Explosions Rock Ukraine’s Capital
Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine had warned hours earlier that Russia was preparing another “massive strike” on Kyiv. Rescuers on Thursday at an apartment building in Kyiv that was damaged in overnight Russian strikes. Credit... Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters By Cassandra Vinograd Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine July 1, 2026 Updated 10:42 p.m. ET Explosions boomed and thick gray smoke rose over the Ukrainian capital early on Thursday as Russia hammered the city with waves of ballistic missiles and drones. Firefighters raced to extinguish blazes in several districts of the capital, Kyiv. Several apartment buildings were partially destroyed and an unknown number of people were trapped in the rubble, according to the local authorities. Emergency workers rushed to respond even as more explosions were heard. The local authorities said that at least two people had been killed and 20 others wounded in the assault, which began Wednesday night and was still loudly underway as dawn began to break on T...