Russia launches nighttime missile attack on Kyiv, injuring eight

Kyiv endured a nighttime missile attack launched by Russia on July 8, resulting in injuries to at least eight people, including an 11-year-old boy. Four of the injured required hospitalization, while others received medical attention at the scene.

According to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, the city was targeted with ballistic missiles. The attack ignited fires in non-residential buildings in the Dnipro district and damaged another building in the Svyatoshynskyi district. A transformer at an electrical substation in the Darnytskyi district also caught fire, and a two-story office building burned in the Solomianskyi district.

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Kyiv was targeted with ballistic missiles.

This latest assault marks the third time Russia has attacked Kyiv in July. Earlier in the month, a drone and missile attack on the night of July 7-8 resulted in three deaths and 16 injuries. A larger Russian attack on July 1-2 caused 30 fatalities and over 100 injuries in the Ukrainian capital.

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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy regularly appeals to allies for the supply of Patriot interceptor missiles to Ukraine, which are the only effective defense against Russian ballistic and hypersonic missiles.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly urged allies to provide Ukraine with Patriot missile interceptors, which are considered the only effective defense against Russian ballistic and hypersonic missiles. Following a meeting with Zelenskyy at the NATO summit in Ankara, former U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. would grant Ukraine a license to produce Patriot missiles.

Meanwhile, reports emerged from Russia of a Ukrainian drone attack on four ships in the waters of the Taganrog Bay, including a methanol-carrying chemical tanker. One sailor was killed in the attack, according to Yuri Slyusar, governor of the Rostov region. Slyusar acknowledged that the ships sustained varying degrees of damage but stated there was no risk of a methanol leak. The city of Taganrog was also reportedly targeted by drones, with Russian authorities claiming to have shot down over 15 drones over the Rostov region.

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One of the sailors died.