A barrage of Russian missile and drone strikes killed at least eight people, including two children, across Ukraine during overnight attacks on July 30, 2026, according to regional officials and local emergency reports.
A ballistic missile struck a residential home in a village near Kryvyi Rih, killing six people, including girls aged 5 and 12, while injuring eight others as rescue operations continued.
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Capital city Kyiv recorded one fatality and multiple building fires overnight, while targeted strikes on a postal terminal in Poltava caused another death, according to local officials.
Explosions were reported in the western city of Lviv, where residential structures sustained damage and local residents joined emergency teams in rescuing civilians trapped beneath fallen debris.
In response to incoming missiles reaching western Ukrainian territory near its border, Poland's armed forces mobilized military aircraft as a preventative defense step.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had previously alerted the public about an imminent large-scale bombardment following high-level diplomatic talks in Washington regarding air defense equipment.
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"There is a high probability that the attack will occur tonight," said Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine.
During his visit to the United States, Zelensky requested production licensing for Patriot interceptors to strengthen defensive capabilities against Russian ballistic weaponry.
"The protection of people's lives depends directly on their willingness, or lack of willingness, to provide air defence missiles," said Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine.
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Meanwhile, across the border in Russia, Penza Regional Governor Oleg Melnichenko stated on Telegram that a drone attack damaged a warehouse facility owned by online retailer Wildberries, injuring one individual.
