Russia launched a combined attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with missiles and drones overnight, according to a Reuters report cited by N12. Casualty figures, damage, and interception details are not yet available.
Russia struck Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, with a combined missile and drone attack overnight Thursday, according to a Reuters report cited by Israeli news outlet N12. No information on casualties, damage, or interception rates has emerged yet.
The development follows a pattern of Russian long-range strikes against Ukrainian cities. As The Zioneer has reported, Russia launched approximately 74 missiles at targets across Ukraine in an attack on June 15, and struck Kyiv and Kharkiv on June 14 with a strike that killed at least eight people. On July 1, Russia announced an imminent large-scale missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight, raising the alert level.
Source quality: the report rests on a single Reuters dispatch cited by N12. No independent confirmation or official Ukrainian statement has been published at this time.
4 developments
- DevelopingRussian strikes kill at least 8 in Kharkiv and Kyiv, Asaf Rozentzweig (N12) reports
- StrongRussian strikes kill 4, wound 10 in eastern Ukraine, governor says
- StrongRussia pounds Ukraine with ~74 missiles overnight; Kharkiv rescue workers killed in double-tap strike
- DevelopingUkrainian strikes in Kerch, Crimea, and Krasnodar kill at least 5, wound 30, N12 reports
Source and signal
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