Kyiv, 2 July: 74 missiles, 496 drones, one night

The deadliest attack on Kyiv in 2026 was announced a day ahead by the President and executed from shortly after midnight: 74 missiles — 24 of them ballistic — and 496 drones. A nine-storey block in Darnytskyi lost its lower six floors with the residents inside; an ambulance station and a hotel were hit. The UN verified 30 civilians killed, among them a girl, and at least 104 injured. Russia called it retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on Russia.

30 civilians killed, 104 injured, in a missile and drone attack on Kyiv — established (OHCHR, named incident) Kyiv 2026 campaign: repeated mass-casualty nights, ballistic missiles on residential districts — pattern Indiscriminate attack and attack on civilians; reprisal against the civilian population — position (Art. 438(2) CCU; AP I art. 51(6))

Russia said. Russian Ministry of Defence · statement · 2 Jul 2026: “[Strikes on] military and energy facilities around Kyiv [and military airfields], in retaliation for Ukraine's attack on civilian infrastructure. (as reported by Al Jazeera)” — A declared reprisal — prohibited whatever the target. Additional Protocol I art. 51(6) prohibits attacks against the civilian population by way of reprisals, without exception. The record of harm is 30 verified civilian dead, a residential block without its lower six floors, an ambulance station hit with its crews inside.

Evidence held: OHCHR/HRMMU, press release, 13 Aug 2026; OHCHR/HRMMU, July 2026 PDF; Ukrainian Air Force, 2 Jul 2026 (09; DSNS, 2–4 Jul 2026.

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An apartment building burning in Kyiv on the night of 2 July 2026

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The collapsed section of the apartment block in Darnytskyi district

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The 16-storey block after rescue work ended

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A historic hotel building in central Kyiv, hit the same night

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Unexploded cluster bomblets from a Kh-69 missile found in Kyiv

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A school building damaged the same night

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Rescuers clean petroleum products from Kyrylivske Lake after a strike on a nearby site

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