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Russian strikes kill six in Ukraine, officials say

Toronto Sun

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July 11, 2026

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KYIV — Russia struck Ukraine with missiles, drones and guided bombs on Saturday, killing six people and wounding dozens of others, officials said. Missiles also hit the capital Kyiv, wounding 12 people including two children, according to the city’s mayor. AFP journalists in Kyiv heard two series of explosions in the early hours, with an []

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CNN

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· Jul 2, 2026

Russia unleashes 11-hour barrage of strikes on Kyiv

Russia launched a massive attack on Kyiv overnight, destroying residential buildings and killing more than a dozen civilians in strikes Moscow’s military called retaliation for Ukrainian attacks on its own civilian infrastructure. Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched nearly 500 drones and more than 70 missiles toward the country in a “massive combined strike,” simultaneously targeting the capital from different directions. While most of the missiles and drones were intercepted, a total of 33 projectiles made impact. CNN’s Ivan Watson has details on the attack and a statement from Russian officials. Also, Peter Zalmayev from the Eurasia Democracy Initiative and Orysia Lutsevych from Chatham House Ukraine Forum have more on the impact of the Russian strikes. 0:00 33 Russian projectiles break through Ukrainian defenses and strike Kyiv 0:57 Volodymyr Zelensky’s warning ahead of the attacks 3:07 Analyst in Kyiv says most of the targets in Russian barrage were civilian 7:18 Putin’s revenge mission Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https://bit.ly/4eIvlTr #Russia #Ukraine #News

Al Jazeera

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· Jul 3, 2026

Five killed in Ukraine a day after deadliest Russian attacks this year

Separately, at least 10 people killed in Ukrainian attacks on Russia and Russian-controlled areas.

Yemen News Agency - SABA

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· Jul 10, 2026

Russian Defense Ministry: Six Large-Scale Strikes Carried Out Against Ukrainian Forces Over Past Week

Russian Defense Ministry: Six Large-Scale Strikes Carried Out Against Ukrainian Forces Over Past Week

DawnNews English

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· Jul 2, 2026

Kyiv Hit by Russian Missile Barrage in Overnight Attack | Russia-Ukraine War | Dawn News English

Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv overnight, killing at least eight people and injuring over three dozen, as drones and missiles struck residential buildings and started a fire in a hotel on a central boulevard. #ukraine #russia #kyiv #ukrainewar #zelensky #breakingnews #worldnews #europe --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dawn News English is your window into the latest news, insight, and features from South Asia and beyond. Website: www.dawn.com Official Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/dawnnewsenglish Official Twitter: https://x.com/dawnnewsenglish Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dawnnewsenglish #news #latestnews #dawnnewsenglish #dawnnews

NDTV

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· Jun 29, 2026

10 Killed, Dozens Injured In Russian Strikes In Ukraine

Russian attacks across Ukraine killed 10 people and wounded dozens on Monday, authorities said, with strikes continuing into the afternoon as the death toll climbed.

Kyiv Post

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· Jul 11, 2026

Deadly Russian Guided Bombs and Drones Strike Sloviansk and Kharkiv Region

Russian forces carried out a wave of attacks across eastern Ukraine on Saturday, July 11, focusing on the Donetsk and Kharkiv regions. In Sloviansk, three FAB-250 guided bombs struck the city center, killing a 67-year-old man and injuring three others while damaging dozens of buildings. In the Kharkiv region, a strike hit a residential multi-story building in Izium, injuring four people. A separate strike targeted a gas station in Kharkiv city.

Toronto Sun

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· Jul 11, 2026

Russian missile strikes wound 11 in Kyiv: Zelensky

KYIV — Ukraine said Russian strikes on Kyiv wounded 11 people on Saturday, with missiles hitting the city even before air raid alerts sounded. AFP journalists in Kyiv heard two series of explosions in the early hours, with an air alert siren sounding minutes after the first blast. Moscow has been firing missiles and drones []

KSAT San Antonio

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· Jul 11, 2026

Russian attacks kill 6 and wound 29 as Ukrainian forces target oil tankers

Russian attacks on Ukraine have killed six people, including a child, and wounded 29, according to officials.

India TV News

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· Jul 11, 2026

Zelenskyy seeks NATO support, more Patriot missiles from US as Russian launches fresh strikes on Kyiv

At least 11 people, including a child, were wounded in Russian strikes that targeted Ukraine's capital city of Kyiv. Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said the strikes were conducted by Russian military using overnight missiles and drones.

