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UkrainePublished: 2 July 2026 at 02:36

Russian attack damages residential building in Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district, five injured

A Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv overnight on July 2 damaged a residential building in the Shevchenkivskyi district, injuring five people. A fire also broke out in a high-rise in the Holosiivskyi district.

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Russian forces attacked Kyiv overnight on July 2, using drones and missiles. In the Shevchenkivskyi district, a residential building was partially destroyed. According to the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Timur Tkachenko, there is damage to the building. Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that preliminary information indicates five people were injured in the Shevchenkivskyi district, and medics are on site. Additionally, a fire broke out in a high-rise building in the Holosiivskyi district. On July 1, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia was preparing a new massive strike against Ukraine, which was followed by the overnight attack on the capital.

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