Russian ballistic missile strike kills at least 10 at defense industry event near Kyiv

Jul 24, 2026

A Russian ballistic missile strike on a defense exhibition near Kyiv killed at least 10 people and injured nearly 100, prompting Ukrainian Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko to open a negligence investigation into the event's planning. Meanwhile, Ukraine targeted Russian logistics by striking Wildberries warehouses, and an overnight attack in Russian-held Zaporizhzhia killed eight people. Domestically, Zelenskyy faces protests over the dismissal of Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.

Ballistic missile strike Kyiv

▪Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yuri Ihnat stated that the Russian attack near Kyiv involved three ballistic missiles, only one of which was intercepted by Ukrainian air defenses.
▪A Russian ballistic missile strike on July 24, 2026, targeted a defense industry exhibition at a privately operated military training site in the Bucha district near Kyiv, killing at least 10 people and wounding nearly 100 others.
▪Ukrainian Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko opened a war crimes investigation and a criminal negligence probe into the organization, location approval, and safety precautions of the July 24, 2026, defense event.

Zaporizhzhia holiday camps attack

▪An overnight attack on holiday camps in a Russian-held part of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region killed eight people, including two children, according to Russian-installed governor Yevgeny Balitsky on July 25, 2026.
▪Russian-installed local authorities in the Zaporizhzhia region accused Ukraine of deliberately attacking civilians in the overnight strike on holiday camps.

Ukrainian drone warehouse strikes

▪Wildberries founder Tatyana Kim and fashion designer Viktoria Terekhova confirmed that the drone strikes destroyed massive amounts of commercial inventory, including thousands of clothing items.
▪Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the Wildberries logistics network has been used to supply the Russian military with drone components, navigation equipment, and other gear.
▪Ukrainian drone strikes on July 24, 2026, targeted Wildberries logistical facilities in St. Petersburg, the adjacent Leningrad region, and Simferopol in Crimea.

Ukraine-Belarus border fortifications

▪Tensions rose along the Ukraine-Belarus border after Ukraine demanded that Belarus shut down communications relay stations installed by Russia to boost the range of attacking drones.
▪Ukraine continues to fortify its 1,084-kilometer-long border with Belarus using anti-drone netting, razor wire, and concrete anti-tank barriers known as dragon's teeth.

Fedorov dismissal protests

▪Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto offered the ousted Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov an advisory role in Italy, praising him as a driver of military innovation.
▪Participants held rallies in Kyiv on July 24, 2026, to protest Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's decision to replace Mykhailo Fedorov as Defence Minister.