EU targets Russian drone-makers with sanctions following Kyiv strikes

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02/07/2026 - 11:53 GMT+2

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced that new sanctions targeting Russia's military-industrial complex will be presented on Thursday, after Russian forces launched massive overnight strikes on Kyiv, killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens.

"Today, I will propose to sanction more entities supporting Russia's military-industrial complex in response to the strikes," Kallas wrote on X. "The more Moscow attacks civilians, the more sanctions must be imposed. We keep raising the cost until Russia understands it cannot win."

The attack came after Ukraine's air force warned that ballistic missiles were headed towards the capital. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cut short a visit to Dublin on Wednesday, citing intelligence reports of an impending Russian strike.