LONDON — No less than two folks have been killed and 22 others have been injured in Kyiv in an in a single day Russian drone and missile bombardment, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and native officers within the Ukrainian capital stated on Thursday.
The “large mixed strike” lasted for almost 10 hours, Zelenskyy stated. Ukraine’s air pressure stated Russia launched 397 drones of assorted sorts — amongst them almost 200 Iranian-designed Shahed assault craft — and 18 missiles.
Fourteen missiles and 164 assault drones have been shot down, the air pressure stated, with one other 204 drones and missiles neutralized by digital warfare measures.
The principle goal of the assault was Kyiv and the encompassing area, with Chernihiv, Sumy, Poltava, Kirovohrad and Kharkiv areas additionally attacked, the president stated.
The air pressure stated drone strikes have been recorded in eight places, with 33 strike drones impacting. Falling drone particles was reported in 23 places.
Russia’s Protection Ministry stated in a Telegram submit that it “carried out a bunch strike utilizing high-precision long-range weapons and strike drones towards military-industrial advanced services in Kyiv and the infrastructure of a army airfield. The strike achieved its aims. All designated targets have been hit.”
Ladies sit at a bus cease broken throughout Russian drone and missile strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 10, 2025.
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“That is an apparent escalation of terror by Russia: tons of of ‘Shaheds’ each night time, fixed strikes, large assaults towards Ukrainian cities,” Zelenskyy wrote in a submit to social media.
“Because of this acceleration is required. We should be quicker with sanctions and put strain on Russia in order that it feels the implications of its terror. Companions should be quicker with investments in weapons manufacturing and expertise growth,” he continued.
On Thursday, Zelenskyy stated he’ll converse with international companions “about extra funding for the manufacturing of interceptor drones and the provision of air protection for Ukraine. The duties are completely clear. Such Russian strikes have to be responded to harshly. That’s precisely how we’ll reply.”
Russia’s Protection Ministry, in the meantime, stated its forces shot down 14 Ukrainian drones over Russian areas and the Black Sea in a single day.
In Russia’s western Belgorod area, Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov stated on Telegram that two folks have been injured by particles from a downed drone.
Russia’s assaults on Wednesday night time adopted the biggest single barrage of the full-scale struggle thus far, with 728 drones — a mixture of assault drones and decoys — and 13 missiles launched into the nation on Tuesday night time into Wednesday morning.
Moscow is increasing its aerial assaults on Ukraine regardless of ongoing U.S.-led peace efforts. June noticed a brand new month-to-month report for the variety of long-range drones and missiles launched into Ukraine — 5,438 drones and 239 missiles — based on figures revealed by the Ukrainian air pressure.
The primary 10 days of July have already seen Russia launch 2,464 drones and 58 missiles into Ukraine, based on Ukrainian air pressure information.
Russia’s expanded assaults seem to have annoyed President Donald Trump, who regardless of repeated threats is but to impose extra sanctions on the Kremlin for its failure to decide to American ceasefire and peace proposals.
Trump stated of Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, “We get a whole lot of b——- thrown at us by Putin,” including, “He is very good on a regular basis, but it surely seems to be meaningless.”
Firefighters work on the website of the house constructing hit by Russian drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 10, 2025.
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Sen. Lindsey Graham instructed ABC Information Wednesday that Trump is “prepared” to behave on a sweeping Senate invoice that may impose tariffs of as much as 500% on nations that purchase oil and gasoline from Russia.
Trump, Graham stated, is “attempting to get Putin to the desk, however Putin’s not responding.” The laws will embody a waiver permitting Trump to raise sanctions on nations buying Russian oil or uranium for 180 days, Graham stated.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated Wednesday that Moscow is “calm” in regards to the president’s rhetoric. “We hope to proceed our dialogue with Washington and our efforts to restore the badly broken bilateral relations,” he instructed journalists throughout a briefing.
Kyiv can also be urgent the White Home to renew the provision of U.S.-made key weapons programs, a cargo of which have been frozen final week.
Among the many munitions held up have been Patriot surface-to-air missile interceptors, which have confirmed important for Ukraine’s protection towards Russian missile and drone strikes.
A U.S. official confirmed to ABC Information on Wednesday that the circulate of some weapons had resumed as of Monday night time, together with 155mm artillery rounds and GMLR rockets utilized by HIMARS launchers.
ABC Information’ Luis Martinez, Anne Flaherty, Selina Wang, Patrick Reevell, Will Gretsky and Ellie Kaufman contributed to this report.
