Key facts
- Russia launched a large-scale ballistic missile and drone attack on Kyiv.
- The attack killed at least one person and injured 17 others.
- Residential and commercial buildings were damaged, and fires broke out across the city.
- Nearly 250,000 books were destroyed at the Knyholove publishing house.
- President Zelensky described the attack as one of the largest since the invasion began.
Kyiv was struck by a massive Russian ballistic missile and drone attack overnight, damaging residential and commercial buildings and igniting fires across the city. At least one person was killed and 17 others were injured. President Volodymyr Zelensky described the assault as one of the most substantial since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine commenced. Ukraine's air defenses are reportedly running low amid the sustained barrage. The attack also destroyed nearly 250,000 books at the Knyholove publishing house, which stated that Russia is targeting Ukrainian culture and education. This follows a similar incident on July 2 where 800,000 books were destroyed at BookChef, and a 2024 attack on Kharkiv's Faktor Druk printing house that destroyed over 50,000 books.