00:06Russia has launched one of its biggest aerial assaults on Ukraine's capital in recent months.
00:13Kyiv came under waves of drones and missiles overnight, leaving at least 17 people dead
00:19and around 86 injured as rescue teams continued pulling victims from the rubble.
00:25The attack struck residential buildings across multiple districts, including apartment block collapses in Darnet Skye.
00:34A medical facility, a hotel, market areas, and other civilian infrastructure were also hit.
00:41Ukrainian officials say all 10 districts of Kyiv were affected.
00:45As explosions echoed across the city, more than 52,000 residents reportedly took shelter inside Kyiv's metro stations
00:54while air raid sirens continued for hours.
00:58Ukraine says Russia launched hundreds of drones, including Shahhead-type attack drones,
01:04along with dozens of ballistic and cruise missiles.
01:07Although Ukrainian air defenses intercepted a large number of them,
01:11several projectiles broke through, causing fires, destruction, and heavy civilian casualties.
01:18So why has Russia intensified its attacks now?
01:22The escalation comes as Ukraine has stepped up long-range drone strikes deep inside Russian territory.
01:29In recent months, Ukrainian drones have repeatedly targeted oil refineries, fuel depots,
01:36logistics hubs, and military communication facilities hundreds of kilometers from the front line.
01:42These attacks are not just symbolic.
01:44They are disrupting Russian fuel supplies, forcing military logistics to shift,
01:50and exposing weaknesses in Russia's rear defenses.
01:53Analysts say Russia is responding with massive drone and missile barrages designed to overwhelm Ukrainian air defenses,
02:01exhaust limited Western-supplied interceptor missiles, and increase pressure on Ukrainian cities.
02:07The Kremlin is making that strategy clear.
02:10Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia will continue to increase pressure on what he called the Kiev regime
02:17in order to achieve its goals.
02:20While Russia insists it is targeting military and energy infrastructure,
02:25Ukraine says civilian neighborhoods continue to bear the brunt of these attacks.
02:29The broader picture remains unchanged.
02:32This is still a grinding war of attrition.
02:35Ukraine is relying on innovation and long-range drones to strike deep inside Russia,
02:41while Moscow continues using its larger missile and drone arsenal to sustain pressure on Ukrainian cities.
02:48And with neither side achieving a decisive breakthrough,
02:51the cycle of escalation shows no signs of slowing down.
02:56On the night of July 1 to 2, 2026, Russia launched a large-scale combined missile and drone assault on
03:05Kiev
03:05and several other Ukrainian regions, triggering widespread destruction across the capital.
03:11Ukrainian officials reported that more than 30 locations across all districts of Kiev were hit during the overnight attack.
03:19Residential neighborhoods were among the hardest hit, with multiple fires, partial building collapses, and people trapped under rubble.
03:30Emergency services were deployed across the city as search and rescue operations continued through the night and into the morning.
03:38Casualty figures have varied as rescue teams worked at multiple impact sites.
03:44Early reports indicate between 8 to 13 people were killed in Kiev, with children among the victims.
03:52Dozens more were injured, with some reports placing the number of wounded at over 50,
03:57and others suggesting even higher totals as hospitalizations continue.
04:03One of the most severe impacts was reported in a nine-story residential building in the Desnyansky district,
04:10where part of the structure collapsed, trapping residents inside.
04:15Other districts, including Holosivsky, Pechersky, Darnatsky, and Sviatoszynsky,
04:21also reported fires and structural damage to high-rise apartment blocks.
04:26In some areas, entire floors of residential buildings were destroyed,
04:31and multiple fires broke out in civilian infrastructure, including hotels and warehouses.
04:37The attack involved multiple waves of drones, followed by crews and ballistic missiles,
04:44with reports also mentioning the use of advanced missile systems.
04:49The strikes impacted all 10 districts of Kiev on both sides of the Dnipro River.
04:54Residents spent hours sheltering in metro stations as air raid sirens and explosions continued throughout the night.
05:02Power outages and widespread disruptions were also reported across the capital.
05:10Ukrainian leadership, including President Volodymyr Zelensky,
05:14had warned earlier of intelligence indicating a possible major Russian strike,
05:19and had called for heightened alert across the country.
05:23Ukraine's leadership described the attack as a deliberate targeting of civilian infrastructure,
05:29particularly residential areas.
05:32Meanwhile, Russian authorities stated that the strikes were aimed at military, energy, and industrial targets,
05:40framing them as retaliation for recent Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian territory.
05:46The incident comes amid an ongoing escalation in aerial warfare,
05:51with both sides increasing long-range strikes in recent months,
05:56further intensifying the conflict across the region.
06:00Emergency crews remain on the ground as recovery efforts continue
06:04and officials assess the full scale of the damage.
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