Russia launches largest ballistic missile attack on Kyiv since start of war - Al Jazeera
Russia launched a massive ballistic missile attack on Kyiv, marking one of the largest strikes since the war began in 2022. The attack caused significant casualties and infrastructure damage amid ongoing Ukrainian air defense shortages.
Why it matters
The escalation underscores the severity of the conflict and the critical impact of military aid shortages on Ukraine's ability to defend its capital.
Ukraine is particularly vulnerable to ballistic missile attacks due to a shortage of Patriot air defence munitions.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info Clearing debris from a pedestrian underpass damaged by missile strikes in Kyiv on Sunday [AFP] By Al Jazeera Staff , AFP , Reuters and The Associated Press Published On 19 Jul 2026 19 Jul 2026 Russia has unleashed one of its largest ballistic missile barrages at Kyiv since the start of the war, killing at least one person and wounding 16 others, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
A series of powerful blasts echoed across Ukraine’s capital city in an attack involving 41 missiles which started fires in several districts, the air force said on Sunday, .
Prime Minister Sergii Koretskyi said nearly 600 rescue workers, medics, police officers and other emergency personnel were responding to the aftermath of the strikes.
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