- StrongRussia pounds Ukraine with ~74 missiles overnight; Kharkiv rescue workers killed in double-tap strike
- DevelopingAbu Ali Express: Zelensky says 30 missiles, 115 drones used in Kyiv attack that killed 17
Source and signal
- Open-source intake