Foreign: Russia attacked Kiev and the surrounding area with missiles and drones early on Monday, officials said, killing at least 28 people and exposing serious deficiencies in a missile interceptor system made by the United States for Ukraine.
According to Reuters, published on July 7, 2026, rescuers were digging bodies from the rubble of a high-rise building in Kiev due to overnight shelling. The latest attack came on the eve of a NATO summit, where US President Donald Trump is due to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a bid to revive peace talks.
According to air force data, Ukraine’s military was unable to shoot down 23 Russian-launched ballistic missiles, reflecting its growing vulnerability to Moscow’s attacks as its stockpile of prized Patriot missile systems runs out.
Ukrainian President Zelensky pleaded for an interceptor system – the only weapon in Ukraine’s arsenal that can shoot down missiles whose high speed and steep flight path make them difficult to stop.
Speaking in his evening video address Zelensky said it is completely absurd that in the modern world, production has not yet been expanded to the level needed to protect people from ballistic terrorism.
Translated by Nay Tola
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