A Russian ballistic strike kills 6 after Ukraine’s Zelenskyy hosts US company making Patriots
The strike hit a defense event site and prompted a war crimes investigation as officials said nearly 100 people were wounded.
- On Friday, July 24, 2026, a Russian ballistic missile strike hit a private training ground in the Kyiv region hosting a defense-industry event, killing six people and injuring dozens, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
- Zelenskyy met with Raytheon representatives in Kyiv on Thursday to discuss jointly producing Patriot interceptors, a critical priority as Ukraine faces relentless Russian ballistic missile attacks.
- Ukraine's prosecutor general, Ruslan Kravchenko, opened a criminal and war-crimes investigation into the event's organization, examining who approved its location, timing, and safety protocols.
- Separately, Ukrainian forces struck the Avitek defense plant in Kirov, Russia, with a Flamingo cruise missile, killing six people and wounding 26 others, Governor Alexander Sokolov reported.
- The exchange of long-range strikes illustrates intensifying conflict as Ukraine targets Russian industrial facilities; Zelenskyy continues prioritizing joint Patriot production agreements to strengthen air defenses.
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Russian ballistic strike kills 10 after Ukraine’s Zelenskyy hosts U.S. company making Patriots
KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian attack on a site near Kyiv that was hosting a defense industry event killed at least 10 people and wounded nearly 100 others, according to Ukrainian government and industry officials.
Russia attacked Kiev with ballistic missiles during the day on Friday, while Ukraine droned a city 800 kilometers from Moscow.
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Ukrainian government and industry officials say a Russian attack on a site near Kyiv that was hosting a defense industry event killed at least 10 people and wounded nearly 100 others. The ballistic missile strike Friday came a day after…
"A rescue operation is currently underway in the Kiev region following a Russian missile attack," Zelensky said in a post on Telegram - About 100 people were injured
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