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Hours after Trump-Putin call, Russia attacks Kyiv with record 550 missiles and drones

Fires broke out across Kyiv, with more than 20 injuries reported. Railway infrastructure and five ambulances were also damaged.
AN elderly couple in Kyiv on the morning of 4 July 2025 after a massive Russian air attack. Photo: Kyiv DSNS
AN elderly couple in Kyiv on the morning of 4 July 2025 after a massive Russian air attack. Photo: Kyiv DSNS
Hours after Trump-Putin call, Russia attacks Kyiv with record 550 missiles and drones

In the early hours of 4 July, Russia launched one of its largest air assaults of the war, targeting Kyiv with an unprecedented wave of 550 air attack assets—explosive drones and missiles—mere hours after a phone call between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. The Ukrainian capital and surrounding oblasts faced explosions, fires, widespread damage, and at least 23 injuries.

This comes as US President Donald Trump continues to push for unrealistic peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow, while simultaneously undermining Ukraine by halting military assistance and refusing to approve any new aid amid Russia’s ongoing invasion. At the same time, his administration has lifted some restrictions on Russia. Meanwhile, Moscow has escalated both aerial and ground attacks and shows no intention of settling for anything less than Ukraine’s capitulation.

Attack began as media reported Trump-Putin phone call

According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Russian strike coincided with news reports of the Trump-Putin phone conversation.

The first air raid alerts in our cities and oblasts began yesterday almost simultaneously with media coverage of President Trump’s phone call with Putin,” Zelenskyy said in a 9:40 statement. He described the strike as “one of the most massive air attacks,” calling it “demonstratively significant and cynical.”

The Air Force later reported that the aerial assault began at 18:00 on 3 July and lasted through the night, and provided more details on the aerial weapons used in the assault. According to the military, Russia’s “main strike direction” was Kyiv. 

Fire in Kyiv during Russia’s air attack overnight on 4 July 2025. Photo: Kyiv DSNS

After Russia’s attack on Kyiv, Trump says he’s “disappointed” 

After his almost one-hour-long phone conversation with Putin yesterday, Trump said early today that he’s “very disappointed”.

I’m very disappointed with the conversation I had today with President Putin, because I don’t think he’s there, and I’m very disappointed,” Trump said, according to Reuters. “I’m just saying I don’t think he’s looking to stop, and that’s too bad.”

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Right after the phone call yesterday, Trump said he was not successful in his peace efforts with Putin:

I didn’t make any progress with him at all,” he told reporters.

To justify the suspension of weapons to Ukraine – including vital interceptor missiles – Trump claimed the US is still sending weapons, and simultaneously blamed the Biden administration.

“We’re giving weapons, but we’ve given so many weapons. But we are giving weapons,” he said. “And we’re working with them and trying to help them, but we haven’t (completely stopped). You know, Biden emptied out our whole country giving them weapons, and we have to make sure that we have enough for ourselves.”

A bird in the smoke-filled sky after Russia’s attack. Kyiv, 4 July 2025. Ivan Antypenko/Suspilne News
A bird in the smoke-filled sky after Russia’s attack. Kyiv, 4 July 2025. Ivan Antypenko/Suspilne News

In his morning statement, Zelenskyy emphasized the need for sustained US aid, particularly missile defense systems like the Patriot.

“These are real protectors of life,” he said.

He urged for “massive pressure” on Russia in the form of sanctions and economic strikes.

“Russia shows it’s not going to stop its war and terror,” he warned.

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Ukraine’s Air Force intercepts hundreds of aerial threats over Kyiv

Ukraine’s Air Force confirmed on 4 July that Russia had used a total of 550 air attack means, primarily aimed at Kyiv. These included:

  • 539 Shahed-type drones and drone decoys
  • 1 Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missile
  • 6 Iskander-M ballistic missiles
  • 4 Iskander-K cruise missiles

The Air Force reported 478 air threats neutralized:

  • 270 aerial targets shot down using air defense systems
  • 208 targets suppressed or lost from radar via electronic warfare

Confirmed enemy air attack impacts at 8 locations (9 missiles and 63 UAVs), along with debris from downed [munitions] falling at 33 locations,” the report reads.

Notably, none of the ballistic missiles were intercepted by Ukrainian air defenses, suggesting that the country’s stockpile of Patriot interceptors—currently withheld from resupply by the Trump administration—may be depleted.
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Kyiv becomes primary target in massive overnight strike

The attack began in the evening of 3 July, with the first air raid alert in Kyiv issued at 17:16, according to Suspilne. This initial alert was followed by repeated alarms throughout the night. Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko confirmed explosions on the capital’s left bank and multiple emergency responses in districts including Obolonskyi and Solomianskyi.

Aftermath of Russia’s attack on Kyiv, 4 July 2025. Photo: Suspilne News/Anna Samara

Shortly after 20:00, a renewed air raid alert was declared across the city as authorities warned of incoming drone attacks. Around 21:00, explosions were reported in several areas of Kyiv. In Obolonskyi district, debris from a downed drone fell on the roof of a residential building. 

By late evening, the capital faced a new wave of more intense attacks. Around midnight, another series of loud explosions rocked various neighborhoods. Fires broke out in Solomianskyi district, where drone fragments struck residential buildings. In Darnytskyi, debris fell in open areas, some without detonation or fires, though multiple impact points were recorded.

Throughout the night, Kyiv officials documented damage at 13 separate locations across Solomianskyi, Svatoshynskyi, Dniprovskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, and Darniytskyi districts. Several residential buildings sustained direct hits, while drone fragments caused additional fires and destruction across the city. By early morning, more incidents were confirmed in Shevchenkivskyi, Solomianskyi, and Holosiivskyi districts, where drone debris landed near homes.

Damage across the capital was extensive. The Kyiv City Military Administration reported that more than 30 apartment buildings had been affected, along with five educational institutions, a detached house, retail locations, a garage cooperative, and several vehicles. Fires also broke out in non-residential areas, and five ambulances responding to emergency calls were damaged.

Damaged building on Vidradnyi Avenue in Solomianskyi district after Russia’s attack. Kyiv, 4 July 2025. Photo: Suspilne News/Anna Samara

In Kyiv Oblast, the attack continued throughout the night. In Bucha district, windows were shattered in a four-story residential building and a private house. In Fastiv district, the State Emergency Service reported fires at a high-rise building and seven private garages. Authorities documented the effects of the attack at 11 separate sites across five oblast districts.

Civilian casualties

Fires were reported in multiple neighborhoods, and officials noted elevated levels of combustion products in the air. By 03:50, eight people had been injured. That number rose rapidly in the following hours.

At 04:52, Mayor Klitschko confirmed 14 injuries. By 6:40, the figure had grown to 19 injured, with 14 hospitalized and with five additional civilians receiving treatment on-site, and at 08:00, the total reached 23, including a 10-year-old girl.

Five ambulances were damaged during the Russian attack while responding to emergency calls in Kyiv. According to Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko, the vehicles were struck as they attempted to reach injured civilians. No medics were reported wounded.

Interior of one of the ambulanced damaged by the Russian air attack in Kyiv on 4 July 2025. Photo: Telegram/Vitali Klitschko

The attack also impacted the city’s railway infrastructure. Ukrzaliznytsia reported damage caused by falling debris, forcing passenger trains heading west to take alternate routes, resulting in delays of up to two hours.

The air raid alert remained in place until the morning of 4 July and was only lifted at 08:43, marking one of the longest and most intense nights Kyiv has faced in recent months.