Russia conducts deadly missile, drone strikes on Kyiv after Zelensky warns of ‘massive attack’

Cover image: Emergency service teams work to extinguish a fire after a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, July 2, 2026. © Efrem Lukatsky, AP

Russian missile and drone strikes hit Kyiv early Thursday, sparking fires, killing 17 people and injuring dozens, Ukrainian officials said, after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Moscow was preparing a "massive attack".

Russian missile and drone strikes rocked Kyiv early Thursday, killing at least 17 people and wounding dozens, after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Moscow was preparing a "massive attack".