Russia Hits Kyiv With Ballistic Missiles as EU, Ukraine Sign Drone Production Deal
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Updated · Al Jazeera English · Jul 16
Russia Hits Kyiv With Ballistic Missiles as EU, Ukraine Sign Drone Production Deal
3 articles · Updated · Al Jazeera English · Jul 16
Summary
Explosions rocked multiple Kyiv districts early Thursday as Russian ballistic missiles struck the capital, igniting fires at a warehouse in Sviatoshynskyi and a non-residential building in Darnytskyi.
About 1 hour later, Ukraine’s Air Force said the immediate threat had passed, while Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported additional fires caused by falling missile debris in Darnytsia.
The assault came hours after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced an EU-Ukraine drone production deal in Kyiv, aimed at pairing Ukraine’s battlefield know-how with Europe’s industrial capacity and secure production sites.
The strike fit a broader escalation in which Russian attacks across Ukraine on Wednesday killed 13 people and injured about 50, including bombardments on industrial plants and healthcare facilities in Odesa and Sumy.