Zelenskyy warns of massive Russian strike planned for Ukraine
Rescue teams are still searching damaged apartment blocks as officials report fires, trapped residents and a possible rise in the death toll.
- On Thursday, July 2, 2026, Russian forces launched a massive air attack on Kyiv, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 50 as drones and missiles struck residential buildings and damaged three dozen locations across the city.
- Russia's Defense Ministry confirmed it launched the "massive strike" in response to Ukraine's attacks on Russian civil infrastructure, claiming retaliation for recent Ukrainian strikes deeper into Russian territory.
- Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported paramedics and drivers were among the injured, writing on Telegram that the enemy "deliberately targeted residential neighborhoods" and that six floors of an apartment building collapsed after a direct hit.
- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha urged partners not to "delay decisions on air defense for Ukraine," while neighboring Poland briefly scrambled fighter jets as a preventive measure before reporting no airspace violations.
- Ukraine has recently intensified strikes deeper into Russian territory, triggering a widespread fuel crisis, as President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed talks to end the more than four-year-old war—a proposal Moscow has rejected.
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