Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv kills at least 10 on eve of NATO summit

On July 6, 2026, Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack on Kyiv, killing at least 10 civilians and injuring 46 others just before a critical NATO summit in Turkey. The strikes heavily damaged residential buildings in the Podilskyi and Darnytskyi districts, prompting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to renew urgent pleas for Patriot air defense missiles. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump, who recently held a 90-minute call with Vladimir Putin, is scheduled to meet Zelenskyy in Ankara to discuss ending the conflict.

Kyiv missile strikes

• ▪Russia launched a massive overnight attack on Kyiv using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones on July 6, 2026
• ▪The Russian strikes damaged or destroyed at least 15 residential buildings in Kyiv, including a nine-story block in the historic Podilskyi district and buildings in the Darnytskyi district

Civilian casualties

• ▪The Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv on July 6, 2026, killed at least 10 people and injured 46 others, including five children
• ▪One person was killed and 10 others were injured in Bucha, a town near Kyiv, due to the Russian attacks on July 6, 2026

Russian military claims

• ▪The Russian Defence Ministry claimed its high-precision, long-range weapons hit military-industrial facilities, energy sites, and military airfields in Kyiv and other regions
• ▪Russia claimed that Ukraine refused a proposed six-hour ceasefire on July 6, 2026, intended to facilitate the handover of fallen soldiers' bodies in Kostiantynivka

Trump-Zelensky NATO summit

• ▪United States President Donald Trump plans to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa during the NATO summit in Turkey
• ▪United States President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on July 8, 2026, at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey

Ukrainian drone strikes

• ▪Ukrainian drones targeted a Russian oil refinery in Yaroslavl on July 6, 2026, causing a fire at the facility for the second time in 10 days
• ▪A Ukrainian strike on energy infrastructure near Sevastopol in Russian-annexed Crimea temporarily cut off electricity supplies

Putin-Trump phone call

• ▪Yuri Ushakov stated that Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner stand ready to visit Moscow to continue mediation efforts
• ▪Russian President Vladimir Putin and United States President Donald Trump held a 90-minute phone call on July 4, 2026, to discuss the conflict in Ukraine