London – At least two people died and another 22 were injured in kyiv in a bombardment of Russian and missile -manned aircraft, Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and local officials in the Ukrainian capital said Thursday on Thursday.
The “mass combined attack” lasted almost 10 hours, said Zelenskyy. The Ukraine Air Force said Russia launched 397 drones of various types, including almost 200 Shahed attacks designed by Iran, and 18 missiles.
Fourteen missiles and 164 attack drones were demolished, said the Air Force, with another 204 drones and missiles neutralized by electronic war measures.
The main objective of the attack was kyiv and the surrounding region, with Chernihiv, Sumy, Poltava, Kirovahrad and Kharkiv regions also attacked, said the president.
The Air Force said that drone attacks were recorded in eight locations, with 33 attack drones that impacted. Drone waste was reported in 23 locations.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said in a telegram post that “carried out a group strike using long-range weapons of high precision and hitting the drones against the military-industrial complex facilities in kyiv and the infrastructure of a military aviation field. The strike reached its objectives. All the designated objectives were beaten.”
Women sit at a damaged bus stop during the attacks of Russian and missile unmanned aircraft in kyiv, Ukraine, on July 10, 2025.
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“This is an obvious escalation of horror by Russia: hundreds of ‘Shaheds’ every night, constant attacks, mass attacks against Ukrainian cities,” Zelenskyy wrote in a publication to social networks.
“This means that acceleration is needed. We need to be faster with sanctions and press Russia to feel the consequences of their terror. The partners must be faster with investments in weapons production and technology development,” he continued.
On Thursday, Zelenskyy said he will talk to foreign partners “about additional funds for the production of interceptor drones and the supply of Air Defense for Ukraine. The tasks are absolutely clear. Such Russian strikes must respond to harshly. This is exactly how we will respond.”
Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defense said its forces knocked 14 Ukrainian drones over the Russian regions and the black sea during the night.
In the western region of Belgorod in Russia, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Telegram that two people were injured by rubble from a fallen drone.
Russia’s attacks on Wednesday night followed the largest flood war on a large scale to date, with 728 drones, a mixture of drones and attack lures, and 13 missiles thrown into the country on Tuesday night until Wednesday morning.
Moscow is expanding its air attacks against Ukraine despite the continuous peace efforts led by the United States. June saw a new monthly record for the number of drones and long -range missiles launched to Ukraine, 5,438 drones and 239 missiles, according to figures published by the Ukraine Air Force.
The first 10 days of July have already seen Russia launch 2,464 drones and 58 missiles in Ukraine, according to data from the Ukraine Air Force.
The expanded attacks of Russia seem to have frustrated President Donald Trump, who despite repeated threats has not yet imposed additional sanctions on Kremlin for not committing to the US proposals of Alto El Fuego and La Paz.
Trump said about the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, on Tuesday: “We have a lot of B ——–thrown to us by Putin,” and added: “It is very pleasant all the time, but it turns out that it makes no sense.”
Firefighters work on the apartment building site reached by the Russian unmanned aircraft strike in kyiv, Ukraine, on July 10, 2025.
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Senator Lindsey Graham told ABC News Wednesday that Trump is “ready” to act on a Senate bill that would impose tariffs of up to 500% in countries that buy oil and gas from Russia.
Trump, said Graham, is “trying to put Putin to the table, but Putin does not respond.” The legislation will include an exemption that allows Trump to raise sanctions to countries that buy Russian oil or uranium for 180 days, Graham said.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday that Moscow is “calm” about the president’s rhetoric. “We hope to continue our dialogue with Washington and our efforts to repair badly damaged bilateral relations,” he told reporters during an informative session.
Kyiv is also pressing the White House to resume the supply of key weapons systems manufactured in the United States, a shipment of which they frozen last week.
Among the sustained ammunition were patriotic surface missile interceptors, which have proven to be vital for the defense of Ukraine against Russian missiles and attacks with unmanned airplanes.
An American official confirmed ABC News on Wednesday that the flow of some weapons had resumed until Monday night, including 155 mm artillery rounds and GMLR rockets used by Himars launchers.
Luis Martínez de ABC News, Anne Flaherty, Selina Wang, Patrick Reevelll, Will Gretsky and Ellie Kaufman contributed to this report.
