During the night of 6 July, Russia launched another missile and drone attack on Kyiv, with explosions reported across the city. According to the Kyiv City Military Administration (KCMA), as of 4:45 p.m., the death toll had risen to 15, while 56 people, including seven children, were injured.
Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said that about 30 residential buildings in Kyiv had sustained significant damage. Emergency services also confirmed that seven children were among the injured.
Emergency response operations continued at sites where residential buildings were hit in Podilskyy district, as well as in Darnytskyy and Holosiyivskyy districts. In Obolonskyy district, firefighters were battling a warehouse fire. Podilskyy district suffered the heaviest damage. Because of the danger to rescuers, robotic equipment and aircraft were deployed.
Overall, emergency crews carried out response operations at more than 20 locations across the city. Information on the aftermath of the attack was provided by Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES), and Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia initially launched ballistic missiles, followed by cruise missiles:
''Warning! According to preliminary information, Tu-95MS and Tu-160 strategic bombers have launched cruise missiles.''
As of 5:49 a.m., the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) reported the following consequences of the attack:
Podilskyy district: A nine-storey residential building was struck, with destruction extending from the 9th to the 15th floors.
"At other locations, the roof cladding of a building and a lift shaft on the roof caught fire. There was partial damage to the roof of a 19-storey residential building, cars were burning in the courtyard of an apartment block, and debris struck the 16th floor of a 25-storey residential building. In addition, search operations are under way for victims in a 21-storey residential building, where floors 2 to 5 have been destroyed," the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) said.
Darnytskyy district: Debris fell onto the grounds of a residential complex, striking the fourth floor of one 25-storey building. In another building, apartments caught fire across an area of 150 square metres. A fire was also reported at a nearby garage cooperative. At another location, debris hit a 30-storey residential building, causing a fire on floors 23 to 25.
Holosiyivskyy district: According to preliminary information, a non-residential building caught fire as a result of the attack.
At least three children were among the injured, including two aged 7 and 8, Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said.
The first reports of damage emerged shortly after the initial wave of the attack began, at around 1 a.m. At the time, Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko reported debris falling in Holosiyivskyy district, damage to a residential building and garages in Podilskyy district. Klitschko added that people had been trapped in a residential building between the 7th and 9th floors in Podilskyy district. In Holosiyivskyy district, a non-residential building and a warehouse caught fire, while debris fell in an open area.
Shortly after the first series of explosions ended, a second wave began. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, it again involved ballistic missiles.
Updated information on the damage was released after the second series of explosions.
"According to preliminary information, debris fell on another residential building in Podilskyy district. In Darnytskyy district, debris struck a non-residential building," Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said.
He later reported additional damage at other locations in Podilskyy district, where a non-residential building was partially destroyed and caught fire, while several vehicles also caught fire.
At around 2:50 a.m., the Ukrainian Air Force warned of a third wave of missiles, this time cruise missiles. At the same time, drones continued entering Ukrainian airspace.
At 3:15 a.m., the first reports of casualties emerged. Shortly afterwards, Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko released updated information on the consequences of the attack in Podilskyy district.
Following the third wave of attacks, Klitschko said that a high-rise residential building caught fire in Darnytskyy district after being hit by falling debris. In Podilskyy district, debris fell onto the grounds of a residential complex.
"At this point, we have information that the attack damaged apartment buildings at three separate locations in Darnytskyy district. These are residential buildings – places where people were asleep and living their ordinary lives. Russia continues to target civilians with missile strikes," Tkachenko wrote.
Tkachenko also reported a fire in a five-storey residential building in Holosiyivskyy district and damage to four residential buildings in Podilskyy district.
In Obolonskyy district, a non-residential building was hit and warehouses caught fire.
Shortly after 4 a.m., Russia launched a fourth wave of missiles. Around that time, the first reports of fatalities emerged. The air raid alert in Kyiv was lifted at around 5 a.m., bringing an end to an attack that lasted approximately four hours.
Russia's previous large-scale attack on the city took place on Thursday, 2 July. At least 30 people were killed and about 100 others were injured. The attack caused extensive damage to civilian infrastructure.
Earlier today, Ukraine's president warned that Russia could launch another attack later this evening.