Russia launches massive strike on Ukraine as Poland scrambles jets, Finland restricts airspace
Smoke rises over the city after the Russian air strike on Kiev on July 2, 2026, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian missile and drone strikes rocked Kiev early July 2, killing two people and wounding more than a dozen, after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Moscow was preparing a “major attack.” (Photo: Roman PILIPEY / AFP via Getty Images)
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Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on Ukraine on Thursday, targeting Kiev and other parts of the country.
Russian Ministry of Defense announced It said it carried out a “major attack using long-range precision air-, land- and sea-based weapons and attack drones.”
Moscow said the attacks targeted military-industrial facilities, fuel and energy complexes in Kiev and the Kiev region, as well as military airfields in the Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Cherkasy and Chernihiv regions.
“Kiev is under attack from ballistic missiles and UAVs,” said Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko. on Telegram, He reported that 10 people died and 34 people were injured.
It was not immediately clear how many missiles and drones were launched at Ukraine or how many Ukraine managed to intercept.
Finland had temporarily imposed Establishing an “aviation restriction zone” in the country’s eastern Gulf before lifting it.
Poland warplanes were also mixed in In response to the attack, he told
“These actions are preventive in nature and aim to secure and protect airspace, especially in areas adjacent to threatened areas,” the statement said.
Ukraine’s Ambassador to the USA, Olga Stefanishyna, said in x Citizens spent the night in shelters. He said he saw fires and houses destroyed in various parts of Kiev.
CNBC has reached out to Russia’s defense ministry for comment.
Moscow’s attack came after Ukraine said on Tuesday it had struck one of Russia’s largest satellite communications centers for the second time in just over a week. CNN reported.
Within Russia, Kiev contains oil refineries, military facilities, and Moscow and St. It has stepped up long-range drone attacks targeting major cities, including St. Petersburg.
“We are depriving the enemy of the resources necessary to wage war, as envisaged in the Defense Strategy of Ukraine,” the ministry said. Telegram on July 1He added that the effort aims to pressure Russia to end the war, which is in its fourth year.
