Russia launches massive aerial attack on Kyiv, injuring at least 23

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Russia launches massive aerial attack on Kyiv, injuring at least 23  As Kyiv suffered a major attack overnight on Friday, one resident who lives in the centre of the Ukrainian capital told Euronews that the number of Shahed drones "are far more numerous and deadlier than before".  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/04/russia-launches-massive-aerial-attack-on-kyiv-with-550-drones-and-missiles  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00A barrage of 550 drones and 11 missiles targeted Ukraine overnight into Friday.

00:08Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said it was one of the largest-scale aerial attacks

00:14since Russia's invasion began in 2022.

00:17The attack, mainly targeting Kiev, injured at least 23 people

00:21and left damage across multiple districts of the capital, according to local authorities.

00:27Multiple residential buildings, a school, a medical center

00:31and a large amount of civilian infrastructure were damaged in the attacks,

00:36according to Kiev Mayor Vitaly Klitschko.

00:39Russia hit eight locations with nine missiles and 63 drones,

00:43igniting fires in at least five of Kiev's 10 districts,

00:48as falling debris also caused damage in 33 parts of the city.

00:52Ukraine's air defense said it shot down 270 of the UAVs, including two cruise missiles.

01:00The attack came hours after a phone call between US President Donald Trump

01:05and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin,

01:08and just days after the US said it would pause some arms shipments to Ukraine.

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