A resident stands next to a car and an apartment building damaged during Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine Jul 31, 2025. REUTERS/Valentyn OgirenkoA resident stands next to a car and an apartment building damaged during Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine Jul 31, 2025. REUTERS/Valentyn OgirenkoRussia launched waves of missiles and drones on Kyiv before dawn on Thursday, killing 12 people including a six-year-old boy, and wounding 135 others, officials in the Ukrainian capital said. Yurii Kravchuk, 62, stood wrapped in a blanket next to a damaged building with a bandage around his head. Ukrainian air defence units downed 288 drones and three cruise missiles, the air force added.
