WarJuly 6, 2026 1:48 am • 1 min readCars drive along Independence Square as a Ukrainian flag is displayed on a big screen during a power outage in Kyiv on November 20, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (SERGEI GAPON/AFP via Getty Images)Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated.Russia launched a barrage of missiles and drones toward Kyiv overnight on July 6, hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of yet another large-scale attack targeting the capital.Explosions were reported at 1:40 a.m. local time, according to a Kyiv Independent journalist on the ground. Ukraine's Air Force warned of several dozens missile flying towards Kyiv. No information was immediately available as to the extent of the damage caused. No information has been reported on any casualties sustained.Zelensky warned during his evening address that Russia was preparing for another large-scale attack against Ukraine, urging civilians to heed air raid alerts and calling on allies to accelerate deliveries of Patriot air defense missiles."Intelligence once again indicates that the Russians are preparing a new massive strike," Zelensky said. "This is typical of Putin: right after America's Independence Day and before the NATO Summit in Ankara."The warning comes days after Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged to continue Moscow's campaign of large-scale missile and drone strikes against Ukrainian cities.Prior to the latest attack, Russia pummeled Kyiv in another large-scale attack on July 2, killing 31 people, while injuring another 102.