Source: Mykola Kalashnyk, Head of Kyiv Oblast Military Administration; Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko

Quote from Kalashnyk: "The death toll from the enemy's massive attack on Kyiv Oblast has risen to three.

As of now, 26 people have been reported injured, including two children: a nine-month-old baby and a 12-year-old."

Details: Kalashnyk said 18 people had been taken to hospital, three of whom are in a serious condition.

Another four people received medical treatment at the scene.

He added that 479 residents had been evacuated from Vyshneve, with all emergency and specialist services continuing to work at the sites.

Those injured are receiving all necessary medical and other assistance.

Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said the evacuation in Vyshneve had been ordered because of the threat of a secondary detonation.

According to Klymenko, more than 500 people were temporarily moved to a safe location until emergency response operations had been completed.

Rescue teams are also inspecting damaged houses to ensure that no people have been overlooked.

Emergency workers added that the most serious situation in Kyiv Oblast remains in the town of Vyshneve. It was there that three people were killed and a further 14 injured as a result of a combined attack. Two State Emergency Service staff members were among those injured.

Background:

• On the night of 5-6 July, Russia launched a massive combined attack on Ukraine using strike drones as well as air-, land- and sea-launched missiles of various types. Ukrainian air defences downed 363 of the 419 aerial targets launched. However, 29 ballistic missiles and 18 attack drones struck targets at 34 locations across the country.
• The main strike was directed at Kyiv. As of 10:00, 11 people had been confirmed dead, while nearly 60 others had been injured.

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Source: Financial Times, citing senior Ukrainian officials

Details: This is occurring against a backdrop of record-intensity Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy infrastructure. According to Rochan Consulting, the number of successful strikes on Russian refineries reached a monthly record of 16 in May.

Since the start of 2026, Russian refineries have been struck at least 194 times – 11 times more than in the same period last year.

According to FT's analysis, the sharp rise in strikes is deepening Russia's worst fuel crisis in decades. More than half of Russian regions have already introduced strict fuel sales restrictions, with residents queuing for hours at petrol stations.

In June, Ukraine struck the only Moscow refinery several times, causing large fires and clouds of smoke above the Russian capital, which also faced a petrol shortage.

According to Russian data, at least 63,933 Ukrainian drones were reportedly shot down over Russia and occupied territories in the first six months of 2026.

Analysts attribute the growing effectiveness of Ukraine's campaign not only to US intelligence assistance but also to increased production and improved management.

Rochan Consulting director Konrad Muzyka told FT that Ukraine's campaign has evolved from strikes on oil infrastructure into a broader strategic campaign against Russia's energy, logistics, industrial and export systems.

Background:

• On 3 July, the NORSI refinery halted oil processing following a drone attack on 2 July.
• On the night of 1-2 July, the Lukoil-Nizhegorodorgsintez refinery in the city of Kstovo in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod Oblast was damaged following a Ukrainian drone attack.
• Since late May, more than 30 Russian regions have introduced fuel sales restrictions. The strictest regime is in Crimea and Sevastopol, where the free sale of petrol was suspended on 21 June, with petrol stations fully redirected to supplying emergency and state services.
• Russia has begun importing petrol by sea for the first time in a long while to cover the fuel shortage following Ukrainian strikes on refineries.
• Russia is also in talks with Kazakhstan on importing around 50,000 metric tonnes of AI-92 petrol to ease domestic shortages caused by refinery shutdowns and unplanned repairs.
• Amid the shortage, Rosstat has stopped publishing its bulletin on consumer prices for petrol and diesel, following corresponding amendments to the federal statistical work plan by the Russian government.

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Source: Kharkiv National Medical University on Facebook

Details: Adaobi sustained burns to 90% of her body. She was treated first in Kharkiv and then in Germany, but doctors were unable to save her life.

Earlier, the same Russian strike on Kharkiv claimed the life of Adaobi's close friend, Fatima Ilyas kizi Huseynova. The two young women had come to Kharkiv from abroad to collect their diplomas and were on their way to a graduation photo session when a Russian guided aerial bomb struck.

Adaobi enrolled at Kharkiv National Medical University in 2020.

"Over her years of study, she proved herself to be a capable, responsible and dedicated student who studied conscientiously and demonstrated high academic results," the university said.

