UPDATE: At least 20 dead in a Russian attack on kyiv on the eve of the NATO summit | International
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A new Russian attack against kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, has killed at least 20 people and injured 56 others in the early hours of this Monday, according to the provisional balance published by the Ukrainian authorities. Of the 20 fatalities, 14 have died in the capital and another six in the neighboring town of Vishneve, about two kilometers away, from where half a thousand people have had to be evacuated. The Emergency Service personnel continue to search for victims among the rubble of some of the buildings hit by the bombing, which Russia launched on the eve of the NATO summit, which begins on Tuesday in Ankara (Türkiye). It is the second Russian attack of its kind in less than a week, after the one last Thursday that also killed 30 people in Kiev. The Ukrainian Air Force has recorded a total of 68 missiles launched at dawn over kyiv, including 23 ballistic missiles, and 351 long-distance drones. Municipal authorities have also reported material damage in three districts of the capital. Several housing blocks have suffered damage and fires as a result of the Russian attack. Rescue services have had to remove some of their residents, including several children, from the affected buildings. At least 15 residential buildings, some of them more than 20 floors, have been damaged or destroyed throughout Ukraine, according to the national emergency services. The Telegram channel of the Ukrainian Air Force had reported during the early hours of the morning of the detection of Russian drones and missiles heading towards kyiv, where loud explosions were heard in the early hours of the day. A body remains in the rubble after an attack Russian against kyiv, this Monday. Paula Bronstein (Getty Images) A woman holds her pet outside a residential building damaged after a Russian missile attack in kyiv, this Monday. Efrem Lukatsky (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) A young woman waits for news of a family member while rescue teams search through the rubble of a building hit by a Russian attack in kyiv, Ukraine, this Monday. Valentyn Ogirenko (REUTERS)Building destroyed by a Russian missile attack in kyiv, this Monday. Associate Press/ LaPresse Only Italy and SpainAssociated Press/LaPresse (APN)A resident looks at his apartment building, severely damaged by a Russian missile and drone attack in kyiv, on Monday. Thomas Peter (REUTERS)Volunteers evacuate residents of a damaged residential building after a massive Russian attack on a housing area in kyiv (Ukraine), this Monday. SERGEY DOLZHENKO (EFE) A man walks next to a crater caused by a Russian attack with missiles and drones in kyiv (Ukraine), this Monday. Thomas Peter (REUTERS)Site of impact of a Russian attack on a residential building, this Monday in kyiv. SERGEY DOLZHENKO (EFE)Neighbors try to put out a fire during a massive Russian attack against a residential area of kyiv (Ukraine), this Monday. SERGEY DOLZHENKO (EFE)An explosion lights up the sky over kyiv during a Russian attack this Monday. Gleb Garanich (REUTERS)The Russian Ministry of Defense has published a statement in which it states that its bombings tonight have been “a response to the terrorist attacks of the kyiv regime against civilian infrastructure in Russia.” The Kremlin is facing a serious crisis these days, in the fifth year of its invasion of Ukraine, due to fuel shortages caused by Ukrainian bombings against its refineries. The unrest is notable – and growing – among the Russian population, where more than 30 regions have introduced restrictions on the sale of gasoline and diesel, while the country, which until now had financially supported its war by exporting fuel, has been forced to import it from outside. On the eve of the bombing against Ukraine, its president, Volodymyr Zelensky, indicated that Russia was preparing a new massive attack against the country after another bombing of this nature killed 30 people in kyiv last Thursday. The head of the Ukrainian Executive expected that the attack that Russia was preparing – and has ended up carrying out – would occur just before the start of the annual NATO summit to be held tomorrow and the day after in Ankara. Vehicles destroyed after a Russian attack on kyiv, this Monday. Valentyn Ogirenko (REUTERS) In a publication on his X account, the Ukrainian president has urged NATO to take firm measures after these attacks. “Our fighters have achieved good results today in shooting down drones and cruise missiles, but, unfortunately, not against Russian ballistic missiles. The reason is precisely the insufficient supply of interceptor missiles. It is very important that the world – first of all, the United States and our European partners – come out of the NATO summit in Ankara with firm decisions to support our air defense and, therefore, the defense of the lives of ordinary people. As long as the Patriot missiles remain in the warehouses of the allies, this does nothing more than encourage Russia to continue ‘attacking’ residential buildings,” Zelensky wrote. Last night, Kyiv came under a massive Russian attack. Russia launched 68 missiles and 351 attack drones. Response efforts are still underway. Damage has been recorded at more than 10 locations across the city, including residential buildings. All necessary services are on the… pic.twitter.com/101XvDDYs1— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) July 6, 2026 The Ukrainian armed forces also continued their offensive against Russian energy facilities tonight. The Russian Ministry of Defense claims to have shot down 519 Ukrainian drones over twenty regions, although it is unknown how many reached their targets. The Ukrainian drones reached the Omsk region for the first time, more than 2,500 kilometers east of the front and close to Kazakhstan, in the heart of Central Asia. “Several devices managed to reach the industrial center in the north of Omsk,” acknowledged the governor of the province, Vitali Jotsenko, on Telegram. Another of the largest Russian refineries, located in Yaroslavl, about 250 kilometers east of Moscow, burned after the attacks. Local authorities have not reported the bombing, although several Telegram news channels have published images of the fire. These facilities were already bombed in May. And in the Leningrad region, where Saint Petersburg is located, Ukrainian drones once again stalked the maritime oil terminals of Ust-Luga and Vysotsk. For its part, Sevastopol, the base of the Black Sea Fleet in Crimea, has once again suffered a blackout after attacks on its energy infrastructure. The Moscow-imposed governor of the city, Mikhail Razvozhayev, announced the suspension of trolleybus transportation. This town has experienced several total power outages since June, including some lasting several days.
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