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Russia and Ukraine Exchange Long-Range Strikes Overnight, Killing at Least 22 in Ukraine
Russia fired 351 drones and 68 missiles at Ukraine early on July 6, 2026, with all 29 ballistic missiles hitting targets. At least 22 people died, mostly in Kyiv, where officials reported 15 deaths and 56 injuries. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy urged allies to supply more air defense interceptors.
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Russia launched waves of missiles and drones at Ukraine early on July 6, 2026, killing at least 22 people and exposing gaps in air defenses, CBS News reported. Ukraine's air force stated that Russia fired 351 drones and 68 missiles overnight, and all 29 ballistic missiles struck their targets.
Kyiv was the main focus, with 15 people killed and 56 injured there according to Tymur Tkachenko, while seven more deaths and 29 injuries occurred in the wider Kyiv region.
Russia's Defense Ministry said the bombardment retaliated for Ukraine's recent long-range strikes on three oil refineries and an oil terminal in Vysotsk. It described the targets as weapons factories producing drones, sea drones, armored vehicles and missiles, plus facilities repairing air defense systems and fuel infrastructure.
A residential building in Kyiv's Podilskyi district partially collapsed, and several multistory buildings were damaged in the Darnytsia district.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said forces performed well against drones and cruise missiles but lacked sufficient interceptors for ballistic missiles. He urged U.S. and European partners to leave the NATO summit in Ankara with stronger decisions to bolster Ukraine's air defenses.
More than 16,000 Ukrainian civilians have been killed in the war, the United Nations reported. Ukrainian attacks cut power in Russian-occupied Crimea early on July 6, though supplies to Sevastopol were later restored. In Russia's Yaroslavl region, two people were wounded and over 70 Ukrainian drones were downed, according to local officials.
