Ukraine-Russia war latest: Nine dead and dozens wounded as Putin pounds Kyiv with ballistic missiles

Six family members killed after Putin launches ‘North Korean ballistic missile’ at Ukrainian village, Zelensky saysRussia pounded Kyiv with ballistic missiles, killing at least nine people and injuring 28 others in the second such intense barrage in a week.Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said a residential building in the Shevchenkivskyi district was partially destroyed, trapping people inside. The first and second floors of the building partially collapsed.More than a dozen explosions rocked the Ukrainian capital, sparking fires across the city and causing power outages in some areas.The assault came just a week after a similar attack killed nine people, including six members of one family, among them children.The latest strike came as US president Donald Trump said he was "not sure" he would allow Ukraine to build Patriot surface-to-air interceptor missiles under licence, casting doubt on Kyiv's hopes of reducing its reliance on Washington for critical air defences."It's a very extraordinary weapon, and we have to be a little bit careful of who we license to," the president told the Financial Times on Thursday, weeks after offering to share the production licence for the coveted air defence system with the war-hit nation.Ukraine has repeatedly asked the US for Patriot missile systems to help intercept Russian missiles, drones and aerial bombs.Ukraine pleads for more air defences after 'hell of a night in Kyiv'Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said it was “a hell of a night in Kyiv” after Russia launched a major attack involving missile and drone strikes."Failing to achieve its goals on the battlefield, Russia is intensifying ⁠its air attacks and terror against civilians. Ukraine urgently needs ​additional ⁠air and missile defence systems and interceptors,” he said."It is the battle for the skies ‌that will define the trajectory of this war," ​Sybiha said. "The stronger the air shield over Ukraine, the closer peace becomes." A rescuer works at the site of a fire in a warehouse at a location given as Bucha District, Kyiv Region, Ukraine, in this still image obtained from a video released on August (Reuters)Shweta Sharma1 August 2026 09:00Kyiv resident recounts early morning strikes Nadiia Komarova, a 68-year-old concierge at an apartment building ‌in Kyiv, said she was trying to sleep when she heard sirens followed by loud boom sounds."I looked at my phone, it was 1.30am (22.30 GMT) and ‌sirens (blared), I was lying dressed in my bed, I got up immediately. And at once ​explosions started - boom, boom," she said."Our ceilings have started to crumble. My window ⁠here is smashed, and everything has fallen inside," she added.Footage showed ⁠police and rescuers working on the site. Two rescuers put a body in a black sack in a car. Firefighters were extinguishing fires ‌and charred cars stood near ​an apartment building.A man carries his dog at the site of an apartment building hit by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine (Reuters)Shweta Sharma1 August 2026 08:40Zelensky asks Elon Musk to allow Starlink-assisted strikes on RussiaUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday urged Donald Trump and other US officials to help secure permission from Elon Musk to use Starlink satellite internet services to guide strikes inside Russia.According to a person familiar with the matter, Zelensky made the request directly to Trump during their Oval Office meeting this week. He also raised the issue with lawmakers on Capitol Hill, seeking Starlink's support.Trump did not commit to the request.While Musk allows Starlink to operate across Ukraine, including Russian-occupied territories, access remains restricted inside Russia. Shweta Sharma1 August 2026 08:20Zelensky says Patriot interceptors remain top priority in call with VanceUkraine's Volodymyr Zelensky said he held a "good" phone call with US vice president JD Vance, with air defence remaining a top priority as Russia's attacks continue.Zelensky said the two discussed the urgent need for Patriot interceptors to defend against ballistic missiles, followed up on his recent meeting with president Donald Trump in Washington.“As Russia's air attacks on our country continue unabated, air defence – specifically Patriot interceptors against ballistic missiles – remains a top priority,” he said.