Russia launched one of the largest ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv of the war overnight on July 19.
According to Ukraine’s Air Force, Russian forces used 41 missiles of various types and 125 drones in the wider attack. Kyiv was the main target.
At least one person was killed in the Ukrainian capital and another 16 were injured.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported damage to residential buildings, warehouses, a supermarket and a dormitory. Fires broke out in the city.
Ukrainian forces said they shot down 18 missiles and 108 drones.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the assault as one of the largest attacks on the Ukrainian capital in terms of the number of ballistic missiles launched at the city simultaneously.