
Death toll from Russian attack on Kyiv rises to 18
The death toll from Russia's large-scale combined strike on Kyiv has risen to 18 as of 12:40 on 2 July.
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The death toll from Russia's large-scale combined strike on Kyiv has risen to 18 as of 12:40 on 2 July.

Agromat's flagship store on Bulakhovskoho Street in Kyiv was damaged during Russia's attack on the capital on the night of 1-2 July.

Russia's 2 July missile and drone attack caused new power outages in Sumy, Kyiv, Donetsk, Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, with Sumy the worst affected.

EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová has said Russia's large-scale attack on Ukraine on the night of 1-2 July struck, among other places, a site where diplomats live. She has also shared her impressions of the attack on Kyiv on her social media.

More than 37 of Ukraine's state budget spending in the first half of 2026 was financed through international assistance.

Amid Russia's worsening fuel crisis, demand for installing vehicle gas conversion equipment has risen sharply, but manufacturers and service centres have proved unprepared for the surge in demand.

Seventeen people were killed and 86 injured in an overnight Russian attack on Kyiv. Residential buildings and civilian infrastructure were damaged across the city.

A 76-year-old man was killed and five other people were injured as Russian forces attacked the settlement of Shevchenkove in Kharkiv Oblast with a guided aerial bomb on 2 July.

Russia is increasingly using jet-powered drones in its attacks, taking into account that missiles used by Ukraine's air defences to intercept them are in limited supply.

Vodafone has reported possible disruptions to its fixed-line internet network and other services following the Russian large-scale attack on Ukraine on the night of 1-2 July.