Zelensky Warns Air Defenses Are Being Overwhelmed as Russia Pounds Ukraine, Killing 9
Zelenskyy said Ukraine lacks Patriot interceptors as Russia launched 35 missiles and 185 drones, killing nine people and damaging homes and infrastructure.
- On Saturday, Russia launched a heavy ballistic missile attack on Kyiv, killing nine people, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Ukraine intercepted only one missile due to a Patriot interceptor shortage.
- Saturday's strike marks the second major attack on Kyiv this week, following Thursday's bombardment that killed nine people, including six members of one family in a village near Kryvyi Rih.
- Damage was recorded in seven districts across Kyiv, with 18 residential buildings, a school, and the Lithuanian Embassy damaged; dozens were injured, including four children with multiple shrapnel wounds and lacerations.
- Zelenskyy stated that air defense systems are needed "here and now, so that the Russian war can be contained and stopped in Ukraine," emphasizing that every package of interceptors saves lives.
- Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha issued a fresh plea for urgent air defense supplies as Ukraine remains chronically short of capabilities to down ballistic missiles despite Russia's slowed advances along the 1,200 kilometres of front line.
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Russia strikes Kyiv with ballistic missiles and drones, killing at least nine
At least nine people were killed and 22 civilians injured in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv after Russia launched an intense barrage of ballistic missiles and drones overnight into Saturday, authorities said. A five-storey residential building in the city's Solomianskyi District was damaged by falling debris and a fire broke out. Rescue workers evacuated 35 people from the upper floors of the building and two people died, with eight reported injured…
At least nine people have been killed and more than 30 injured in Russian missile attacks on Kiev overnight Saturday, Ukrainian authorities say. The attack is condemned by Sweden's foreign minister.
(Agenzia Vista) Kiev, August 01, 2026 At least 9 people died, and 23 others were injured, following a Russian raid on Kiev. Zelensky announced it on social media. Telegram Source: Agenzia Vista / Alexander Jakhnagiev
The Ukrainian president said the country has finished using American-made Patriot interceptor missiles.
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