A rough night in Kyiv. Russia struck twice from the air. There are casualties.

The attack killed six people and injured 52, according to authorities in the Ukrainian capital. Timur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, reported on Telegram that 30 people injured in the attack were taken to hospitals (including nine children).

Volodymyr Zelensky comments on Russia's attack on Kyiv: Russian terrorists

Four people died in the Sviatoshyn district, two in the Solomon district. Among the fatalities was a child, a six-year-old boy, Tkachenko wrote.

The Russian attack caused damage to 27 locations in various parts of the capital. The Solomonskyi district suffered the most damage, but damage was also reported in the Sviatoshyn, Shevchenkiv, and Holosiivskyi districts.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a video of the Russian missile strike on his Telegram channel. "Kyiv. Missile attack. Right into an apartment building. People under the rubble. All emergency services on site. Russian terrorists," he wrote.

In the Sviatoshyn district, a residential building was seriously damaged. Several non-residential buildings also caught fire. In the Solomon district, apartments in several residential buildings were damaged, and cars and non-residential buildings were set ablaze. In the Holosiiv district, a school and a kindergarten were damaged. In the Shevchenkiv district, a children's hospital was damaged in the attack.

Attack on Kyiv right after Donald Trump's ultimatum

The massive attack on Kyiv came just after Donald Trump reiterated his ultimatum to Russia, giving it 10 days (until August 8th) to make significant progress in talks to end the war in Ukraine. If progress is not made, Trump announced the imposition of new tariffs on Russia, including 100% secondary tariffs on countries importing Russian raw materials (including India and China). Initially, Trump had given Russia more time – on July 14th, he spoke of 50 days – but on Monday, he admitted to being disappointed with Vladimir Putin and stated that he "thinks he already knows what's going to happen." According to Trump, Putin intends to continue the war.

Meaghan Mobbs, daughter of the US Presidential Special Envoy for Russia and Ukraine, Gen. Keith Kellogg, wrote on X that the attack on Kyiv is "Putin's response to Trump's ultimatum." "It tests American resolve and strength," she added.

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