According to the URTV report, on July 2 local time, Russian forces launched large-scale attacks against Kiev using drones and missiles. Reports indicate damage in various districts of Kiev, with a residential building in Darnitsky District suffering the most severe damage.
On the evening of that day, Tkatchenko, the head of the Military Administration in Kyiv, Ukraine, posted a statement on social media, stating that the Russian air raid had resulted in 27 deaths and 91 injuries.
Images of Kiev after the attack by Tkachuk
Tkachkin previously sent a message stating that the Russian attack resulted in five deaths and eight people went missing in the Darnyts'kyi district. He said that the work of clearing the ruins and searching for survivors is still ongoing, and more victims may be found.
According to the Ukrainian National Emergency Service, civilian infrastructure and residential buildings in several districts of Kyiv were damaged or destroyed due to fires.
Kiev Mayor Klicheko posted on social media saying that the city has declared July 3th as a day of mourning.
On that day, the Russian Ministry of Defense posted on social media, stating that the Russian military used land-based, sea-based, and air-based long-range weapons and attack drones to carry out large-scale strikes against industrial enterprises and fuel energy complexes in Kyiv and Kyiv region.
According to Russian News Agency reports, Russian President's press secretary Peskov stated that the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Gerasimov, reported to Russian President Putin on the results of the Russian military's large-scale retaliative strikes against military and paramilitary targets in Kiev.
