Russian strikes kill at least 14 people in Kyiv, 6-year-old boy among dead


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  • Thursday, 31 Jul 2025

An explosion of a drone is seen during a a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 30, 2025. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

KYIV (Reuters) -Russia launched waves of missiles and drones on Kyiv before dawn on Thursday, killing at least 14 people including a six-year-old boy, and wounding well over 100 others, officials in the Ukrainian capital said.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, speaking in his nightly video address, put the death toll at 14 and said rescue operations were continuing into the evening. The Interior Ministry said more than 1,200 police and rescuers were tackling the aftermath.

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