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Kyiv was struck by Russian missiles on July 19, resulting in one fatality and 13 injuries, as Ukrainian drones simultaneously targeted logistics centers in Russia's Moscow and Tambov regions. The dual assaults underscore the complex challenges Ukraine faces in its ongoing conflict, grappling with persistent Russian attacks while navigating internal political turbulence stemming from a recent shakeup of its military leadership.

Explosions rocked the Ukrainian capital shortly after the air force warned residents of incoming ballistic missiles. The force of one blast triggered car alarms in the city center, according to an AFP journalist. Ukraine's state emergency services reported casualties and damage across six districts, including a hit apartment building, a supermarket fire, and a blaze at a house. A shopping and entertainment center also sustained damage.

In Dnipropetrovsk, a region bordering the front lines, Russian drone strikes claimed one life. Meanwhile, a Ukrainian drone attack in Russia's Kursk region, near the front, resulted in one death, according to regional officials.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the drone strikes on e-commerce warehouses in the Moscow and Tambov regions, stating they were in response to Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure. He alleged these facilities supplied components for drone production and navigation equipment. This escalation follows Ukraine's intensified strikes on Russian territory in recent months, which Kyiv frames as retribution for over four years of bombardments against its own cities and communities.

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In response to Russian strikes on our civilian infrastructure and on our cities and communities, two major logistics facilities were hit -- in the Moscow and Tambov regions.