She consistently sought professional development, taking part in international placements including at the University of Cambridge in 2024 and at Biruni University in Türkiye in 2025.

It was reported that, as a result of the Russian attack, Adaobi sustained burns to 90% of her body, lost one eye, sustained burns to her airways, had a leg amputated and suffered shrapnel wounds to her body and neck.

"Nnani Adaobi Merian was a bright, sincere and kind-hearted person who found common ground with people easily and was distinguished by her thirst for knowledge, diligence and genuine desire to help others.

In the memories of her lecturers, friends, fellow students and all who knew her, she will forever remain a talented student, a good person and an integral part of the large family of Kharkiv National Medical University," the institution said.

Background: On 29 June, the Russians struck the Kholodnohirskyi district of Kharkiv with a guided aerial bomb. The strike that day killed 23-year-old Fatima and injured 12 others.

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Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter); Colonel Yurii Ihnat, spokesman for the Air Force, on air during the national joint 24/7 newscast

Quote from Zelenskyy: "Our warriors performed well today in intercepting drones and cruise missiles, but unfortunately not Russian ballistic missiles. And the reason lies in the insufficient supply of interceptor missiles. It is critically important that the world – first and foremost the United States and our European partners – come out of the NATO Summit in Ankara with strong decisions in support of our air defence and thus the protection of ordinary people's lives.

As long as Patriot missiles remain in our allies' stockpiles, Russia is only encouraged to keep 'vanquishing' residential buildings. The United States and Europe have enough strength to stop this terror."

Details: Commenting on the likelihood of Russia's next large-scale attack, Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yurii Ihnat said that the Russians' periods of heightened activity occur, on average, about once every ten days.

However, he stressed that everything depends on Russia's capabilities and whether it decides to hold back weapons for future strikes.

"They may increase the frequency and launch another attack as soon as the next day. We have to be prepared for that possibility. The enemy could repeat such an attack, so air-raid warnings should never be ignored," Ihnat said.

Meanwhile, he emphasised that Russia's capabilities are not unlimited.

"If they had the capacity to strike us every day, they would already be doing so," the Air Force spokesman said.

Background:

• On the night of 5-6 July, Russia launched a massive combined attack on Ukraine using strike drones as well as air-, land- and sea-launched missiles of various types. Ukrainian air defences downed 363 of the 419 aerial targets launched. However, 29 ballistic missiles and 18 attack drones struck targets at 34 locations across the country.
• While Ukraine's air defences achieved a very high interception rate against Russian cruise missiles and attack drones, they failed to shoot down a single ballistic missile. Ihnat explained why this was happening.
• The main strike was directed at Kyiv. As of 10:00, 11 people had been confirmed dead, while nearly 60 others had been injured.

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Source: Kherson Oblast Military Administration; Kherson City Military Administration

Details: The Russians attacked one car at around 08:30 with a drone in the Tsentralnyi district.

"As a result of this treacherous attack, two men sustained fatal injuries. Our sincere condolences to the families and loved ones of those killed," the city military administration reported.

Two women aged 53 and 54 were taken to hospital with concussions, blast injuries and closed traumatic brain injuries.

In addition, at 07:00 in the Tsentralnyi district, Russian forces attacked another car with a drone.

"As a result of the Russian strike, a 22-year-old man and a 42-year-old female healthcare worker were injured. They sustained blast injuries and concussions. Following medical assistance, the casualties were prescribed outpatient treatment," the administration reported.

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Source: Nova Poshta's press service

Details: According to the company, a fire broke out on the terminal's premises after the strike but was quickly extinguished.

The extent of the damage to parcels will be assessed once emergency services have completed their work.

Nova Poshta said it continues to operate as normal and has already switched to reserve logistics routes. Parcel deliveries are proceeding according to schedule.

Background: On the night of 5-6 July, Russia launched a massive combined attack on Ukraine using strike drones as well as air-, land- and sea-launched missiles of various types. Ukrainian air defences downed 363 of the 419 aerial targets launched. However, 29 ballistic missiles and 18 attack drones struck targets at 34 locations across the country.

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Source: Ukrenergo, Ukraine's state-owned electricity transmission operator

Details: The affected oblasts are Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia. The Russian strikes targeted, among other places, civilian energy infrastructure facilities.

Emergency repair work has begun where security conditions allow. Energy workers are doing everything they can to bring power back to all affected consumers as quickly as possible.

