Ukraine: Russia pounds Kyiv in massive drone, missile strike

France 24 Thursday 02 July 2026, 10:53 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read

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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Ukraine: Russia pounds Kyiv in massive drone, missile strike Issued on: Share Explosions lit up the night sky in Kyiv in the early hours of Thursday as Russia launched a major drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s capital. At least 13 people were killed and 86 injured, Ukrainian officials said. [Image text:] UKRAINE Russia pounds Kyiv in massive drone, missile strike

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