Russian missile and drone strike killed at least 14 people and wounded about 60 in Kyiv and surrounding region on July 6.
WHY THIS MATTERS · This matters because Russia has resumed hitting Ukraine's grid substations heading into a war-strained year and just opened a new front across the Oskil river near Kupiansk, threatening both civilian heat and a fresh Ukrainian defensive collapse.
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"At least 14 people were killed in Kyiv and the surrounding region, with around 60 more wounded, he said."
6 thermal detections within the search box around Kyiv; nearest 6.5 km from the claimed location (2026-07-05 +3d).
"Fifty-six injured have been reported."
"the death toll in Kyiv due to last night's Russian shelling has risen to 15 people"
"emergency response teams from Ivano-Frankivsk region and the National Committee of the Ukrainian Red Cross, alongside rescuers, worked at the sites to mitigate the consequences of the massive Russian attack in Podilsky and Darnytsky districts of Kyiv"
"Twelve people were killed more than 50 others were wounded during the attack, Kyiv authorities said."
"hours after another massive Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv , Zelensky said Ukraine had already denied Russia victory on the ground"
"Russia's deadly attack on the Ukrainian capital on Sunday night, which killed at least 12 people and injured at least 50"
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- Russian forces established a bridgehead on the east bank of the Oskil river north of Kupiansk
- Strikes on Ukrainian transmission substations resumed on Jun 26 after a five-week pause
- Russian Shahed-type drone output has reached roughly 190 airframes per week
- Neither side retains the capacity for a decisive offensive before autumn
- The EU approved a fourteenth military-assistance tranche including long-range strike systems