Overview

• Russia launched over 440 drones and fired 32 missiles in one of its largest summer offensive strikes, targeting Kyiv and multiple Ukrainian cities in a nine-hour assault on June 17.
• A missile destroyed a nine-story apartment building in Solomianskyi district, collapsing an entire section where rescuers recovered 23 bodies and many residents were trapped.
• Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said the 39-hour search operation wrapped up with 28 confirmed fatalities and more than 140 people wounded across the capital.
• The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv condemned the attack as opposing President Trump’s call to end the war, and the European Commission announced plans to phase out Russian fossil fuel imports by the end of 2027.
• Visiting the blast site, President Zelenskyy paid tribute to the victims and urged Western partners to intensify diplomatic and economic measures to compel Russia toward a ceasefire.