Russia kills 30 in Kyivs deadliest strike of 2026 as air pollution spikes
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Russia’s deadliest strike on Kyiv in 2026 killed 30 people and injured 91 overnight on Thursday, as Ukrainian rescuers pulled survivors from the rubble of 130 flattened buildings and officials warned of a hazardous air pollution spike. The attack, which began late on 2 July and continued into the early hours of 3 July, struck residential districts, a hotel on Shevchenko Boulevard and at least 20 educational institutions, according to Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said ten people remain missing and search operations are ongoing . The Ukrainian branch of the Red Cross reported its humanitarian warehouse in Kyiv was destroyed, with €1.5 million of aid and equipment lost .
The strikes came as Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) claimed a 1,150 per cent increase in deep strikes inside Russia since January, hitting logistics, airfields and energy infrastructure . On Wednesday night alone, the USF struck 48 targets in occupied Crimea, including ten energy sites and an anti-aircraft missile system . Ukrainian drones also hit Russian military airfields at Saky and Hvardiiske, destroying or damaging at least seven aircraft, the Security Service of Ukraine said .
Moscow’s air defences intercepted dozens of incoming drones and missiles across multiple regions, but Russian authorities reported civilian casualties in Belgorod and Bryansk from Ukrainian counter-strikes . Analysts at the Center for Strategic and International Studies said Kyiv has “dramatically taken the war to Russian territory in 2026” by orchestrating short-, medium- and long-range strikes to disrupt logistics and supplies .
Kyiv’s authorities urged residents to stay indoors after a sharp rise in air pollution from fires ignited by the strikes . Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian electronic warfare system designed to jam Starlink, underscoring the resilience of satellite communications critical to both military operations and civilian internet access .
Western intelligence sources warned Russia may stage a provocative incursion into Poland to test NATO’s response, as Moscow faces mounting pressure from Ukrainian long-range strikes and fuel shortages exacerbated by refinery attacks .
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