At least 21 people were killed and over 80 people were injured after after Russian drones and missiles hit residential buildings in Kyiv, according to statements from Ukrainian officials including the head of the city’s military administration, Tymur Tkachenko, and reports from Ukraine's State Emergency Service. Seventy of the injured were hospitalized, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, who called it the "most massive enemy attack" since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Search and rescue operations are continuing at a damaged apartment building in the Darnytskyi District.
The attack on the Ukrainian capital began on the evening of July 1 and lasted for several hours. Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia launched 570 aerial targets during the attack, including nearly 500 drones. The Russian military also fired 24 Iskander ballistic missiles and about 50 cruise missiles of various types at Kyiv.
The missiles included four Zircon hypersonic guided missiles, which were designed primarily to target ships.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, citing intelligence data, had warned the day before that Russia was preparing a new massive strike.
The Shevchenkivskyi district in central Kyiv was hit hardest. A building housing an ambulance substation was damaged there. Five medics and drivers were injured, including a paramedic who is in extremely serious condition. In the same district, falling debris set fire to a market and the roof of a hotel.
