Overview

• Russia launched 101 drones overnight on July 6–7, targeting regions from Kharkiv and Kyiv to Odesa in its largest strike of the week.
• Ukraine’s air defenses intercepted 75 of the incoming drones across northern, eastern and southern areas.
• At least 11 civilians were killed and more than 80 others, including eight children, were injured by falling debris and blasts.
• Two waves of Geran-2 drones struck Kharkiv’s Shevchenkivskyi, Slobidskyi and Kholodnohirskyi districts, damaging 54 buildings, shattering over 1,600 windows and sparking fires as emergency crews cleared rubble.
• Authorities in Kharkiv and Vyshhorod district opened war crimes cases and President Zelenskyy urged partners to accelerate air defense deliveries and boost domestic drone production.