Ukraine’s capital city of Kyiv was struck by a Russian missile attack in the early morning hours of Monday, July 6, with local officials reporting that people were left trapped inside a severely damaged building not far from the city center.
Journalists from Reuters on the ground in Kyiv reported hearing multiple explosions both within the city and in surrounding areas. They also witnessed Ukrainian air defense systems working to intercept incoming Russian drones during the attack.
Kyiv’s mayor took to Telegram to inform residents that a residential building had been struck in the historic Podil neighborhood. “People are trapped on the seventh to ninth floors,” the mayor wrote.
The mayor also noted that debris from drones had come down on a second residential building within the same district, as well as in other parts of the city, which is home to approximately 3 million people.
Monday’s attack follows a deadly strike just last Thursday, when Russia unleashed hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles on Kyiv, killing at least 30 people.
