{"id":737,"date":"2026-07-06T11:04:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T06:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=737"},"modified":"2026-07-06T11:04:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T06:04:30","slug":"russian-missile-and-drone-attack-on-ukraines-capital-kills-at-least-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=737","title":{"rendered":"Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine\u2019s capital kills at least 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F07%2F133455437.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Russia launched waves of missiles and drones targeting Kyiv overnight into Monday that killed at least seven people, authorities said, hours after\u00a0Ukraine\u2019s president\u00a0warned that another large-scale attack was imminent.<\/p>\n<p>Another 24 were wounded, said Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv\u2019s City Military Administration in a post on Telegram.<\/p>\n<p>A residential building in the Podilskyi district partially collapsed, he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Rescuers work at a nine-story residential building in Kyiv\u2019s Podilskyi district after a Russian missile strike, July 6, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A garage cooperative burns near a suburban residential area after a Russian missile strike on July 6, 2026 in Kyiv. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the Darnytsia district, several multistory buildings were damaged and people were believed to be trapped under the rubble.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThese are residential buildings. Places where people slept and lived their ordinary lives,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The attack, which was still underway early Monday morning, involved waves of ballistic and cruise missiles as well as drones.<\/p>\n<p>Explosions echoed across the city as civilians sought shelter in metro stations.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Rescuers at a residential building after a Russian missile strike destroyed floors from the fifth to the ninth, July 6, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A local resident extinguishes burning garages outside a multistorey residential building in Kyiv, July 6, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had warned hours earlier of another large-scale Russian attack on the city.<\/p>\n<p>Monday\u2019s attack comes <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/02\/world-news\/gut-wrenching-images-show-children-killed-in-massive-russian-airstrike-on-kyiv\/\">days after\u00a0a combined Russian attack<\/a>\u00a0killed at least 31 people in Kyiv last week.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/05\/world-news\/crimea-attack-kills-1-as-putin-and-zelensky-hold-separate-trump-calls\/\">renewed calls for Western partners to bolster Ukraine\u2019s air defenses<\/a>, particularly by supplying more Patriot missiles, saying that failing to replenish them\u00a0only emboldens Russia\u00a0to prolong its four-year war, in a post on Telegram late Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia launched waves of missiles and drones targeting Kyiv overnight into Monday that killed at least seven people, authorities said, hours after\u00a0Ukraine\u2019s president\u00a0warned that another large-scale attack was imminent. Another 24 were wounded, said Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv\u2019s City Military Administration in a post on Telegram. 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