Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin launches biggest ballistic missile attack on Kyiv since invasion

Smoke billows from Moscow warehouse after deadly Ukrainian attacksAt least one person has died and 13 were injured in a major Russian aerial assault on Kyiv this morning, which Ukrainian officials said included a record number of ballistic missile strikes.The attack on Ukraine’s capital began at 1.30am local time and explosions could be heard across the city for several hours. The Kyiv government said firefighters were responding to blazes in five different districts after the attack, one of the biggest in recent weeks, hit residential buildings, office and industrial sites, a dormitory and vehicles.Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said the raid involved “around four dozen” ballistic missiles, the largest number in a single attack since the war began.The attack on Kyiv comes a day after Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least nine people at warehouses belonging to a major Russian shopping website.Around 60 people were also injured after two huge warehouses of Russia's major online retailer, Wildberries, were hit by Ukrainian drones overnight, according to Russian officials.Volodymyr Zelensky said the strikes targeted “significant logistical facilities”, accusing Wildberries of providing equipment for drones and navigation equipment for the Russian military.Kyiv claims overnight strikes on two Russian oil tankers in Black Sea Ukraine’s military said it struck two Russian oil tankers in the Black Sea in an overnight attack.In a statement on Sunday, Ukraine’s General Staff said its forces also hit a floating crane in the Sea of Azov, adding that all three vessels were being used to support Russia’s war effort.Shahana Yasmin19 July 2026 08:30Russia hits Ukraine with largest ballistic missile attack since war beganRussia struck Ukraine this morning with the largest number of ballistic missiles in a single attack since the start of its full-scale invasion in 2022, according to Ukraine’s acting foreign minister.Andrii Sybiha ‌wrote on X: “Russia ⁠unleashed the ‌largest number of ballistic missiles since the ‌start of ‌the war – around four dozen – ⁠in a brutal terrorist attack on the Ukrainian capital, killing and injuring people. “We ​urge appropriate ‌and ⁠strong responses. We ⁠need devastating pressure on ‌Moscow ​to ‌end this ​terror.”Adam Withnall19 July 2026 07:41One dead and 13 injured as Russia pounds Kyiv with ballistic missilesRussia has pounded Kyiv with airstrikes overnight that included ballistic missiles, killing one and wounding at least 13 people, according to local officials.Fires were reported across five districts of the city as the attack damaged residential buildings, office and industrial sites, a dormitory and vehicles, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service.Explosions began to ring out at around 1.30am on Sunday morning and continued for several hours. An explosion and smoke seen in Kyiv amid a major Russian attack on Sunday 19 July 2026 (Reuters)Rescue workers pulled four people from a burning private home in the Sviatoshynskyi district, while in the Shevchenkivskyi district they rescued residents from a burning three-story building. A fire in a non-residential building was also contained. One person was later found dead.Firefighters also responded to blazes in the Solomyanskyi, Desnianskyi and Dnipro districts.A resident who identified himself as Vlad told Reuters he had been inside his apartment when a blast tore off his balcony door, which smashed him in the head. "My grandmother lives with me, and she can't walk. How could I run away and leave her behind?" he said.Russia has launched several large-scale attacks on Kyiv in recent weeks as Ukraine faces a shortage of Patriot air defence missiles.Adam Withnall19 July 2026 06:25Recap: Ukraine launches devastating drone strikes on Russian shopping website warehousesUkrainian drones struck two sprawling warehouses, one of them just east of Moscow, as part of attacks overnight and on Saturday afternoon that killed nine people and wounded more than 80, Russian officials said.Kyiv's forces have pressed their relentless aerial campaign against energy infrastructure and military targets inside Russia, aiming to undermine Moscow’s war effort and make Russians feel the consequences of the Kremlin's all-out invasion of Ukraine that is well into its fifth year.Two sprawling warehouses of Russia's major online retailer, Wildberries, were hit by Ukrainian drones overnight, according to Russian officials — one in the town of Kotovsk in the Tambov region, some 360km (220 miles) from the border with Ukraine, and another in the city of Elektrostal, about 50km (30 miles) east of Moscow.Smoke billows from the warehouse in Elektrostal, Russia (Social Media/Reuters)A Ukrainian drone also hit an oil depot in the city of Noginsk, just north of Elektrostal, sparking a fire and prompting evacuations of a nearby maternity hospital and a residential building, according to the governor of the Moscow region, Andrei Vorobyov. Drone debris also hit a kindergarten building, Vorobyov said, sparking a fire that has since been put out.Seven night shift workers were killed at the warehouse in Kotovsk and 25 others were wounded, Tambov regional Gov. Yevgeny Pervyshov said.Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said in a Telegram post on Saturday that Ukrainian long-range strikes hit two “significant logistical facilities in the Moscow and Tambov regions.”“These facilities were used by the aggressor to supply sanctioned components for the production of drones and navigation equipment,” he wrote. An oil facility was also hit, he said.Adam Withnall19 July 2026 05:40One dead as Russia fires ballistic missiles at KyivRussian missiles hit Kyiv and the surrounding region early on Sunday, killing at least one person and injuring nine others as fires broke out across the city, officials said. Witnesses ⁠heard a series of powerful explosions ⁠rock the capital, as Ukraine's ​air ⁠force warned ‌of a ballistic missile threat.Two ​people were injured ‌in the ⁠Kyiv region, according to ⁠the military administration, and warehouses there ‌were ​also damaged.Fires broke out at a dormitory, a residential block and a supermarket, Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said on the Telegram app. Several non-residential buildings and warehouses were struck in the attack, while parked cars and office buildings were set on fire in several ‌districts, Klitschko said.Adam Withnall19 July 2026 04:25Russia weaponises traditional family values to boost its ‘catastrophic’ birth rateNicole Wootton-Cane19 July 2026 03:00Putin ‘will never make peace in Ukraine’ – Here’s the reason whyDespite four grinding years and Ukraine now successfully smashing Russia’s energy infrastructure, Vladimir Putin has no interest in trying to end the war for one key reason, Bill Browder tells Sam Kiley on the ‘World of Trouble’ podcast.Nicole Wootton-Cane19 July 2026 02:00Watch: Smoke billows from Moscow warehouse after deadly Ukrainian attacksSmoke billows from Moscow warehouse after deadly Ukrainian attacksNicole Wootton-Cane19 July 2026 01:00In full: Russian online retail warehouses hit by Ukraine drones in deadly attackWaves of Ukrainian drone attacks hit Russian oil depots and businesses – including two warehouses for a key online retailer – on Saturday, killing at least nine people.Kyiv's forces are continuing their relentless aerial campaign against energy infrastructure and military targets inside Russia, aiming to undermine Moscow’s war effort and make Russians feel the consequences of the Kremlin's all-out invasion of Ukraine that is well into its fifth year.Two sprawling facilities used by major Russian retailer, Wildberries, were hit: one in the town of Kotovsk in the Tambov region, roughly 220 miles from the border with Ukraine, and another one in the city of Elektrostal, about some 30 miles east of Moscow.Read the full story here: Holly Bancroft19 July 2026 00:08Ukrainian drones hit warehouses and other sites across RussiaUkrainian drones struck two sprawling warehouses, one of them just east of Moscow, as part of attacks overnight and on Saturday afternoon that killed nine people and wounded more than 80, Russian officials said.Kyiv's forces have pressed their relentless aerial campaign against energy infrastructure and military targets inside Russia, aiming to undermine Moscow's war effort and make Russians feel the consequences of the Kremlin's all-out invasion of Ukraine that is well into its fifth year.Two sprawling warehouses of Russia's major online retailer, Wildberries, were hit by Ukrainian drones overnight, according to Russian officials — one in the town of Kotovsk in the Tambov region, some 360 kilometers (220 miles) from the border with Ukraine, and another in the city of Elektrostal, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) east of Moscow.A Ukrainian drone also hit an oil depot in the city of Noginsk, just north of Elektrostal, sparking a fire and prompting evacuations of a nearby maternity hospital and a residential building, according to the governor of the Moscow region, Andrei Vorobyov. Drone debris also hit a kindergarten building, Vorobyov said, sparking a fire that has since been put out.Seven night shift workers were killed at the warehouse in Kotovsk and 25 others were wounded, Tambov regional Gov. Yevgeny Pervyshov said.A total of 61 people were wounded in the Moscow region, Vorobyov said: 20 sought outpatient care, while 40 others were hospitalized. One person died of their injuries, he said.One more person was killed and another wounded in a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's Belgorod region on Saturday afternoon, according to local authorities.Both warehouses caught fire, Wildberries founder Tatyana Kim said, and the blaze in Kotovsk was put out. Images and footage released by Russian online outlets showed a fire raging at the Elektrostal facility, with massive plumes of smoke towering over it.Holly Bancroft19 July 2026 00:07