Ukrenergo warned that the situation in the energy system may change and called on consumers to monitor updates from regional power distribution companies.

Background: On the night of 5-6 July, Russia launched a large-scale combined strike on Ukraine using attack drones as well as air-, land- and sea-launched missiles of various types. Ukrainian air defences downed 363 out of 419 aerial assets, while 29 ballistic missiles and 18 attack drones struck 34 locations.

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Source: European Pravda, citing dpa

Details: US President Donald Trump previously openly threatened to seize the strategically important Arctic island, alienating Denmark – a NATO partner – and raising doubts about the cohesion of the world's largest military alliance and mutual loyalty within its ranks.

He justified this by arguing that the Danish territory would otherwise not be protected from Russia and China and therefore posed a threat to US security interests.

"We still think that's (seizing the land – ed.) the best way to meet the defence needs of NATO with respect to Greenland," he said.

However, he added that other options are being considered, though he did not specify which.

The official pointed to intense naval activity in the region around Greenland and noted that Trump is seeking a solution that will remain relevant beyond the end of his presidential term.

"And as of now, the only solution that we found as to how to solve that is with the United States acquiring Greenland," the official added.

Background:

• The governments of Denmark and Greenland categorically reject annexation by the US. Negotiations with the Trump administration are currently ongoing to find a compromise.
• The head of the Joint Arctic Command in Greenland said the Arctic island has sufficient bases and permanent troops to support NATO operations and deter Russian threats.

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Source: Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko

Quote: "7 July has been declared a Day of Mourning in Kyiv in memory of those who were killed in the enemy's largest-ever attack on the capital. Flags will be flown at half-mast on all municipal buildings across the city. We also recommend that the national flag be at half-mast on state-owned and privately owned buildings throughout the capital."

Details: All entertainment events have been cancelled.

Background:

• As of 10:00, the death toll from Russia's attack on 6 July had risen to 11, while 46 people, including two children, were known to have been injured.
• The previous large-scale Russian attack on Kyiv took place on 2 July, killing 30 people. 3 July was also observed as a Day of Mourning in the capital.

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Source: Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Colonel Yurii Ihnat on air during the national joint 24/7 newscast

Quote: "The success rate is low, to put it mildly. To shoot down ballistic missiles, you need the assets to do so. We have enough systems, but what we need is a steady supply of missiles. Russia is exploiting the fact that Ukraine – and indeed the world – is facing a serious shortage of PAC-2 and PAC-3 interceptor missiles. That is why it is increasingly focusing on ballistic missile strikes."

Details: Ihnat noted that, in his evening address the previous day, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had placed particular emphasis on the need for missiles for the Patriot system.

Ahead of the large-scale attack, the president had addressed both the Ukrainian public and, above all, the country's international partners, warning that Russia was preparing a massive strike and that intelligence reports had indicated it would involve a wide range of weapons, including a large number of ballistic missiles.

Ihnat said Ukraine would continue to use every available diplomatic channel to strengthen the country's air defence capabilities.

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Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 08:00 on 6 July

Details: In total, 256 combat clashes were recorded over the past day.

Quote: "The highest number of assaults was recorded on the Pokrovsk front, where our defenders repelled 30 attacks."

Details: Russian forces also launched 33 assaults on the Sloviansk front and attacked 21 times on the Huliaipole front.

Russian activity on the remaining fronts was significantly lower.

Background: Russia has lost 1,420 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day, bringing its total number of personnel losses to 1,411,050.

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Source: Ukraine's Air Force

Details: The city of Kyiv was the main target.

In total, Ukrainian air surveillance troops detected 419 aerial assets, specifically 68 missiles and 351 drones of various types:

• 6 3M22 Zircon/Oniks anti-ship missiles (launched from Russia's Kursk Oblast)
• 23 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles (launched from Russia's Bryansk, Oryol and Kursk oblasts)
• 33 Kh-101 cruise missiles (launched from Russia's Vologda Oblast)
• 6 Kalibr cruise missiles (launched from Russia's Novorossiysk)
• 351 Shahed, Gerbera and Italmas attack drones and Parodiya decoy drones (launched from the Russian cities of Shatalovo, Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol, Millerovo and Primorsko-Akhtarsk as well as temporarily occupied Donetsk)

Aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare assets, unmanned systems units and mobile fire groups from Ukraine's defence forces have been involved in repelling the attack.