Syrian Arab News Agency

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· Jul 13, 2026

Ten killed in latest exchange of Russian, Ukrainian attacks

Moscow/Kyiv, July 13 (SANA) At least 10 people were killed in the latest exchange of attacks between Russia and Ukraine, with Ukrainian drone strikes killing four people in Russia and Russian attacks leaving at least six dead in Ukraine, officials said on Monday. According to Agence France-Presse (AFP), Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyov said three []

Arise News

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· Jul 6, 2026

Russian Strikes Kill 11 In Kyiv As Moscow Launches Second Deadly Assault In A Week

Russian strikes kill 11 in Kyiv as Moscow launches a second deadly assault on the capital in days.

Times of India

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· Jul 8, 2026

2 killed as Russia bombs Ukraine ahead of Zelenskyy-Trump Nato meet

The latest assault came just a day after one of the deadliest Russian attacks on Kyiv in recent months claimed 30 lives. The renewed strikes underscored Moscow's continuing pressure on Ukraine even as Nato leaders prepared to discuss military support, regional security and the future course of the war. Ukraine's State Emergency Service later said two people were wounded in the capital.

Euromaidan Press

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· Jul 3, 2026

Russian strikes kill 9 civilians across Ukraine, including toddler in Sumy Oblast

Russia's latest attacks killed nine civilians across Ukraine, with deadly strikes in Sumy, Donetsk, and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts and dozens more wounded nationwide.

Al Jazeera English

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· Jul 11, 2026

Russian overnight strikes on Kyiv injure ten

Russia struck Kyiv overnight, injuring 10 people. Attacks on Kyiv have intensified in recent weeks, with strikes on the capital and surrounding region this month leaving more than 60 people dead. Russia claims last night's strikes targeted defence industry facilities using high-precision weapons. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile

The West Australian

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· Jul 11, 2026

Six dead, dozens wounded as Russia strikes Ukraine

Russia's latest strikes on Ukraine have resulted in six deaths and many more injuries and renewed President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's calls for air defence support.

Daily Sabah

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· Jul 12, 2026

6 dead as Russia, Ukraine target each other's infrastructure

At least six people were killed and several others injured in overnight Russian and Ukrainian attacks, officials said Sunday, as both sides intensified long-range strikes targeting...

Investing.com

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· Jul 11, 2026

Six dead, dozens wounded as Russia strikes Ukraine with missiles, drones

Six dead, dozens wounded as Russia strikes Ukraine with missiles, drones

TASS

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· Jul 6, 2026

Russian forces strike defense, energy facilities in Kiev, military airfields

According to the Defense Ministry, the strikes were carried out in response to Kiev's attacks on civilian infrastructure in Russia

Ukrainska Pravda

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· Jul 8, 2026

Mother and 15-year-old daughter killed, nine people injured in Russian attacks on three oblasts

Russian attacks on Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy oblasts over the past day killed a 38-year-old woman and her 15-year-old daughter and left nine other people injured.

BNO News

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· Jul 3, 2026

27 dead after Russian attack on Kyiv; nearly a hundred injured

At least 27 people were killed and more than 90 others injured after Russia launched more than 70 missiles and nearly 500 drones at Ukraine, with the main attack aimed at Kyiv, according to Ukrainian officials. Rescue crews are still clearing rubble and searching for more victims. The attack early Thursday caused damage at more [] The post 27 dead after Russian attack on Kyiv; nearly a hundred injured appeared first on BNO News.

Brisbane Times

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· Jul 2, 2026

Russian attack kills at least 20, injures scores and causes damage across Ukraine capital

Russia said the attack – the second-deadliest on Kyiv so far this year – was in retaliation for recent strikes on its civil infrastructure.

Intel Slava

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· Jul 10, 2026

[Video] 🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — Russian Aerospace Forces have carried out multiple FAB-500 glide bomb strikes [...]

