Kyiv, Moscow trade long-range air strikes, killing more than a dozen

Smoke billows from the burning Wildberries warehouse following a Ukrainian drone attack, local authorities said, Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 24, 2026. © Reuters

At least 21 people were killed across Russia and Ukraine as the two nations traded air strikes on Friday, authorities from both countries said. The attacks included a Russian missile strike at a gathering of Ukraine's defence industry near Kyiv.

At least 21 people were killed Friday in Russian and Ukrainian long-range strikes – including at a gathering of Ukraine's defence industry just outside Kyiv and at a factory hundreds of miles east of Moscow.