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“We Are Fighting Alone”: Zelensky Says the West’s Broken Promises Made Russia’s Biggest Attack on Kyiv Worse Than It Had to Be

Russia fired 74 missiles and 496 drones, Ukraine said, as the overnight barrage damaged 30 locations and residential buildings across Kyiv.

  • On Thursday, Russia launched an 11-hour drone and missile attack on Kyiv, killing at least 25 civilians in the capital and injuring scores more.
  • The Kremlin claimed the bombardment served as retaliation for recent Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities, describing the operation as a "massive retaliatory strike."
  • Russia fired 74 missiles and 496 drones during the assault, damaging more than 30 locations across Kyiv including roughly 20 residential buildings.
  • More than 90 people were injured, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, while Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called it a "night of horror."
  • President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to press Western leaders for air defense aid at next week's NATO summit while pursuing his "40-day blitz" strategy.
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Russia attacks Kiev with a record number of jet-powered Shahed drones – 500 km/h fast, barely intercepted. There are dead and dozens injured.

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Moscow. At least 27 dead and more than 90 wounded, only in the capital of Ukraine, left the attack launched by Russia this Thursday morning with 74 missiles, most of them cruise missiles, and 29 Iskander-M ballistics, and 496 drones against Kiev and other cities, according to the morning report of the Ukrainian air force, which claims to have shot down 48 missiles, of which only four ballistics, and 476 drones.

·Mexico
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At least 21 dead, nearly 100 wounded and dozens of damaged buildings... Kiev experienced a night of horror, marked by the largest Russian attack since the beginning of the war: more than 500 drones and 74 missiles were launched. The Kremlin presents these strikes as a response to the Ukrainian attacks that targeted energy infrastructure. Faced with this new escalation, Volodymyr Zelensky reiterates his call for US assistance.

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Russian attacks on several regions in Ukraine have again killed and injured several people. In Kiev, the number of fatalities caused by massive attacks in the night has risen to at least 30 on Thursday.

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Foreign Policy broke the news in United States on Thursday, July 2, 2026.
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