Russia Pounds Kyiv With Missiles, Killing At Least 10

By Reuters Aug. 1, 2026 At least nine people were killed and 28 others wounded as Russia pounded Ukraine's capital Kyiv with ballistic missiles on Saturday. State Emergency Service of Ukraine / Telegram Russia pounded Kyiv and the region in a heavy ballistic missile attack early on Saturday, killing 10 people, as President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Ukraine had run out of interceptor missiles for its U.S. Patriot air defense systems. Zelensky said that Russia launched 35 missiles at Ukraine, including 27 ballistic missiles, and also 185 drones. Only one ballistic missile was intercepted, “simply because there are no interceptors for the Patriot system,” he said. More than a dozen explosions reverberated through the city during several waves of attacks, according to Reuters witnesses. “Every package of ballistic missile interceptors saves the lives of our people. And every night without them results in more casualties,” Zelensky said on X. With the war in its fifth year, fighting is raging along about 1,200 kilometers (750 miles) of front line. But Russian advances have slowed by more than half this year, and Ukraine has been launching strikes inside Russia hitting its oil facilities, logistics sites and weapons production. Ukraine was bringing back war to Russia, Zelensky said, adding that his troops struck the infrastructure of three oil refineries in the Bashkortostan region and other targets that sustained Moscow's war effort. Russia has also intensified its attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities. Ukraine relies on U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems, but the Iran war has seen supplies of interceptor missiles previously earmarked for Ukraine diverted to the U.S. military and U.S. allies in the Gulf. Moscow and Kyiv both deny targeting civilians in the war launched by Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Second Major Attack on Kyiv This Week Saturday's is the second major attack on Kyiv this week after strikes on Thursday killed nine people, including six members of one family in a village near Kryvyi Rih, and a suspected Russian cruise missile landed in Poland. Damage was recorded in seven districts across Kyiv, a city of about 3 million people, the Prosecutor's General Office said after Saturday's attacks. Zelensky said that fires broke out across Kyiv and 18 residential buildings, a school, the Lithuanian Embassy, and infrastructure facilities were damaged. The Lithuanian foreign ministry said windows at its embassy had broken, solar collectors were damaged, and the yard was scattered with debris. Ukrainian prosecutors said seven people were killed in the Darnytskyi district on the left bank of the Dnipro river and two more people died in the Solomyanskyi district on the right bank of the city. One more person was killed in the Kyiv region where the attacks damaged several warehouses, regional officials said. Dozens of people were injured, including four children who suffered multiple shrapnel wounds and lacerations. “I looked at my phone, it was 1:30 (22:30 GMT) and sirens [blared], I was lying dressed in my bed, I got up immediately. And at once explosions started — boom, boom," said Nadiia Komarova, a 68-year-old concierge at an apartment building in Kyiv. “Our ceilings have started to crumble. My window here is smashed, and everything has fallen inside,” she told Reuters. Reuters television footage showed police and rescuers working on the site. Two rescuers put a body in a black sack in a car. Firefighters were extinguishing fires and charred cars stood near an apartment building. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said Kyiv was working to build and prepare more shelters as attacks continue to intensify. Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha issued a fresh plea for urgent air defense supplies. “It is the battle for the skies that will define the trajectory of this war. The stronger the air shield over Ukraine, the closer peace becomes.” Read more about: Ukraine war , Missile strikes , Kyiv Sign up for our free weekly newsletter Our weekly newsletter contains a hand-picked selection of news, features, analysis and more from The Moscow Times. You will receive it in your mailbox every Friday. Never miss the latest news from Russia. Preview Subscribers agree to the Privacy Policy We sent a confirmation to your email. Please confirm your subscription. A Message from The Moscow Times: Dear readers, We are facing unprecedented challenges. Russia's Prosecutor General's Office has designated The Moscow Times as an "undesirable" organization, criminalizing our work and putting our staff at risk of prosecution. This follows our earlier unjust labeling as a "foreign agent." 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