On the night of 5–6 July, Russian occupying forces launched yet another large-scale combined attack on the Ukrainian capital. The enemy deployed several types of weaponry simultaneously, including attack drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles. In particular, the use of hypersonic missiles of the type «Zircon».
Air defence forces managed to shoot down a significant number of enemy targets; however, as a result of falling debris and direct hits, damage, fires and casualties have been reported in several areas of the city.
- On the night of 6 July, Kyiv came under a combined attack by Russian forces.
- Five people were killed and a further 24 were injured, with injuries of varying severity.
- Rescue workers evacuated 15 people from the damaged building.
- The attack caused damage in the Podilskyi, Darnytskyi and Holosiivskyi districts.
- The President of Ukraine links the attack to significant international events.
Human losses and casualties
According to official figures from the Kyiv City Military Administration (KCMA) and the mayor of the capital Vitali Klitschko, as of this morning, the situation is as follows:
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Fatalities: Death confirmed 5 people.
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Casualties: At least 24 people sustained injuries of varying severity. Some of the injured were taken to hospital, whilst others were treated at the scene.
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Saving people: Rescuers from the State Emergency Service carried out a complex operation in the Podilskyi district. Fifteen people, including six children and three women, were evacuated from the damaged high-rise block. People were brought down from the upper floors via blocked stairwells.
Damage and destruction by district in the capital
The attack was carried out in waves with the aim of overwhelming Kyiv’s air defence system. Debris and damage were reported in three districts:
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Podilskyi District: The epicentre of the destruction. A residential block has been partially destroyed (floors 7–9 have been affected, as well as another 25-storey block at the 16th-floor level). Fires have broken out at four different locations. A non-residential building, a garage co-operative and private cars are on fire.
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Darnitskyi District: Apartment blocks in three different locations have been damaged; in one of them, a fire broke out in the building’s structure.
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Holosiivskyi District: A fire has been reported on the premises of a warehouse and non-residential buildings. Emergency services are on the scene.
The authorities’ response and official statements
The authorities are linking yet another terror in light of significant international developments. The day before, the President of Ukraine had warned of the threat of a large-scale attack, citing intelligence reports.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine: «The enemy timed this attack to coincide with its political calendar — the strike was launched immediately after US Independence Day and on the eve of NATO summit in Ankara. Ukraine is in urgent need of an immediate replenishment of missiles for its Patriot systems and a further strengthening of its air defences.».
Timur Tkachenko, Chair of the Kyiv City Council: «The enemy is deliberately targeting residential areas with ballistic missiles. These are places where people were sleeping and going about their daily lives. All the emergency services are working on the ground at full capacity, and the clean-up operation is ongoing.».
Mobile rescue centres have now been set up at the sites of the strikes and where debris has fallen, whilst the police are documenting yet another war crime committed by the Russian Federation against the civilian population of Ukraine. The consequences of the attack and the exact number of missiles fired by the enemy are being ascertained by the Ukrainian Air Force.