Early reports indicated that as of 08:00, Ukrainian air defence forces had destroyed or jammed 363 aerial assets, namely 37 missiles and 326 drones:

• 31 Kh-101 cruise missiles
• 6 Kalibr cruise missiles
• 326 Russian drones of various types

Early reports indicated that as of 08:30, hits by 29 ballistic missiles (including anti-ship missiles) and 18 UAVs had been recorded at 34 locations and the fall of downed aerial assets (debris) at 16 locations.

Quote: "The attack is ongoing, as several enemy drones are still in Ukrainian airspace. Do not ignore air-raid warnings."

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Source: Office of the Prosecutor General; State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Details: As of 08:20, the Office of the Prosecutor General said that 11 people had been confirmed killed in the combined Russian attack on the capital on 6 July 2026.

The epicentre of the strikes and falling Russian missile and drone debris was in Kyiv's Darnytskyi and Podilskyi districts. Damage was also recorded in the Holosiivskyi and Obolonskyi districts.

Apartments from the fourth to the eighth floor of a residential building in the Podilskyi district were destroyed.

A fire broke out and apartments from the first to the fourth floor of a 25-storey residential building were destroyed in the Darnytskyi district. Apartments in a 30-storey tower block in another residential complex caught fire after being struck by falling debris.

The final number of people killed and injured is still being established.

Details: The State Emergency Service said rescue operations are ongoing at the site in the Podilskyi district where a nine-storey residential building had been hit, causing floors eight to four to collapse. Rescue workers are searching for people trapped under the rubble, while psychologists are providing help at the scene.

Emergency crews are also continuing to deal with the aftermath of strikes on residential buildings at other locations in the Podilskyi, Darnytskyi and Holosiivskyi districts.

Firefighters are continuing to extinguish a blaze at warehouse buildings in the Obolonskyi district.

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Source: Mykola Kalashnyk, Head of Kyiv Oblast Military Administration, on social media

Quote: "The number of people affected is increasing. As of now, 15 residents of the oblast have been injured, 11 of whom are in hospital. A nine-month-old baby girl is among those injured. Unfortunately, the number may continue to rise. All the appropriate services are operating flat out. I urge everyone not to ignore air-raid warnings, to follow the recommendations of experts and to rely only on official sources of information."

Details: Kalashnyk said that all emergency and specialised services are continuing to deal with the aftermath of the large-scale Russian attack.

The most difficult situation is in the city of Vyshneve in the Bucha district. It is extremely dangerous to remain near the impact site due to the risk of secondary detonation of explosive ordnance. The area has been cordoned off by police. Local residents are being urged to stay in safe places and not to approach the area where emergency operations are ongoing.

Police officers and rescue workers are conducting evacuations where necessary. If suspicious objects are found, people are urged not to touch or move them or attempt to neutralise them. Such discoveries should be reported immediately by calling the emergency numbers.

For safety reasons, the train timetable on certain sections of the railway network has been temporarily altered.

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Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook

Details: The total combat losses of the Russian forces between 24 February 2022 and 6 July 2026 are estimated to be as follows [figures in parentheses represent the latest losses – ed.]:

• approximately 1,411,050 (+1,420) military personnel
• 12,088 (+7) tanks
• 24,894 (+16) armoured combat vehicles
• 45,451 (+63) artillery systems
• 1,917 (+1) multiple-launch rocket systems
• 1,473 (+3) air defence systems
• 436 (+0) fixed-wing aircraft
• 353 (+0) helicopters
• 1,833 (+12) ground robotic systems
• 392,717 (+1,979) operational-tactical UAVs
• 4,850 (+3) cruise missiles
• 33 (+0) ships/boats
• 2 (+0) submarines
• 116,686 (+580) vehicles and fuel tankers
• 4,389 (+4) special vehicles and other equipment.

The information is being confirmed.

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Source: Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko

Quote: "A residential building in the Podilskyi district has been partially destroyed. People are trapped on the sixth to eighth floors."

Details: Debris struck a 21-storey residential building at another location, causing partial destruction between the second and third floors. Debris also fell on the grounds of a garage cooperative.

Fires broke out in a five-storey residential building, a non-residential area, a warehouse and an open area in the Holosiivskyi district.

