Overview
- Russian overnight missile and drone strikes on Monday, July 6, struck Kyiv and nearby towns, killing at least 26 people and damaging dozens of residential buildings and civilian infrastructure.
- Hours later Ukrainian forces launched a massive drone campaign toward the Moscow region, with Russian officials saying more than 430 drones were sent and Kyiv claiming long‑range strikes, including an attack on the Omsk refinery.
- Ukrainian leaders say their air‑defence systems have shot down hundreds of cruise missiles and drones but lack enough interceptor missiles to stop faster ballistic weapons, a shortfall that has allowed some warhead strikes to penetrate defences.
- At the NATO summit in Ankara Ukraine won pledges of further military aid, signed drone‑cooperation agreements with several European countries, and pressed allies to transfer interceptor missiles from their stocks ahead of planned deliveries in 2027.
- The strikes have deep human costs and wider consequences: they are stretching emergency services, threatening energy and housing supplies, and could force partners to reallocate scarce interceptor munitions to Ukraine to prevent further civilian losses.