“The Vice President and I also spoke about the consequences of Russia's war for global markets.”He said both sides agreed to keep their teams in close contact and thanked the US for its continued support.Shweta Sharma1 August 2026 08:00Pictures show aftermath of Russian strikes in KyivRescuers have been working to douse the flames after multiple multi-storey residential buildings caught fire in a major Russian air attack on Kyiv this morning.Pictures from the Ukrainian capital show a huge crater near a children's clinic following an attack that included multiple Russian ballistic missiles. Nine people have been killed in latest strikes (Copyright 2026. The Associated Press. All rights reserved)Smoke rises from a building in Kyiv (Copyright 2026. The Associated Press. All rights reserved)The photograph shows a crater from Russian ballistic missile near children's clinic following massive Russian ballistic missile strikes in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv (AFP/Getty)Rescuers work outside a multi-storey residential building damaged in a Russian air attack on Kyiv (AFP/Getty)Residents look at a burned car at a site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine (Reuters)Shweta Sharma1 August 2026 07:26Death toll rises to nine in Kyiv strikesRussia pounded Ukraine's capital Kyiv with ballistic missiles on Saturday, killing at least nine people and ⁠wounding 28 others, including four children, Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said.Klitschko said a residential building ​in Shevchenkivskyi district was partially destroyed, ‌trapping people inside. The first and second floors of ⁠the damaged building had partially collapsed, he said.Some warehouses ‌were also ​on fire, he ‌said. Russia has stepped ​up ⁠attacks on the capital in recent months, while Ukraine is chronically ⁠short of air defences capable of downing ​ballistic ⁠missiles, which travel ‌at several times the speed of sound.This is the second major attack on Kyiv ‌this week.The attack on Thursday killed nine people, including six members of one family in a village near Kryvyi Rih. In Kyiv, fires broke out across the city and power outages were reported in ‌some areas.Adam Withnall1 August 2026 06:48Russia 'using Ceuta crisis to sow destabilisation' across EuropeUkraine has accused Russia of carrying out an “intensive propaganda campaign” using pictures from Ceuta to “sow destabilisation”.Foreign minister Andrii Sybiha‎ claimed that Ukrainian analysts have identified more than 1,500 publications on a pro-Russian network, led by Pravda and RT.“For years, Moscow has used migration and other sensitive topics to stoke fear and destabilise European countries,” he wrote on X.Shweta Sharma1 August 2026 06:46Three dead as Russia pounds Kyiv with ballistic missiles and dronesAt least three people were killed and over a dozen others injured after Russia launched an intense barrage of ballistic missiles and drones targeting Kyiv overnight into Saturday, local authorities said.A five-story residential building in the Solomianskyi District was damaged by falling debris with people believed to be still trapped inside and a fire in the courtyard, said Kyiv mayor Vitalii Klitschko in a post on Telegram.People were also reportedly trapped in another residential building the Shevchenkivskyi district, after a partial collapse on the first and second floors, Klitschko said.Elsewhere in the capital, warehouse buildings were on fire in the Darnytskyi district, he said.The attack came just two days after a large-scale Russian ballistic missile and drone attack across Ukraine killed 10 civilians and wounded more than 50 others and saw a Russian missile enter Polish airspace.Adam Withnall1 August 2026 04:55Recap: Romania briefly scrambles jets as aerial targets detected near Ukraine borderNato member Romania briefly scrambled two fighter jets as a group of aerial targets was detected near its river border with Ukraine, the Romanian Defence Ministry said on Friday.The targets later disappeared from the radar monitoring systems without entering the national airspace, it said in a follow up post, adding that the air alert was lifted and explosions were reported on the Ukrainian territory.James Reynolds31 July 2026 23:00Recap: Trump casts doubt on allowing Ukraine Patriot missile productionUS president Donald Trump said he was "not sure" he ⁠would let Ukraine build Patriot surface-to-air interceptor missiles."It's a very extraordinary weapon, and we have to be a little bit careful ‌of who ​we licence ‌to," the ⁠president said in ⁠his comments to FT yesterday. This comes weeks after offering to share the license of the coveted air defence systems with the war-hit nation.On 10 July at the Nato summit in Ankara, Turkey, Trump said: “We’ll give them the right to make Patriots. We’ll show them how to do it,” Trump said. “I think they can produce them pretty quickly.”Ukraine has been requesting the US for Patriot missiles to shoot down incoming Russian missiles, drones and bombs.A Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) model, 2017 (Reuters)James Reynolds31 July 2026 22:00