Ukrainian local officials on Saturday, 1 August, 2026 disclosed that Russian attacks the country capital, kyiv killing no fewer than at least nine people and wounded more than two dozen others, with strikes damaging homes and causing fires across the city.
Russia and Ukraine have ramped up attacks on each other in recent months.
As Moscow has increased its long-range strikes on Ukrainian towns and cities, Kiev has pressed its allies for air defence support.
The United Nations found June was the deadliest month for civilians in Ukraine since April 2022.
Ukraine’s state emergency service said the latest Russian attack struck five regions of Kyiv, killing nine people and wounding 28 others, including four children.
“Explosions in the city. Kyiv is under ballistic missile attack. Stay in shelters!” Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote earlier on Telegram.
AFP journalists reported hearing more than 10 explosions in a row, triggering car alarms on the streets.
Russia’s defence ministry said Saturday it had launched a “massive strike” in the Kyiv region, targeting “military-industrial complex enterprises and logistics centres”.
In Kyiv’s Darnytsky district, the attacks damaged multiple buildings and vehicles, with authorities reporting seven people killed and 14 wounded in the area.
Two people were killed and eight others were wounded in Solomiansky district, where strikes damaged a five-storey residential building.
“Everything was smashed, the windows, everything,” 75-year-old resident Kateryna Kravchenko told AFP of her apartment.
“I can barely stand. I don’t know how I’m going to get through all this.”
Another resident, identified only as Oksana, said her plan was to leave.
“You can’t stay here after something like this,” the 46-year-old said. “What guarantee is there that it won’t happen again?”
