Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha he called it the biggest attack of the war. Air force of Ukraine put it downsaying it’s one of the biggest strikes and the fourth largest compared to Kyiv in a period of five weeks. It said it intercepted 18 of 41 missiles and knocked down almost all of them in the ballistic path.
The strike destroyed residential buildings, supermarkets and dormitories in the capital, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko. he said. At least one person in Kyiv was killed in the attack and 15 others were injured, Ukrainian officials said.
Russian defense ministry he said it had hit what it called defense industry facilities and shipping facilities in Kyiv.
The shortage of interceptors has worsened since the war with Iran, which depleted the stocks of America and its Patriot allies. Zelenskyy said Ukraine it needs 300 Patriots for the coming winter. US President Donald Trump said this month he will do it let Ukraine produce missiles under licensebut the arrangement is not complete.
Nine European countries was accepted on July 13 to support Ukrainian efforts to build a domestic anti-ballistic missile system, and France is giving Ukraine a license to produce its Aster receivers.
Ukrainian officials also pressed the EU to break its deadlock on the new sanctions plan.
