Smoke rises after a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, July 4, 2025
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Russian missiles and drones hammered Kyiv in an in a single day assault, the biggest aerial assault on the Ukrainian capital because the warfare started greater than three years in the past.
The assault got here shortly after President Trump held an hour-long cellphone name with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a dialog Trump mentioned made no progress in the direction of ending the battle. Shortly after the bombardment, Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who referred to as it a “essential and helpful dialog”.
An area girl walks previous automobiles destroyed by a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Kyiv residents shelter in subway amid a Russian drone-and-missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Native residents take cowl within the metro station used as shelter throughout a mass drone and missile assault by the Russian Federation on the capital on Kyiv.
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Air raid sirens wailed throughout Kyiv for eight hours into Friday morning, and plenty of households sought shelter in underground metro stations in the course of the Russian onslaught. At the least one individual was killed and greater than 20 individuals injured throughout a number of districts of Kyiv.
Officers in Kyiv mentioned house blocks, faculties, warehouses and railroad infrastructure had been additionally broken by the roughly 550 drones and 11 missiles that landed on the capital.
Russia’s defence ministry mentioned the aerial strikes had been launched in response to the “terrorist acts of the Kyiv regime.” Russia has been intensifying its bombing marketing campaign towards Ukraine in latest weeks as ceasefire talks between the 2 nations have floundered.
Firefighters battle towards the fireplace broke out after Russian airstrike in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Ukrainian Air Defence Forces shoot down Russian air targets over Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Senior residents transfer away from the scene after Russian airstrike in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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“It was a harsh, sleepless night time,” Zelenskyy mentioned in a social media put up, including that the assault reveals Russia has “no intention of ending the warfare and terror.”
Zelenskyy referred to as for elevated stress on Russia and extra air protection gear. The Trump administration earlier this week paused shipments of vital weapons to Ukraine – comparable to missiles, ammunition and air protection methods – a transfer that Kyiv mentioned would restrict Ukraine’s means to defend itself towards intensifying Russian airstrikes and advances on the entrance strains.
In a Telegram put up about his name with Trump on Friday, Zelenskyy mentioned the pair talked about Russian airstrikes and growing Ukraine’s air protection capabilities. He referred to as the American president “very knowledgeable” about Ukraine, and mentioned that they had agreed to work on growing the safety of Ukraine’s skies.
A rescue employee works on the web site of a Russian air strike on a residential constructing in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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A person reacts throughout a mass drone and missile assault by the Russian Federation on the capital on Kyiv.
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Residents examine the harm following a Russian air strike in a residential space of Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Zelenskyy additionally claimed that he and Trump had a agreed on a gathering of their groups. “We’re prepared for direct tasks with America and consider that that is extraordinarily essential for safety, particularly with regard to drones and associated applied sciences,” he added.
That cellphone name got here in the future after Trump spoke with Putin about ending the warfare in Ukraine. Trump mentioned he was “very upset” with the dialog.
“I did not make any progress with him at present in any respect,” he mentioned, including “I am not joyful about that.”
The Kremlin’s international affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov, mentioned Putin instructed Trump that Russia is not going to again down in making an attempt to attain its targets in Ukraine, and that the warfare will proceed till Moscow will get to the “root causes” of the battle.
Ushakov didn’t clarify what Putin’s targets in Ukraine had been, however the Russian chief has mentioned previously that he needs Ukraine to forfeit territory and chorus from becoming a member of army alliances comparable to NATO.
