Overnight Russian attack triggers fires in Ukrainian capital Kyiv

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Employees of DTEK energy company work to restore power supply after a residential area was hit by a Russian missile strike on the previous day in the Kyiv region, Ukraine, July 25, 2026. (Reuters)
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People clean up rubble at the site of a residential area hit by a Russian missile strike on the previous day in the Kyiv region, Ukraine, on July 25, 2026. (Reuters)
Updated 26 July 2026
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Overnight Russian attack triggers fires in Ukrainian capital Kyiv

KYIV: The Ukrainian capital Kyiv came ​under attack from Russian forces early on Sunday, with falling debris triggering fires in at least three districts, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
Ukraine’s air ‌force said ‌Russian ​forces ‌had ⁠targeted ​the capital with ballistic ⁠missiles. But an air alert was lifted after about 50 minutes and the air force rescinded its ⁠warning of missile deployment.
Klitschko ‌said ‌one blaze had ​broken out ‌on the seventh ‌and eighth floors of a multi-story apartment block in a central district. Unofficial online channels ‌showed fires in different parts of the city.
There ⁠were ⁠no immediate reports of casualties.
Reuters witnesses said they had heard repeated explosions.
President Volodymyr Zelensky had warned on Friday that new Russian attacks were likely over the next ​48 ​hours.