Russia unleashes nearly 600 missiles and drones on Kyiv in deadliest strike since May
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TL;DR
Russia Indicates Ukraine Fired Long-Range Ballistic Missile Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on Ukraine Thursday, targeting Kyiv and other regions across the country. Russia's Defense Ministry said that it carried out a "massive strike using long-range precision air, land, and sea-based weapons and attack drones." "Kyiv is under attack from ballistic missiles and UAVs," Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram, adding that there were 10 deaths and 34 injured. It was not immediately clear how many missiles and drones were launched at Ukraine, or how many Ukraine had managed to intercept.
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Bloomberg Politics
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-02/russia-signals-ukraine-may-have-used-its-first-ballistic-missile
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CNBC 19794221
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/02/russia-launches-missile-drone-strikes-ukraine-kyiv.html
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Fox News World
https://www.foxnews.com/world/russia-unleashes-nearly-600-missiles-drones-kyiv-deadliest-strike-since-may