A man looks at a residential building damaged following a Russian air attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on July 2, 2026, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Russian missile and drone strikes rocked Kyiv early on July 2, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens, after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Moscow was preparing a “massive attack”. (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP)
The death toll from a Russian drone and missile strike on Kyiv early Thursday has risen to 17 people, Ukraine’s state emergency service said.
“The death toll in Kyiv has increased to 17 people! Emergency and rescue operations continue at the site of the Russian strike,” it said in a post on Telegram.