Update: Tymur Tkachenko, Head of Kyiv City Military Administration, later reported damage and fires in the Darnytskyi district.

"High-rise residential buildings at three separate locations in the Darnytskyi district have been damaged in the attack," Tkachenko said.

Fires broke out in residential buildings at four separate locations in the Podilskyi district following the Russian attack.

Update at 07:20: The city authorities said nine people had been killed and 46 injured in the attack on the capital. Fourteen of them have been taken to hospital, including five children aged seven and eight.

Klitschko reported in the morning that debris had struck a 25-storey residential building in the Darnytskyi district at the level of the third floor. Twenty-two people were rescued from the building. Two bodies were also found there.

A fire broke out on the 22nd and 23rd floors of a 30-storey residential building at another address. Residents are currently being evacuated.

A warehouse caught fire and a strike was recorded at a non-residential area in the Obolonskyi district.

Background: Russian forces launched a large-scale ballistic missile attack on Kyiv on the night of 5-6 July.

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Source: Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Russian-installed governor of Sevastopol; the monitoring Telegram channel Krymsky Veter (Crimean Wind)

Details: Residents across occupied Crimea reported hearing drones flying over several towns and cities overnight. Explosions were also heard in Kerch and near the Simferopol Thermal Power Plant.

According to Razvozhayev, the attack targeted energy infrastructure outside Sevastopol, leaving the city without electricity.

"Due to the lack of power in the grid, trolleybuses will not be running this morning," Razvozhayev said.

Background: On the night of 2-3 July, Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces carried out multiple strikes against facilities belonging to the Russian occupation forces in temporarily occupied Crimea.

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Source: Mykola Kalashnyk, Head of Kyiv Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram

Quote: "Sadly, one person has been killed in the Bucha district as a result of another large-scale Russian attack. Another 10 residents of the oblast have been injured. Six of them have been admitted to a local hospital, suffering from shrapnel wounds and fractured limbs."

Details: Kalashnyk said destruction and damage caused by the Russian attack had also been recorded in the Vyshhorod and Brovary districts.

Houses, businesses and other civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged.

All the appropriate services are working at the sites of the strikes and fallen debris and efforts to deal with the aftermath of the attack are ongoing.

Background:

• On the night of 5-6 July, Russian forces launched a large-scale ballistic missile attack on the city of Kyiv.
• On 5 July, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukrainian intelligence had obtained information indicating that Russia was preparing another large-scale strike against Ukraine.

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Source: Serhii Lysak, Head of Odesa City Military Administration

Quote: "Garages caught fire in one district of the city. Houses were damaged at another location. A 23-year-old man was injured. He is receiving all the medical treatment he needs."

According to Lysak, emergency services and specialist crews are working at the sites of the strikes.

"The full extent of the damage and the final effects of the enemy attack are still being assessed," he said.

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Source: Ekonomichna Pravda source in the Ukrainian law enforcement agencies

Details: According to the source, the station was hit twice: the first Shahed drone struck at 19:16, followed by a second at 19:33.

"On 3 July, monitoring channels reported a high level of threat, warning that the enemy was planning to carry out large-scale strikes up to 150 km behind the front line, deliberately targeting logistics facilities, freight transport and petrol stations. A number of filling stations belonging to different chains in Mykolaiv and the surrounding region were identified as potential targets, including the SOCAR complex," the source said.

Background:

• Russian strikes on petrol stations in frontline regions have become increasingly systematic over the past week. On 1 July, five filling stations in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast were damaged. On 3 July, Russian forces targeted petrol stations in Sumy, Chernihiv, Poltava and Kharkiv oblasts.
• On the evening of 1 July, as Russia launched its latest large-scale attack on Ukraine, the WOG petrol station network announced that its stations in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast would be closed from 23:00 until 07:00. From the same date, WOG stations in Sumy, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk and Kherson oblasts, as well as some stations in Poltava Oblast, have operated only between 07:00 and 21:00.
• On 8 August 2025, Russian forces struck an oil depot belonging to Azerbaijan's SOCAR in Ukraine. Ten days after a second strike, the facility was completely destroyed.
• The SOCAR petrol station network is owned by the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR), Azerbaijan's largest oil and gas company. Its filling station operations in Ukraine are managed by its subsidiary, SOCAR Energy Ukraine.

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