Russian missile attack on Kyiv with one dead and injured – Damage and fires in many districts
Russia continues to launch long-range missiles and drones.
A new fierce missile attack hit Kyiv in the early morning hours, with Ukrainian authorities reporting one dead and seven injured. The explosions caused extensive damage to buildings and vehicles, and fires broke out in various parts of the capital.
According to Ukrainian military and civilian authorities, the attack caused severe damage in several areas of the city. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Air Force and the Kyiv military administration issued successive warnings from 01:20 (Greek time) onwards, informing about launches of Russian missiles.
Kyiv is burning pic.twitter.com/o0qJGW1aTr — Miss Jezzabelle (@MissJezzabelle1) July 19, 2026
Fires in buildings and strikes in five districts
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said via Telegram that fires broke out in a dormitory, an apartment building and a supermarket. He announced that the attacks hit a total of five districts of the Ukrainian capital.
Russia 🇷🇺 ⚔️ Ukraine 🇺🇦 : More than 40 Russian ballistic missiles struck the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. pic.twitter.com/hoD04wqhkE — The Strategic Insight (@Strategicprism0) July 19, 2026
In addition to these specific buildings, other building facilities and storage spaces in the path of the Russian missiles also suffered damage.
Attacks continue almost daily
Russia continues to launch long-range missiles and drones against Kyiv almost every day since the start of the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
#Kyiv: one person was killed, and 8 more people were injured as a result of the night attack The book the journalists who covered this war are endorsing. Defiant Hope: https://t.co/2BS96MFqRb pic.twitter.com/VnTyeo8Auc — Hope For Ukraine (@hopeforukraine) July 19, 2026
The new missile attack came a day after the Ukrainian drone raid on two warehouses of Russian logistics companies, in which at least eight people were killed.