— Russian Aerospace Forces have carried out multiple FAB-500 glide bomb strikes against Ukrainian positions. Five FAB-500 UMPK bombs struck a raised river crossing used by Ukrainian forces near Mayaky in the Donetsk People's Republic. Four FAB-500 UMPK bombs destroyed a personnel shelter belonging to the 159th Separate Motorized Brigade near Zakharovka, Kharkiv Oblast. A separate airstrike destroyed a Ukrainian drone command post near Rublene, Kharkiv Oblast.@IntelSlava

Fark

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· Jun 21, 2026

Day 1,579 of WW3: Russia launched a series of attacks on multiple Ukrainian regions on Saturday. Guided aerial bombs struck civilian infrastructure in Zaporizhzhia and Sumy. This is your Sunday Ukraine conversation [News]

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Reuters

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· Jul 2, 2026

Russian air strikes leave many dead in Kyiv

Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, killing more than a dozen people and wounding over 50, as drones and missiles struck residential buildings in what Russia said was a retaliation for recent attacks on its civil infrastructure. #russia #ukraine #war #kyiv

NBC News

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· Jul 6, 2026

Deadly Russian strikes hit Kyiv on eve of Trump trip to NATO summit

The attack, which Ukraine’s president had warned of hours earlier, comes days after a combined Russian assault killed at least 31 people in Kyiv.

Caucasian Knot

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· Jul 7, 2026

Attacks on SOCAR and the note of protest from the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure on July 5-6, 2026, affected facilities of the Azerbaijani oil and gas company SOCAR in the Mykolaiv region. Azerbaijan considers the repeated strikes to be deliberate and demands an investigation, explanations, and adherence to international obligations from Moscow.

South China Morning Post

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· Jun 29, 2026

Russian strikes on Ukraine kill at least 11, injure 40, as heatwave attacks too

Russian missiles and drones killed at least 11 civilians and injured 40 others in Ukraine on Monday in what President Volodymyr Zelensky described as “horrific attacks”, while the nation’s energy grid buckled under temperatures in excess of 36 degrees Celsius, hit by the deadly heatwave that has afflicted much of Europe. Russian drone and missile attacks have decimated Ukraine’s energy network since Moscow invaded in February 2022, causing tens of billions of dollars worth of damage and leading...

The Kyiv Independent

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· Jul 12, 2026

Russia kills at least 5 people and injures 35 others in last 24 hours

Russia attacks over the last day have killed at least five people and injured 35 others across the country, mostly frontline regions in the south and east of Ukraine, Ukrainian officials reported on July 12.

Egypt Independent

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· Jul 5, 2026

Russia’s latest attack on Kyiv was exceptionally deadly – here is why

Kyiv — A ferocious Russian attack on Kyiv Thursday killed at least 30 people, making it the third deadliest assault against the Ukrainian capital since the start of the war. Ukraine has endured hundreds of large-scale aerial attacks, but the assault this week was exceptionally lethal, in part because of the targets Moscow chose – residential The post Russia’s latest attack on Kyiv was exceptionally deadly – here is why appeared first on Egypt Independent.

Egyptian Gazette

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· Jul 11, 2026

10 injured in Russian missile, drone strikes on Kyiv

At least 10 people, including a child, were injured after Russia launched an overnight missile and drone attack on Kyiv early Saturday, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service. Explosions and fires were reported across the capital’s Solomianskyi, Darnytskyi and Dniprovskyi districts, the emergency service said in a statement on Telegram. In Solomianskyi district, a strike [] The post 10 injured in Russian missile, drone strikes on Kyiv appeared first on Egyptian Gazette.

Sweden Herald

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· Jul 5, 2026

Russian attacks on Kyiv region kill at least eight, including seven in capital

Russian attacks on Kyiv region kill at least eight, including seven in capital

Meduza.io

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· Jun 22, 2026

Photos and videos from Voronezh, where Ukraine attacked a factory that supplies electronics for Russia’s cruise missiles

On the afternoon of June 22, Ukraine’s armed forces launched a missile strike on Voronezh. Alexander Gusev, the governor of the Voronezh region, said that Russian air-defense forces had shot down “several high-speed aerial targets” over the city. The attack damaged “the production facilities of one of Voronezh’s enterprises,” the facades of several apartment buildings, and vehicles, Gusev said. The governor initially said three people had been wounded; he later said five people had been killed. Open-source intelligence analysts said the target of the Ukrainian strike was the main building of the Sborka semiconductor device plant. Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed the attack on the plant. According to Ukrainian and Western officials, the facility manufactures electronics for Iskander missiles, Kh-101 missiles, and Pantsir-S1 air-defense missile systems. Eyewitness photos and videos showed a fire at Sborka, with a column of black smoke visible over the city.

Russia Today

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· Jul 3, 2026

Russian woman killed in Ukrainian missile strike – governor

Ukrainian attacks caused casualties and damage in Russia overnight Read Full Article at RT.com

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