Ukrainian capital Kyiv under missile attack, officials say

Emergency workers carry a wounded person at the site of an apartment building which was heavily damaged during Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine on July 6, 2026.

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The Ukrainian capital ​Kyiv came under a Russian ‌missile attack early ​on Monday (July 6, 2026) and ⁠officials said residents were trapped inside a badly damaged ‌building near the city centre.

Reuters witnesses reported ‌a series of ‌explosions ⁠in and around the ⁠capital and said air defences were also in ​action against Russian ‌drones.

Mayor Vitali Klitschko, writing on Telegram, said a residential building had been ‌hit in the ​historic Podil district.

“People are trapped on the ⁠seventh to ninth floors,” Mr. Klitschko said.

He said drone ‌debris had fallen on a second residential building in the same area and in other districts of ‌the city of 3 million.

At least ​30 people were killed in Kyiv ⁠on Thursday (July 2, 2026) when Russia launched ⁠hundreds of drones and dozens of ‌missiles at the city.

Published - July 06, 2026 07:15 am IST