Key facts
- Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least 20 people and injured over 140 others.
- Kyiv and its surrounding oblast were targeted with ballistic missiles, resulting in one death and 16 injuries.
- A missile strike on Nova Poshta's terminal in Kharkiv killed four people and injured 19.
- Sumy Oblast was attacked with guided aerial bombs, causing one death and hospitalizing three.
- Kherson Oblast reported two deaths and 29 injuries, including four children.
- Donetsk Oblast recorded five deaths and six injuries from Russian attacks.
Russia launched a significant barrage of missiles and drones across Ukraine on July 19, resulting in at least 20 deaths and over 140 injuries. The capital, Kyiv, and its surrounding region were subjected to one of the largest ballistic missile attacks on the city, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky. In Kharkiv, a strike on the Nova Poshta logistics terminal killed four people. Other regions, including Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Odesa, also reported casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure, such as an apartment building, a rehabilitation center, and an ambulance.
Ukraine's Air Force reported that Russia deployed 125 drones, 25 ballistic missiles, and 10 Zirkon hypersonic missiles in the overnight assault, with a primary focus on Kyiv. In Kharkiv Oblast, a drone attack on an apartment building injured 17 people, including a child. Sumy Oblast experienced attacks with guided aerial bombs, leading to one death and three hospitalizations, with a rehabilitation center for disabled children and adults reportedly destroyed. Zaporizhzhia Oblast saw an FPV drone hit a Red Cross ambulance and another strike a passenger train, while overall casualties in the region included 13 wounded. Kherson Oblast reported two deaths and 29 injuries, while Donetsk Oblast recorded five deaths and six injuries. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast had one death from drone attacks, and Odesa Oblast suffered three deaths and 12 injuries from an overnight missile strike.