Deadly Russian attack hits Kyiv; damage in nearly all districts

KYIV - Hundreds of Russian drones and more than a dozen missiles rained down on the Ukrainian capital early on July 10, killing two people in a second massive air strike on Ukraine in two days, as Kyiv seeks critical aid from its partners at a meeting in Rome.

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In the attack, 19 people were wounded and damage was reported in nearly every district of Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the assault had involved around 400 drones and 18 missiles, primarily targeting the capital.

Explosions and anti-aircraft machine gun fire rattled the city. Windows were blown out, facades ravaged and cars burned to shells, including in the city centre where an apartment in an eight-storey building was engulfed in flames.

"This is terror because it happens every night when people are asleep," said Ms Karyna Volf, a 25-year-old Kyiv resident who rushed out of her apartment moments before shards of glass showered her home.

Ukrainian air defences stopped all but a few dozen of the drones, the authorities said.

Escalating Russian attacks have strained Ukrainian air defences at a perilous moment in the war, now in its fourth year.

They also forced residents in Kyiv and elsewhere across the country to seek cover in bomb shelters overnight.

The July 10 attack came a day after Russia launched a record 728 drones at Ukraine.