Overview
- Ukrainian officials say a massed Russian aerial attack on the night of 1–2 July fired over 70 rockets and nearly 500 strike drones, leaving Kyiv with heavy civilian losses and major damage.
- Kyiv’s emergency services and city authorities report rising fatalities and scores of wounded, with rescue teams still searching under collapsed buildings and more than 20 residential blocks reported hit.
- Ukraine’s air‑defence and air forces say they intercepted large numbers of weapons during the raid, reporting the shoot‑down of 48 missiles and 476 drones while some warheads and drone debris still struck populated areas.
- Fighting on the ground remains intense with Ukrainian General Staff accounts of roughly 210–259 combat engagements in a 24‑hour period concentrated on the Pokrovsk, Sloviansk, Kostyantynivka and Huliaipole directions.
- Diplomatic and defence moves followed: on 30 June Ukraine signed for 16 new Gripen E fighters with Sweden and expects 16 older Gripen C/D as aid in early 2027, while EU and allied leaders pledged stiffer sanctions and faster delivery of air‑defence systems.