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Russia says it strikes Ukraine in retaliation for recent attacks

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An explosion lights up the sky over the city during a Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 2, 2026. REUTERS/Anna Voitenko
An explosion lights up the sky over the city during a Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 2, 2026. REUTERS/Anna Voitenko Anna Voitenko Reuters

Russia conducted a massive attack on Ukraine's capital of Kyiv and other locations using long-range, high-precision air-, land-, sea-launched weapons and drones, the Russian Defence Ministry said in a Telegram post on Thursday.

The ministry added it hit military and energy facilities around Kyiv, as well as military airports in several regions including in Poltava and Dnipropetrovsk, in what it said was retaliation for Ukraine's attack on civil infrastructure.

(Reporting by Jekaterīna Golubkova in Tokyo; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)

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This story was originally published July 1, 2026 at 11:50 PM.

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