The aftermath of an airstrike on Kyiv, 10 July 2025. Photo: Ukrainian Emergency Services

Two people were killed and at least 16 more were injured in a fresh Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv overnight, authorities in the Ukrainian capital said on Thursday.

According to Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko, the attack damaged “residential, medical, educational, commercial and transport infrastructure” in the city, killing a 68-year-old woman and a 22-year-old police corporal.

Around 400 rescue workers had been deployed in the aftermath of the strikes, Klymenko said, with the number of casualties expected to rise.

Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said the outpatient clinic of a medical facility had been “almost completely destroyed” in the attack, with falling drone debris causing fires at several locations, including on the top floor of a residential building.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia launched 18 missiles and around 400 drones — including 200 Iranian-made Shahed attack drones — at six regions of the country overnight, with Kyiv the main target of what he called a “massive combined strike that lasted nearly 10 hours”.

“This is a clear escalation of terror by Russia — hundreds of Shaheds every night, constant strikes, and massive attacks on Ukrainian cities”, Zelensky wrote on X, adding that Ukraine needed “quicker action” from its partners in supplying the weapons it needed to defend itself against Russian strikes.

Russia has ramped up its aerial assaults on Ukraine in recent months, with barrages of several hundred drones becoming increasingly common.

On Wednesday, Russia launched its largest single airstrike of the war so far, attacking Ukraine with 728 drones, seven cruise missiles and six Kinzhal ballistic missiles. The main target of the attack was the city of Lutsk in the Volyn region of northwestern Ukraine, authorities said, though no casualties were reported.