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Watch: BBC at site of deadly Russian attack on Kyiv flats
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Watch: BBC at site of deadly Russian attack on Kyiv flats

BBC World · Jul 2, 2026, 12:37 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • Watch: BBC at site of deadly Russian attack on Kyiv flats Close Russian forces launched a major drone and missile attack on Kyiv overnight, killing 18 people.
  • The city's mayor described it as the "most massive attack" on the Ukrainian capital.
  • Several neighbourhoods were evacuated as strikes rocked buildings throughout the city, hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Russia was preparing an attack.

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Watch: BBC at site of deadly Russian attack on Kyiv flats Close Russian forces launched a major drone and missile attack on Kyiv overnight, killing 18 people.

The city's mayor described it as the "most massive attack" on the Ukrainian capital.

Several neighbourhoods were evacuated as strikes rocked buildings throughout the city, hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Russia was preparing an attack.

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