Russia Strikes Kyiv With Ballistic Missiles, Injures Six
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- Russia pummelled Kyiv with ballistic missiles in the early hours of Saturday, July 11, 2026, injuring at least six people according to officials.
- Kyiv's city military administration reported an office building in flames, a non-residential building damaged in one district, and smoke rising from another area.
- Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a transformer substation was on fire and that windows were blown out in some residential buildings.
- A Reuters witness heard a series of powerful explosions in the city before the air alert was announced.
- Strikes on Kyiv and the surrounding region have killed more than 60 people so far in July 2026, with Russia stepping up attacks on the capital in recent weeks.
Why it matters: Beyond the six injuries, the strike hit civilian and commercial infrastructure simultaneously — a transformer substation, an office building, and residential windows — compounding daily disruption for Kyiv residents during a month that has already seen more than 60 people killed in and around the capital.
