Russia assaults kyiv hours earlier than the beginning of the NATO summit in Lithuania

Broken home windows after the Russian assault on KievEuropa Press

Just a few hours earlier than the NATO summit begins within the Lithuanian capital, Russia launched an air strike on kyiv this morning. This has been confirmed by the Ukrainian military in its Telegram account. “The enemy attacked kyiv from the air for the second time this month,” mentioned Serhiy Popko, head of kyiv’s navy administration.

Popko, has identified that “all detected air targets transferring within the path of kyiv have been destroyed by air protection forces and means”.

“The enemy has attacked Kiev from the air for the second time this month. Previously, like in early July, the enemy has used (Iranian-made) Shahed bombardment munitions. Iranian drones have been launched from the south, in all probability from the Russian metropolis of Krasnodar,” Popko mentioned.

The Ukrainian Ministry of the Interior has defined that the home windows of a number of homes have been broken and a few fields have caught hearth, however that there was no data on victims.

Seven killed in Zaporizhia assault

In Zaporizhia the demise toll continues to rise. There are already seven folks killed after the assault perpetrated this Monday by Russian forces in opposition to a humanitarian help supply level within the Ukrainian metropolis of Orijiv, positioned within the province of Zaporizhia (southeast).

“The search operations have been accomplished. On July 10, the rescue groups recovered the our bodies of three folks with no indicators of life underneath the rubble. The demise toll has risen to seven folks,” the Search Services have revealed on Monday. Emergencies of Ukraine in your Telegram account.

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