Thursday, July 31, 2025 - Russia launched a barrage of missiles and drones on Kyiv in the early hours of Thursday, July 31, killing at least six people — including a six-year-old boy and his mother — and injuring at least 82 others, Ukrainian officials said.
President
Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated that over 300 drones and eight missiles were
launched during the attack, with several striking residential areas of the
capital.
“Today the world once again
witnessed Russia's response to our pursuit of peace with America and Europe.
Peace without strength is impossible,” Zelenskiy said via Telegram.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that nine children were
among the injured — the highest number of child casualties in a single night
since the full-scale invasion began more than three years ago.
Among the survivors was 62-year-old Yurii Kravchuk, who stood
wrapped in a blanket beside a damaged building, a bandage around his head. “I
started waking up my wife when the explosion happened... My daughter ended up
in the hospital,” he told reporters.
Emergency responders worked through the wreckage,
extinguishing fires and cutting through debris in search of survivors.
Explosions were heard across Kyiv for several hours, with
fires lighting up the night sky. Schools and hospitals were among buildings
damaged in 27 different locations, officials confirmed.
The Ukrainian air force reported five confirmed missile
strikes and 21 drone impacts across 12 areas in the city. It added that 288
drones and three cruise missiles had been intercepted.
Despite Russia’s repeated denials of targeting civilians, it
has intensified air strikes on cities far from the front lines in recent
months.
In Washington, President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that
the United States would begin imposing tariffs and other penalties on Russia
“10 days from today” if there was no progress toward ending the war.
"This is Putin's answer to Trump’s ultimatum,” said
Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko. “The world must respond with a tribunal and
the highest level of pressure.”
Zelenskiy also shared footage of the aftermath, showing
burning ruins and a partially destroyed residential building where people
remained trapped beneath the rubble.
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