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Ukraine live: Russian missiles, drones kill residents, tear open buildings in massive attack on Kyiv
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- Issued on: 02/07/2026 - 09:54Modified: 02/07/2026 - 10:03
- By: FRANCE 24 Residentk at the site of a Russian missile strike that hit a residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 2, 2026.
- In a dark hall of Kyiv's Holodomor museum, four men were carefully lifting the protective glass cases off robes, icons, books and metal agricultural tools.
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Issued on: 02/07/2026 - 09:54Modified: 02/07/2026 - 10:03
By: FRANCE 24 Residentk at the site of a Russian missile strike that hit a residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 2, 2026. © Efrem Lukatsky, AP Russian missile and drone strikes tore open apartment buildings in Kyiv early Thursday, killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens, hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Moscow was preparing a "massive attack". Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
In a dark hall of Kyiv's Holodomor museum, four men were carefully lifting the protective glass cases off robes, icons, books and metal agricultural tools.
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