Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles against Kyiv overnight on July 31, killing at least seven people and injuring 88, local authorities reported.
The attack killed four people in Kyiv's Sviatoshynskyi district and two in Solomianskyi, including a six-year-old boy. The seventh victim was confirmed later in the day.
Three police officers were among the injured. At least 44 people required hospitalization as of approximately 10:30 a.m. local time. First responders have been working at the scenes of the attacks.
"At least 10 injured children, five of them in hospitals. This was done by Russians," Tymur Tkachenko, head of the city's military administration, wrote in his official Telegram channel.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko added that the number of children injured was the highest recorded in the city since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
Russian forces launched over 300 drones and eight missiles against Ukraine overnight, targeting Kyiv and other regions, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
The attack came shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose new tariffs on Russia within 10 days unless the Kremlin agrees to halt its full-scale war against Ukraine.
"Kyiv is under massive drone attack. Make no mistake, this is (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s response to President Trump’s deadline," Meaghan Mobbs, daughter of U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg, wrote on X. "He is testing American resolve and strength. We must not be found wanting."
At least 27 locations around the city were hit, mainly in the city’s Solomianskyi district, where an educational institution and a residential building had been targeted, Tkachenko wrote.
Kyiv's Sviatoshynskyi district also suffered an attack, with a resulting fire burning vehicles and debris striking the ninth floor of a residential building.
Damages were also reported in the Holosiivskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts.
Following the end of the air raid siren at 3:20 a.m. local time, the threat quickly resumed at approximately 4:30 a.m., with the Air Force warning of renewed missile threats toward Kyiv. Shortly after, another round of explosions was heard in the skies over Ukraine's capital, local media reported.
The renewed missile barrage caused further damage, with a residential building in the Sviatoshynskyi district reported to be hit and partially destroyed, and victims trapped under rubble, according to Zelensky, who shared video footage of the scene. First responders have been dispatched to the site of the attack.
Windows were shattered in the children's wing of a hospital in Shevchenkivskyi district, Klitschko said, adding that no injuries were reported at the site.
Railway infrastructure was damaged in one of the districts, causing disruptions in traffic but no casualties, Ukrainian Railways said.
The mosque and other facilities of the Islamic Cultural Center were also damaged, while Russian missile debris hit the center's courtyard, said Oleh Khalydovych, a representative of the local Muslim community. No injuries were reported.
This latest attack unfolded against the backdrop of Trump's ultimatum to Russia. In an audio clip released by the White House on July 29, Trump said: "Ten days from today. And then we're gonna put on tariffs and stuff."
Trump acknowledged his uncertainty about its impact on Russia, adding, "I don't know if it’s gonna affect Russia, because he (Putin) wants to obviously probably keep the war going, but we're gonna put tariffs and various things."
