Overview

• In the overnight hours of July 10, Russia struck multiple residential districts in Kiev with drones and missiles, resulting in at least two deaths and 16 injuries, according to local officials.
• Ukrainian air defenses shot down more than 718 attack drones and all incoming Iskander cruise missiles, sustaining a high interception rate during the two-day offensive.
• The renewed strike followed July 9’s record deployment of 741 aerial targets, marking the largest single-day drone and missile onslaught since February 2022.
• The Russian Defense Ministry asserted that hypersonic Kinzhal missiles and drones achieved precision hits on Ukrainian military air bases.
• Russian air defenses reported downing over 85 Ukrainian drones across regions such as Kursk, Bryansk and Tula, highlighting the ongoing tit-for-tat drone warfare.