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07/21/2025July 21, 2025
Russia blasts Ukraine with barrage of some 450 drones and missiles
Russia continued its massive drone and missile attacks on Ukraine as it seeks to break Kyiv’s will 1,248 days into its invasion of the country.
Ukraine’s Air Force on Monday said it had downed 224 drones and missiles from a total of 424 Russian drones and 26 missiles fired upon the country overnight. Kyiv said another 203 Russian drones disappeared from their radar and were likely jammed electronically.
Russia has launched several thousand drones and missiles at Ukraine in recent weeks in what is also seen as a snub of US President ‘s declared intention of striking a peace deal between Moscow and Kyiv.
Authorities in Kyiv say at least one person was killed in the overnight attacks and at least two injured.
Several buildings in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv — including a high-rise apartment complex, a supermarket and a kindergarten — were damaged in the attack.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko advised residents to remain in bomb shelters even as the entrance to one of them in a city subway station was targeted in the Monday morning Russian attack.
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Skip next section Ukraine stepping up attacks inside Russia
07/21/2025July 21, 2025
Ukraine stepping up attacks inside Russia
continued to defend itself against aggression this weekend and increased its attacks on the capital Moscow, sowing chaos and closing down airports there.
Russian media reported that thousands of passengers had been stranded after their flights were cancelled as a result of Kyiv’s latest barrage of drones targeted Moscow.
Russia’s Defense Ministry on Monday said it had downed 117 drones overnight, following 172 that it downed the night prior. It also said that it had downed 30 drones in the Moscow region on Saturday night and another 30 on Sunday.
The attacks on the capital were the heaviest since .
To transport passengers, authorities added extra train service from Saint Petersburg to Moscow.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv would increase its attacks deep inside Russia in an effort to force Russian President to the negotiating table.
Zelenskyy has said he wants direct talks this week. Russia has so far ignored his call as well as US President Donald Trump’s threat of serious consequences for Russia if it does not soon agree to a ceasefire.
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Welcome to DW’s coverage of the latest developments in .
On Monday, we start with Ukraine stepping up attacks inside Russia and increasingly targeting the capital Moscow, where airports were largely closed.
China has also sharply criticized EU sanctions on some of its businesses in the bloc’s effort to chip away at Beijing’s support for Moscow.
Stay tuned for the latest news and analysis from the ongoing war.
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