Emmanuelle Chaze

At least nine people were killed and 28 wounded in Kyiv after Russian ballistic missile strikes. Both Russia and Ukraine have intensified attacks in recent months, with Moscow targeting towns and cities across Ukraine.

Russia launched two dozen ballistic missiles at Kyiv overnight, killing one person and wounding 16. The attack is part of an escalating air war causing increasing civilian casualties on both sides.

Protests erupted in several Ukrainian cities on July 16 following President Volodymyr Zelensky's removal of Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, a reformer who had gained popularity for modernizing the military amid the Russian invasion.

Rescuers in Kyiv are clearing rubble to find survivors after a Russian missile and drone attack killed at least 30 people. The city observed a day of mourning with flags at half mast.

NATO chief Mark Rutte visited Kyiv unannounced on June 3 following a series of large-scale fatal Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital. The visit coincided with Ukrainian drone strikes on Saint Petersburg as the city's economic forum began.